Baseball warmup
Spencer Tezen Marroquin
3
Winner UC Riverside UCR 3-2
0
California Baptist CBU 2-3
Winner
UC Riverside UCR
3-2
3
Final
0
California Baptist CBU
2-3
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
UC Riverside UCR 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 0
California Baptist CBU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1

W: Orozco, Julian (1-1) L: Brandon Downer (0-1) S: Capacete II, Alfredo (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Highlanders Pick Up Crosstown Showdown Win

RIVERSIDE, Calif. - UC Riverside began its Crosstown Showdown on Thursday night with a 3-0 win over California Baptist at James W. Totman Stadium.  

HOW IT HAPPENED 

  • UCR put its stamp on the Crosstown Showdown early with all three of its runs in the first two innings before defense saw out the rest of the win.  
  • Mata went 2 for 3 in the series opener with a run and an RBI while Cole Koniarsky and Nick Poss also drove in runs.  
  • Poss needed just one swing for his RBI, taking an 0-1 pitch over the left field wall in the second inning for his first home run of the season and UCR's third on the year.  
  • UC Riverside received a second consecutive stellar start from a new pitcher, this time with Julian Orozco on the bump. Orozco went 6.1 innings with nine strikeouts, two hits and a walk while retiring six of his first seven batters.  

COACHES' CORNER 

  • "It was a great start to the weekend. Our pitching was great, they're the reason we won tonight. Julian (Orozco) had a phenomenal start, and then Tyler Gebb went in and (Alfredo) Capacete closed it out. It was a great start to the series." 

HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHTS 

  • UCR spread its nine hits on the night throughout eight different Highlanders.  
  • The Highlanders have now won three of their last four, starting with last Saturday's win over Nevada.  

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