Marrujo
Owen Main
8
Winner Tarleton State TSU 15-15
2
UC Riverside UCR 6-23
Winner
Tarleton State TSU
15-15
8
Final
2
UC Riverside UCR
6-23
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tarleton State TSU 1 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 8 11 0
UC Riverside UCR 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 1

W: Patel, Devon (2-0) L: Tracy, Cameron (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Highlanders Drop Midweek Matchup with Tarleton State

RIVERSIDE, Calif. - UC Riverside dropped an 8-2 decision to Tarleton State on Wednesday night at the Riverside Sports Complex. 

Jacob Shanks and Andrew Gamez each recorded two hits in the setback. Shanks put the Highlanders on the board in the first after Anthony Mata's sacrifice fly to straightaway center brought him home. Shanks is one game shy of becoming the second Highlander this season with an on-base streak of at least 20 games. 

UCR and the Texans traded runs in the first inning before the visitors tacked on a two-run home run in the third and a five-run sixth. 

Mata recorded two RBI on the night for the Highlanders, following his sacrifice fly up with a single to left in the eighth that scored Andrew Gamez. Mata now has six multi-RBI games on the year and has recorded six of his 10 RBI in the last six games. 

Alexander Rivas pitched less than an inning in Tuesday's Crosstown Showdown, but got more time on Wednesday with 2.1 innings and a season-high four strikeouts. 

UCR is headed back to Big West play this weekend, hosting Cal State Fullerton in a three-game series starting on Friday, April 14 at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN+.