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Matt Brown
11
Winner UC Irvine UCI 4-3
10
Texas Tech TTU 1-5
Winner
UC Irvine UCI
4-3
11
Final
10
Texas Tech TTU
1-5
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
UC Irvine UCI 0 3 2 2 1 0 3 0 0 11 11 1
Texas Tech TTU 3 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 10 10 3

W: Martin, Max (1-0) L: Drake, JT (0-1) S: Butler, David (1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Alex Roberts-Croteau

No. 21 UC Irvine Comes Out On Top in 11-10 Slugfest

LUBBOCK, Tex. --- A whirlwind Sunday rubber match at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park featured seven long balls and three lead changes before the Anteaters closed down the 11-10 win to take the series over the hosts Texas Tech.
  • The Red Raiders were feeling batty early with back-to-back home runs in the first innings to take a 3-0 lead.
  • UCI answered with three in the second inning as Rowan Felsch went opposite-field for his first Division I homer to close to within 3-2, and the 'Eaters tied it up on a Colin Yeaman single and nearly took the lead with the third out recorded just before UCI's fourth run crossed the plate
  • The 'Eaters would emphatically take the lead the next inning as Jacob McCombs lifted a ball out in the deepest part of the park for a 5-3 advantage
  • That lead grew to 7-3 the next inning on a Chase Call two-run home run
  • Texas Tech got a two-run home run in their half of the fourth before Colin Yeaman's solo home run in the fifth inning put the score at 8-5
  • The Red Raiders didn't need the long ball to take the lead back in the sixth inning scoring four runs including the lead-swinging, two-out, three-run double to make it 9-8
  • UCI put runners on in the seventh inning before Chase Call had the breakthrough, two-out single up the middle to take the lead back, 10-9. An error on a James Castagnola grounder the next play would bring home the decisive 11th run for the 'Eaters
  • Texas Tech came right back with a threat in their seventh drawing to within 11-10, but Max Martin pitched through his jam for a strikeout to leave the bases loaded
  • The final two innings were controlled by the pitching with both staffs pitching zeroes.
    • David Butler took the torch for the 'Eaters and faced the minimum getting the Red Raiders 1-2-3 in the eighth and inducing a game-ending double play in the ninth to preserve the one-run victory for his first career save
  • The offense had nine hits on the afternoon, five singles and four that left the yard.
    • Three 'Eaters had two-hit games led by Chase Call's four-RBI game
    • Theo Kim reached three times on walks and scored twice in his first collegiate start
    • Will Bermudez was hitless but was hit by pitch twice to reach 50 in his career, one off the program's all-time mark
  • Max Martin held the line in the seventh to earn the victory as he remains unbeaten in his UCI career
    • Trevor Hansen was effective in 4.1 innings leaving with a lead and striking out two
UCI has now gone 2-1 in each of their first two weekend series, both away from home. They return home with a 4-3 overall mark for their next four games at home starting Wednesday night, February 26, vs. Utah Tech; first pitch at 6:00 p.m.
 
 
 
 
 

 




 
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