Highlanders Split Doubleheader in Fullerton

Sunday, April 14

Fullerton, Calif.

11:00 AM

UC Riverside

9-21, 0

Cal State Fullerton

12-19, 0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
UC Riverside	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	10	0
Cal State Fullerton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	7	1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
UC Riverside	1	3	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	9	13	0
Cal State Fullerton	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	9	3

Photo by: Andrea David

Highlanders Split Doubleheader in Fullerton

4/14/2024 8:55:00 PM | Baseball

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FULLERTON, Calif. - After Saturday's game was postponed due to weather, the Highlanders faced the Cal State Fullerton Titans in a Sunday doubleheader at Goodwin Field to wrap up their three-game Big West series. The Highlanders fell to the Titans in game one as CSUF secured the walk-off win in the ninth inning, 4-3. In game two, a stifling UCR defense secured a 9-6 win, holding their hosts to six scoreless innings in the back end of the game.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Bubba Rocha put the Highlanders on the board first in the top of the seventh of game one, after a scoreless six frames from both sides. Rocha singled up the right side, scoring Zachary Chamizo.
Right after Rocha, Jayden Lopez hit a two-RBI double to score Andrew Rivas and Cole Koniarsky, bringing the Highlanders lead to 3-0.
Cal State Fullerton threatened with two runs in the bottom of the eighth and successfully walked off the Highlanders with a two-run bottom of the ninth, 4-3.
Chamizo got things started early in the first inning for UCR in game two, with an RBI ground out to send Anthony Mata home.
The Titans answered back in the bottom of the frame with a run scored off of a sacrifice fly.
Tyler Weaver with a two-RBI single and Mata with an RBI double extended the Highlanders lead to 4-1 in the second.
A three-run home run from the Titans equalized the game at 4-4 in the bottom of the second inning, followed by a two-run homer in the third, to put CSUF in the lead 6-4.
Poss reached on a fielders choice in the fourth inning, allowing Tyler Weaver to score, bringing the Highlanders within one run of the Titans.
An RBI single from Andrew Rivas tied the game up, and Tyler Weaver scored on a wild pitch to give the Highlanders a one-run advantage, 7-6.
A pair of RBI singles from Koniarsky and Rocha in the sixth inning offered the Highlanders some insurance, extending their lead to 9-6.
UC Riverside defense stifled the Titans' bats and held them scoreless for the last six frames of the game to secure the win.

HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHTS

Rocha went a perfect four for four in game one with one RBI and a double.
Tyler Gebb had a tremendous outing in game two earning his third save of the season. Gebb threw four shutout innings, scattering just three hits and a career-high six strikeouts.
The Highlanders' win in game two snapped a 14-game losing streak and earned UC Riverside their first Big West conference win this season.

UP NEXT

The Highlanders remain on the road and continue Big West play heading to Long Beach for a three game set next weekend. First pitch is scheduled for 6:00 PM on April 19 at Blair Field.