SAN DIEGO — UC San Diego baseball fell to San Diego State, 9-1, on Tuesday evening in Tony Gwynn Stadium. The Tritons (15-17) managed just two hits, while allowing 14 for the Aztecs (20-18).
 
Evan Seneres (0-1) was credited with the loss in his second collegiate start, pitching 2.0 innings and allowing four runs—three earned—on four hits with one walk and two strikeouts. Nathan Ries pitched 3.0 innings in relief, collected six strikeouts with no walks and allowing two runs. Quincey Brown also pitched 2.0 innings of solid relief, allowing one run on three hits with one walk and a career high five strikeouts. Jake Villar pitched the final frame, allowing two runs with one strikeout.
 
Alex Leopard and Delshaun Lanier were responsible for the two hits for the Tritons, with seven runners left stranded. Michael Crossland supplied the RBI with a sac-fly and Raphael Dunne recorded a run scored in the contest.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Aztecs got on the board early, scoring two runs on two hits in the first inning. SDSU added a run in both the second and third innings and two more runs via a home run in the fourth to lead 6-0. 
 
UC San Diego was held hitless through the first four innings before back-to-back singles to lead off the top of the fifth. A fly-out and two consecutive strikeouts ended the inning without a run for the Tritons.
 
Ries and the Tritons held SDSU scoreless in the fifth inning, but a leadoff home run in the sixth brought the score to 7-0 in favor of the home team. Brown stranded two runners on base with back-to-back strikeouts in the bottom of the seventh 
 
In the eighth, UC San Diego loaded the bases with one out before breaking through via a sacrifice fly from Crossland. However, the Tritons were unable to chip into the deficit further, trailing 7-1. 
 
The Aztecs responded in the bottom of the inning, adding two runs on three hits to bring the score to 9-1.
 
TRITON TIDBITS

• The Tritons recorded two hits and left seven runners on base, while SDSU recorded 14 hits and left eight runners on base.
• UC San Diego used four pitchers in the contest, including Evan Seneres, Nathan Ries, Quincey Brown and Jake Villar.
• UC San Diego is now 8-9 in the Division I series with San Diego State.

 
UP NEXT
UC San Diego will return home to host Cal Poly in a weekend series beginning Friday at 6 p.m. in Triton Ballpark. Friday and Sunday's games will be broadcast on ESPN+ and live statistics will be available for all games 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.