Tuesday, February 14
University of California, Riverside
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UCR Snaps Two-Game Skid at UCLA
2/14/2006 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
UC Riverside got back on a winning track, opening an 11-game road trip by beating UCLA 6-4 Tuesday night at Jackie Robinson Stadium. The Highlanders snap a two-game losing streak to improve to 5-3 while the Bruins drop second straight to fall to 2-5.
In a game that saw UCR take four different leads, only to see the Bruins answer back each time, the Highlanders pushed two runs across in the ninth for the win. Senior RF Aaron Grant led off the inning with a double to left off Josh Roenicke (0-1). Brant Rustich came on in relief and promptly gave up a single to senior SS Brian Steinmeyer, advancing Grant to third. Grant then beat home an infield roller by sophomore 3B Aaron Wible. Junior 1B Kyle Barratt followed with a single through the right side, scoring Steinmeyer.
Junior RHP Daniel Stange picked up his third save, pitching a scoreless ninth to end the 4 hour and 13 minute marathon. Sophomore Dan Runzler (2-0), the fourth UCR pitcher used, went 1 1/3 innings, striking out three to gain the win.
Sophomore C Jeff Dunbar continued his torrid pace at the plate, giving UCR a 1-0 lead in the first inning with his first career home run, a solo shot off of UCLA starter Brian Schroeder. After the Bruins tied it up in the third on a two-out triple by Brandon Crawford and single by Blair Dunlap, sophomore 2B Drew Garcia gave UCR the lead back with an RBI groundout in the fifth and Dunbar delivered a run-scoring single in the sixth to make it 3-1 to the Highlanders. UCLA again came back, scoring twice in the bottom of the sixth on a two-run double by Tim Stewart.
Errant pitching played a role in the seventh inning as UCR took yet another lead, only to see UCLA again answer in the bottom of the inning. Steinmeyer led off the Highlander half with a double, was sacrificed to third, and scored on a wild pitch. The lead would only last until the bottom of the seventh, though, as Dunlap walked, advanced to second on a wild pitch and then scored on a passed ball to even the score at 4-all.
UCLA threatened to take its first lead in the eighth, loading the bases, but Runzler struck out Eric Taylor, Jr. to end the inning.
UCR junior starter Marc Rzepczynski lasted five innings, allowing one run on four hits while striking out four. Rzepczynski left with the lead in the sixth but junior LHP Pat Cassa could not hold the lead. Adam Reifer and Runzler followed before giving way to Stange in the ninth.
Three Bruin pitchers combined to limit UCR to three hits through the first eight innings. Schroeder lasted 5 1/3 innings, allowing three runs (two earned) on one hit with six strikeouts. He was relieved by Jason Novak for two innings, then Paul Schmidt before Roenicke and Rustich took over.
Dunbar finished 2-for-4 with two RBI for his fifth consecutive multi-hit game to start the season. Steinmeyer also collected two hits while scoring three times.
In a game that saw UCR take four different leads, only to see the Bruins answer back each time, the Highlanders pushed two runs across in the ninth for the win. Senior RF Aaron Grant led off the inning with a double to left off Josh Roenicke (0-1). Brant Rustich came on in relief and promptly gave up a single to senior SS Brian Steinmeyer, advancing Grant to third. Grant then beat home an infield roller by sophomore 3B Aaron Wible. Junior 1B Kyle Barratt followed with a single through the right side, scoring Steinmeyer.
Junior RHP Daniel Stange picked up his third save, pitching a scoreless ninth to end the 4 hour and 13 minute marathon. Sophomore Dan Runzler (2-0), the fourth UCR pitcher used, went 1 1/3 innings, striking out three to gain the win.
Sophomore C Jeff Dunbar continued his torrid pace at the plate, giving UCR a 1-0 lead in the first inning with his first career home run, a solo shot off of UCLA starter Brian Schroeder. After the Bruins tied it up in the third on a two-out triple by Brandon Crawford and single by Blair Dunlap, sophomore 2B Drew Garcia gave UCR the lead back with an RBI groundout in the fifth and Dunbar delivered a run-scoring single in the sixth to make it 3-1 to the Highlanders. UCLA again came back, scoring twice in the bottom of the sixth on a two-run double by Tim Stewart.
Errant pitching played a role in the seventh inning as UCR took yet another lead, only to see UCLA again answer in the bottom of the inning. Steinmeyer led off the Highlander half with a double, was sacrificed to third, and scored on a wild pitch. The lead would only last until the bottom of the seventh, though, as Dunlap walked, advanced to second on a wild pitch and then scored on a passed ball to even the score at 4-all.
UCLA threatened to take its first lead in the eighth, loading the bases, but Runzler struck out Eric Taylor, Jr. to end the inning.
UCR junior starter Marc Rzepczynski lasted five innings, allowing one run on four hits while striking out four. Rzepczynski left with the lead in the sixth but junior LHP Pat Cassa could not hold the lead. Adam Reifer and Runzler followed before giving way to Stange in the ninth.
Three Bruin pitchers combined to limit UCR to three hits through the first eight innings. Schroeder lasted 5 1/3 innings, allowing three runs (two earned) on one hit with six strikeouts. He was relieved by Jason Novak for two innings, then Paul Schmidt before Roenicke and Rustich took over.
Dunbar finished 2-for-4 with two RBI for his fifth consecutive multi-hit game to start the season. Steinmeyer also collected two hits while scoring three times.
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