LONG BEACH, Calif. - UC Riverside finished off the three game series with Long Beach State on Sunday with a 4-0 loss.
Anthony Mata drew a four-pitch walk in the third inning and advanced to second on a wild pitch, but was unable to come home for a run. Cruz Barrios put in 2.2 innings of relief work with a season-high four strikeouts, allowing just one hit to 10 batters.
UCR returns home to host Washington State in a midweek contest on Wednesday before resuming Big West action with a home series against UC Irvine. Tickets can be purchased at highlanderstickets.universitytickets.com.