UC Riverside
5-14, 0-3
Long Beach State
14-8, 3-3
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Beach State | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 0 |
| UC Riverside | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
Highlanders Downed by the Dirtbags, 14-2
3/26/2023 5:53:00 PM | Baseball
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - On the final day of the Big West three-day opening weekend series, the University of California,Riverside (UCR) Highlanders were downed by the Long Beach State University (LBSU) Dirtbags 14-2 in an afternoon game at the Plex.
After Long Beach opened the scoreline in the first inning with a sacrifice fly, the Highlanders answered back in the bottom of the frame to tie the game 1-1 with an RBI triple from Jacob Shanks.Â
In the third, LBSU took the lead with an RBI single. Shortly after, the Dirtbags took control of the game with a grand slam to extend their lead, 6-1.Â
In the bottom of the inning, Shanks got his second RBI with a single to through the left side, scoring Jayden Lopez to cut the deficit to 6-2.Â
Back to back Long Beach multi-run homeruns in the fifth and sixth innings bolstered the Dirtbags' lead, 11-2.
In the ninth, LBSU tacked on three more runs, for a final score of 14-2.Â
Tomorrow, Monday, March 27, the Highlanders take the field for the annual Crosstown Showdown at California Baptist just down the road. First pitch is scheduled for 6 PM.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Patton, Myles (2-2)
L: Barker, Corbin (0-3)
Batting:
2B: White, Tyler 1
HR: Saldivar, Eddie 1 ; Burns, Connor 1 ; Ashworth, Kyle 1
RBI: Saldivar, Eddie 2 ; Long, Jonathon 2 ; Burns, Connor 4 ; Marinconz, Nick 1 ; Ashworth, Kyle 4 ; White, Tyler 1
SH: Peppi, Rocco 1
SF: Long, Jonathon 1 ; Marinconz, Nick 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Saldivar, Eddie 3 ; Peppi, Rocco 1 ; Long, Jonathon 1 ; Santander, Cole 1 ; Hammond, Jack 1 ; Burns, Connor 2 ; Marinconz, Nick 1 ; Ashworth, Kyle 2 ; Walls, Joey 2
SB: Saldivar, Eddie 1
HBP: Saldivar, Eddie 1 ; Santander, Cole 2 ; Burns, Connor 1
Batting:
3B: Shanks, Jacob 1
RBI: Shanks, Jacob 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Lopez, Jayden 1 ; McFarland, Anthony 1
HBP: Lopez, Jayden 1 ; Shanks, Jacob 1
