CINCINNATI — UC San Diego baseball dropped both games of Friday's doubleheader with Cincinnati via run rule. The Tritons (4-9) fell by scores of 16-1 and 13-3 to move to 0-3 in the weekend series with the Bearcats (12-4).
 
Gabe Camacho highlighted the day for the Tritons, finishing 4-for-5 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and one run scored. He was responsible for all four runs batted in on the day for the Tritons. Anthony Potestio finished the day 2-for-5 with a stolen base, while Addison Klepsch also went 2-for-5 with a walk and a run scored.
 
GAME ONE: UC SAN DIEGO 1, CINCINNATI 16
The Tritons faced an early challenge in game one, as Cincinnati scored three runs in the first inning. A walk and a hit-by-pitch set up an RBI groundout, followed by a two-RBI single, putting Cincinnati ahead 3-0 after the first.
 
In the second inning, the Bearcats extended their lead with three more runs via an RBI double, RBI single and fielder's choice to bring the score to 6-0 through two innings.
 
UC San Diego got on the board in the third when Nick Costello reached on an error and scored on Camacho's double, cutting the deficit 6-1. However, Cincinnati responded with a two-run homer, bringing the score to 8-1 after three innings.
 
Cincinnati widened the gap in the fourth with five runs, including a grand slam. This surge brought the score to 13-1. They added three more runs in the fifth inning, including a solo home run, ending the inning at 16-1. 
 
The Tritons loaded the bases in the fifth and Drake Bicknell reached via double in the seventh, but UC San Diego came up empty both times, concluding the contest in the seventh via run rule.
 
GAME TWO: UC SAN DIEGO 3, CINCINNATI 13
In game two, Cincinnati opened the second inning with a double and a subsequent RBI double for a 1-0 lead. The Bearcats extended their lead with a two-run homer to right field to make it 3-0.
 
UC San Diego responded in the third inning when Klepsch singled and Nathaniel Widelski walked, setting the stage for Camacho, who hit a three-run homer to deep right field, tying the game at 3-3. However, Cincinnati countered with a strong offensive performance in their half of the third, scoring five runs including two home runs, reclaiming the lead, 8-3.
 
In the fourth inning, the Bearcats added three more runs with another homer, increasing their lead to 11-3. The fifth inning saw Cincinnati capitalize on a wild pitch and a sacrifice fly to score two additional runs, extending their advantage to 13-3.
 
The Tritons had two runners reach in the fifth and one in the seventh, but were unable to cut in the deficit further. Cincinnati took the second game of the day via run rule, 13-3.
 
TRITON TIDBITS

• Gabe Camacho was responsible for driving in all four of the Tritons' runs for the day.
  • He now has five home runs on the season, ranking third in the Big West.
• UC San Diego stranded 10 runners on base in game one and four in game two. Cincinnati left nine runners on base in game one and only one runner left on in game two.
• Starters Steele Murdock and Nic Gregson were credited with the losses for the day.
• The second game of the day was originally scheduled for Saturday but was moved up due to inclement weather in the forecast.
• UC San Diego is now 3-4 in the all-time series with Cincinnati. 

 
UP NEXT
Due to inclement weather in the forecast, the Tritons will not play on Saturday. The series will wrap up on Sunday at 9:30 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.