LAFAYETTE, La.— UC San Diego baseball fell to Louisiana, 8-0, on Saturday afternoon at Russo Park. The Tritons (4-5) were held to just one hit against Ragin' Cajuns (8-3) to even the weekend series 1-1.
 
Alex Leopard recorded the team's only hit, finishing 1-for-4 at the plate. Nick Costello reached base twice with two walks and Anthony Potestio contributed defensively with four assists from the shortstop position.
 
Nic Gregson (0-3) started for UC San Diego, pitching 5.0 innings and allowing four earned runs on seven hits while striking out three. He threw 78 pitches, 46 of which were strikes, and faced 26 batters. Garrett Davidson pitched one inning  in relief and conceding two earned runs on two hits. Quincey Brown pitched the final 2.0 innings, yielding two earned runs on four hits without issuing any walks.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
In the first inning, the Ragin' Cajuns took an early lead with an RBI single, putting them ahead 1-0. The third inning proved significant for Louisiana, when an RBI single and RBI double added two more runs, extending UL's lead to 4-0.
 
In the sixth inning, a homer to left field and a sac-fly increased the home team's advantage to 6-0.
 
The Ragin' Cajuns added two more runs on three hits in the eighth inning. A sacrifice fly and a fielders choice drove in the runs, finalizing the 8-0 score.
 
TRITON TIDBITS

• It marked the only time the Tritons were shut out this season.
• The Tritons used three pitchers, including Nic Gregson, Garrett Davidson and Quincey Brown.
• UC San Diego is now 1-1 in the all-time series with Louisiana. 

 
UP NEXT
The Tritons will wrap up the weekend series with Louisiana on Sunday at 11 a.m. PT. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ and live statistics will be available via UCSDTritons.com.
 
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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.