Baseball at CS Fullerton
15
Winner UC Irvine UCI 31-8, 13-4 Big West
7
UC Riverside UCR 12-25, 3-14 Big West
Winner
UC Irvine UCI
31-8, 13-4 Big West
15
Final
7
UC Riverside UCR
12-25, 3-14 Big West
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
UC Irvine UCI 0 0 2 7 4 0 1 1 0 15 13 2
UC Riverside UCR 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 2 7 13 3

W: Hansen, Trevor (5-1) L: Flores, Matthew (0-6)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Displays Offense in Later Stages of Loss to No. 12 UC Irvine

RIVERSIDE, Calif. - UC Riverside (12-25, 3-14 Big West) battled No. 12 UC Irvine on Saturday night to the tune of a 15-7 defeat at the Riverside Sports Complex.  

HOW IT HAPPENED 

  • UCR erased the shutout in the fourth inning on Sean Blandino's second home run of the season and first at The Plex, scoring himself and Dominic Martinez.  
  • Martinez reached base earlier in the frame after leading off with an infield single.  
  • The Highlanders plated two more runs in the sixth with Bubba Rocha reaching safely on an error and Zachary Chamizo driving in a second on an RBI single. 
  • UC Riverside held the Anteaters quiet at the plate in the game's later stages, conversely plating five of its seven runs across the final four innings.  
  • Dominic Martinez went 3 for 5 at the plate with two runs and an RBI while Mason Grace went 3 for 4 with two runs.  

HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHTS 

  • Martinez posted his third three-hit game in his last five, also posting a run in all three outings.  
  • Matthew Flores and Jake Gebb each recorded four strikeouts apiece.  

UP NEXT 

  • The Highlanders will wrap up their series with UCI on Sunday afternoon with a 1:00 p.m. first pitch from the Riverside Sports Complex on ESPN+.