FULLERTON, Calif. – Making their NCAA Division I postseason debut, 6-seed UC San Diego upset 3-seed UC Santa Barbara on Wednesday afternoon in a 6-4 result.
India Caldwell tossed a complete game with no earned runs allowed on five hits and three walks. The right-hander struck out seven Gauchos and held them scoreless until the sixth when some Triton errors allowed the four runs to score.
At the plate,
Alexa DeMarse went 2-for-4 with a run batted in.
Haley Garcia added her bat also going 2-for-4 with a run scored and another batted in. Both Tritons were critical on the defense side with Garcia laying out in center field to rob extra base hits and DeMarse smothering several hard hits to the hot corner.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Getting on the board first, UC San Diego score a single run in the third and fourth inning after string together multiple hits and stolen bases.
In the fifth, the Tritons scored three runs to pull ahead to 5-0.
Rallying late, UCSB scored four runs in the sixth inning to pull within one, 5-4. The Tritons responded in the top of the seventh inning with a lone run.
UC San Diego made sure to stem the momentum shift as
Morgan Eng made another spectacular catch in the outfield to rob an extra base hit.
India Caldwell went 1-2-3 over four of the seven innings in today's game with seven strikeouts.
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UP NEXT
UC San Diego advances in the brackets and will face 2-seed CSUN on Thursday, May 8 at 4 p.m. at Anderson Family Field. The game will be live on ESPN+ with live statistics available on 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 has begun a new era as a member of the Big West Conference 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 83 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have garnered 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 90 percent, the highest rate among public institutions in Division I or II. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.
