LA JOLLA, Calif. — UC San Diego baseball fell to No. 20 Oregon, 6-0, on Tuesday evening at Triton Ballpark. The Ducks (20-4) knocked three home runs to highlight their offense, while the Tritons (9-12) managed just one hit in the contest.
 
Evan Seneres was impressive in his collegiate debut, pitching four innings and allowing only one hit while striking out one batter. Jake Villar (0-2) was credited with the loss, pitching two innings and allowing three runs on four hits with no walks and two strikeouts. Nathan Huy contributed in relief, striking out two batters over one inning without allowing a hit. Gabe Camacho delivered at the plate, recording the only hit for the Tritons and finishing the night 1-for-3.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Oregon secured a 6-0 victory over UC San Diego in a game marked by strong pitching and timely hitting from the Ducks. The game remained scoreless through the first four innings as both teams struggled to generate offense.
 
Seneres retired the first seven batters he faced before allowing a one-out single in the top of the third. He got out of the inning unscathed with a pop-out and a fly-out and allowed just one other base runner through his four-inning appearance.
 
In the fifth inning, Oregon's Jack Brooks broke the stalemate with a three-run homer to deep right field after back-to-back singles for the Ducks. This gave Oregon a 3-0 lead after five innings.
 
The Tritons were retired in order through the first three innings, before Nick Costello drew a leadoff walk in the bottom of the sixth. However, a fly-out and an inning-ending double play kept the Tritons off the board. Oregon's Miles Gosztola kept the Tritons bats quiet through 7 2/3 innings before Camacho broke up the no-hitter in with a two-out single through the right side. 
 
Oregon added a run in the eighth via solo home run, and two more in the ninth with another solo shot and an RBI double to make it 6-0.
 
Anthony Potestio was the only base runner for the Tritons in the final two innings. UC San Diego's shortstop drew a two-out walk in the ninth, but the Tritons came up empty on the base paths.
 
TRITON TIDBITS

• Evan Seneres made his collegiate debut in the contest, getting his first career start for the Tritons.
• The Tritons used four pitchers in the contest, including Evan Seneres, Jake Villar, Nathan Huy and Quincey Brown.
• It was the second time UC San Diego was shut out this season.
• UC San Diego is now 1-2 in the all-time series with Oregon and 1-3 against nationally ranked opponents this season.

 
UP NEXT
UC San Diego will take on No. 20 Oregon in the second game of the two-game midweek series on Wednesday at 3 p.m. 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.