SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.—UC San Diego baseball fell to Cal Poly, 8-3, on Saturday afternoon in Baggett Stadium. The Tritons (14-15, 5-6 Big West) moved to 0-2 in the weekend series with the Mustangs (21-8, 11-0 Big West).
 
Alex Leopard led the team offensively, going 1-for-3 with a walk and two RBI, while Patrick Hackworth finished 2-for-4 with a walk and a run scored and Cooper Thacker went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored. Anthony Potestio was credited with the other RBI for the Tritons who left 13 runners stranded compared to three for the Mustangs. 
 
Nic Gregson (0-1) pitched 4.0 innings, allowing three runs on five hits with one walk and one strikeout. Spencer Seid went 4.0 innings in relief, giving up five runs on six hits with one walk and five strikeouts. 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
For the second game, the Tritons were first to score, getting on the board in the top of the second with an RBI single by Leopard. The Mustangs quickly responded with a solo home run in the bottom of the inning to tie the game 1-1.
 
Cal Poly took the lead an inning later with a pair of RBI singles to make it 3-1. The Mustangs added to their lead in fifth inning with a two-run homer to pull in front, 5-1. 
 
The Tritons rallied in the top of the sixth, advancing two runners into scoring position with one out. Leopard scored Hackworth with a ground-out to third base and Potestio knocked a single through the left side to score Thacker and cut the deficit to two, 5-3. However, the Mustangs got both runs back in the bottom of the inning with a two-run homer and added another run an inning later to make it 8-3.
 
UC San Diego mounted one final rally in the ninth inning, loading the bases with two outs. However, a fly-out ended the inning without a run and the Tritons dropped game two of the series, leaving 13 runners stranded in the contest.
 
TRITON TIDBITS

• Alex Leopard and Anthony Potestio were credited with RBI in the contest.
• UC San Diego used two pitchers in the contest, including Nic Gregson and Spencer Seid.
• The Tritons moved to 9-6 in the all-time series with Cal Poly and 0-2 in the weekend series.

UP NEXT
The Tritons will wrap up the weekend at Cal Poly in the series finale on Sunday at 1 p.m. The game will not be broadcast, but live statistics will be available via UCSDTritons.com.
 
About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program began a new era in 2020 as a member of The Big West in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 84 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.