UC Riverside
10-22, 1-12
Long Beach State
20-14-1, 7-9
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Riverside | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Long Beach State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | X | 13 | 13 | 2 |
Highlanders Fall to Dirtbags in Series Opener, 13-1
4/19/2024 9:17:00 PM | Baseball
LONG BEACH, Calif. - UC Riverside fell to the Long Beach State Dirtbags, 13-1, in the first of three games scheduled in this weekend's Big West matchup at Blair Field.Â
HOW IT HAPPENEDÂ
- The Dirtbags lit up the scoreboard in the bottom of the first inning with an RBI single, followed by a solo home run in the bottom of the third inning to bring their lead up to 2-0.Â
- Another Dirtbag single scored in the fourth to give LBSU a three-run advantage, as Highlander bats struggled to make a dent in the Dirtbag's defense.Â
- In the fifth inning, Cole Koniarsky put the Highlanders on the board, reaching on an error that scored Rudy Rodriguez, on base from a walk.Â
- A two-run homer and an RBI-double extended Long Beach State's lead in the fifth.
- Long Beach tacked on a run in both the bottom of the sixth and seventh inning, to lead 8-1. They ran away with it in the bottom of the eighth with an RBI-single and a grand slam to surge ahead 13-1 before UC Riverside could get out of the inning.
HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHTSÂ
- Bubba Rocha and Anthony Mata made up half of the Highlanders hits for the evening with a pair of doubles.Â
UP NEXTÂ
- UC Riverside is back at Blair Field tomorrow for game two. First pitch is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. on ESPN+.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Patton, Myles (4-3)
L: Capacete II, Alfredo (0-5)
Batting:
2B: Mata, Anthony 1 ; Rocha, Bubba 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Rodriguez IV, Rudy 1
HBP: McLeod, Sean 1
Batting:
2B: Briseno, Armando 1 ; Hammond, Jack 1
HR: Newman, Jr., John 1 ; Lopez, Adrian 1 ; Briseno, Armando 1
RBI: Newman, Jr., John 1 ; Santander, Cole 2 ; Lopez, Adrian 2 ; Champagne, Alex 1 ; Briseno, Armando 5 ; Hammond, Jack 1
SH: Marinconz, Nick 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ashworth, Kyle 1 ; Charpiot, Connor 1 ; Newman, Jr., John 3 ; Roulston, Justin 1 ; Lopez, Adrian 2 ; Champagne, Alex 3 ; Briseno, Armando 2
SB: Newman, Jr., John 1 ; Champagne, Alex 1 ; Hammond, Jack 1
CS: Hammond, Jack 2
HBP: Charpiot, Connor 1 ; Champagne, Alex 1 ; Briseno, Armando 1
