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Pacific Takes Series With Comeback Win
5/7/2006 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
University of the Pacific rallied for two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to defeat UC Riverside 5-4 and claim the series on Sunday afternoon at Klein Family Field. The Highlanders drop to 23-20, 5-7 in the Big West Conference while the Tigers improve to 24-20, 5-10.
Trailing 4-3 entering the bottom of the ninth, the Tigers scored twice off UCR junior closer Daniel Stange (1-2). Matt Berezay doubled on Stange's first pitch and was sacrificed to third. Jake Ross then tied the game with a double of his own. After a single put runners on first and third, Stange struck out Brett Manning for the second out. Bob Saunders then ended the game with a single to left.
Curtis Pasma (3-2) pitched the final two outs of the ninth to gain the win in relief of Pacific starter Luke Massetti. Massetti went 8 1/3 innings, allowing four runs on ten hits.
UCR got on the board with a run in the first on three consecutive singles, the last a run-scoring shot to left by sophomore C Jeff Dunbar. Pacific went ahead with a pair of runs in the third through an RBI double by Anthony Jackson and Jason Haar's subsequent single.
The Highlanders drew level at 2-2 in the sixth on junior LF D.J. Hollngsworth's solo homer to center, his team-leading fourth of the year. Another run in the seventh put UCR ahead as sophomore SS Jaime Pedroza tripled and scored on a single by junior CF Brett Bigler.
The lead would only last a half-inning as the Tigers loaded the bases in their portion of the seventh. John Devany doubled with one out and Berezay walked, ending the day of UCR senior starter Haley Winter. Sophomore LHP Dan Runzler came on and promptly hit two straight batters to force in the tying run. Sophomore RHP Adam Reifer replaced Runzler and saved the Highlanders from falling behind by getting the final two outs of the inning.
UCR would take its third lead of the day in the top of the ninth on sophomore 2B Drew Garcia's third home run but could not hold it as Pacific set up its rally in the ninth.
Winter had a solid outing, tying his season high with eight strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings. He allowed three runs on eight hits before giving way to the bullpen.
Bigler was 2-for-4 with an RBI and his team-leading 21st stolen base of the season. Garcia and Pedroza also had two hits each.
Trailing 4-3 entering the bottom of the ninth, the Tigers scored twice off UCR junior closer Daniel Stange (1-2). Matt Berezay doubled on Stange's first pitch and was sacrificed to third. Jake Ross then tied the game with a double of his own. After a single put runners on first and third, Stange struck out Brett Manning for the second out. Bob Saunders then ended the game with a single to left.
Curtis Pasma (3-2) pitched the final two outs of the ninth to gain the win in relief of Pacific starter Luke Massetti. Massetti went 8 1/3 innings, allowing four runs on ten hits.
UCR got on the board with a run in the first on three consecutive singles, the last a run-scoring shot to left by sophomore C Jeff Dunbar. Pacific went ahead with a pair of runs in the third through an RBI double by Anthony Jackson and Jason Haar's subsequent single.
The Highlanders drew level at 2-2 in the sixth on junior LF D.J. Hollngsworth's solo homer to center, his team-leading fourth of the year. Another run in the seventh put UCR ahead as sophomore SS Jaime Pedroza tripled and scored on a single by junior CF Brett Bigler.
The lead would only last a half-inning as the Tigers loaded the bases in their portion of the seventh. John Devany doubled with one out and Berezay walked, ending the day of UCR senior starter Haley Winter. Sophomore LHP Dan Runzler came on and promptly hit two straight batters to force in the tying run. Sophomore RHP Adam Reifer replaced Runzler and saved the Highlanders from falling behind by getting the final two outs of the inning.
UCR would take its third lead of the day in the top of the ninth on sophomore 2B Drew Garcia's third home run but could not hold it as Pacific set up its rally in the ninth.
Winter had a solid outing, tying his season high with eight strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings. He allowed three runs on eight hits before giving way to the bullpen.
Bigler was 2-for-4 with an RBI and his team-leading 21st stolen base of the season. Garcia and Pedroza also had two hits each.
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