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Matt Brown
6
UC Irvine UCI 9-11
8
Winner Cal State Fullerton CSF 10-9
UC Irvine UCI
9-11
6
Final
8
Cal State Fullerton CSF
10-9
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
UC Irvine UCI 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 7 0
Cal State Fullerton CSF 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 X 8 11 1

W: Wright, A. (2-1) L: Brooks, Ryder (0-3)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Alex Roberts-Croteau

Anteaters Fall to Cal State Fullerton, 8-6

FULLERTON, Calif. --- UC Irvine baseball allowed a six-run eighth inning flipping Sunday's finale at Goodwin Field in favor of Cal State Fullerton for an 8-6 loss.
  • 'Eaters got a good start out of Finnegan Wall Sunday looking to salvage the series holding the Titans scoreless as he left after 4.1 innings
  • He and the 'Eaters were sporting a 4-0 lead at that point thanks to a big third inning for the bats
    • Alonso Reyes kicked things off with a two-run shot inside the right field foul pole to lead, 2-0
    • The rally got restarted on a Landon Gaz single and three straight walks to force in a third run
    • A groundball out from Theo Kim added to the lead as UCI finished the frame on top, 4-0
  • Cal State Fullerton slowly got back into the game with a run in the fifth and then a two-out home run in the sixth to close within 4-2
  • UCI manufactured a run back in the eighth inning after Dylan Hillman doubled to lead off the inning and got home from a pair of sacrifice hits and an error for a 5-2 lead
  • Fullerton found its offense in their half of the eighth inning turning a three-run deficit into a three-run lead
    • The first five hitters reached including a two-run single by Nick Miller to make it a 5-4 ballgame
    • A groundout tied things up 5-5, and then a triple the other way put the Titans ahead, 7-5
  • After a final run on a sacrifice fly, UCI was staring and a three-run gap to make up in the ninth
    • Two hits started the inning off, and a Frankie Carney grounder made it 8-6
    • UCI's comeback stalled out finishing the weekend in a sweep at the hands of Cal State Fullerton
Cal State Fullerton 8, UC Irvine 6
  • Wall was the most effective arm on the day allowing a run with one strikeout over 4.1 innings
    • Ryder Brooks was saddled with the loss. He started with two strikeouts and a caught stealing in the seventh, but couldn't retire a batter in the eighth allowing four runs
  • The offense had two more two-hit days from Zach Fjelstad and Alonso Reyes with Reyes connected for his first home run of the year and two RBIs
    • Freshman Lucas Schermer made his collegiate debut in the starting lineup and smacked a single for the first hit of his college career. He added his first RBI on a bases loaded walk
UCI is off until next weekend when they embark on their conference bye with their final non-conference series of the season. The Anteaters host No. 18 Oregon State starting Friday, March 20, at 6:00 p.m for the first of three.

Postgame Thoughts from head coach Ben Orloff
"It's tough to lose. We need to play better, but we need to have some sort of belief. It's hard to generate that when you don't get results. It's easy to be the confident team when you're getting good results. A lot of it is self-inflicted. It's tough with how many times we've had the lead late to tied in the eighth and we struggle to get the last six outs - it's pitching, defense, add-on runs earlier in the game. It feels like it hurts extra when you've got a chance to win and there's limited outs to go. It's about work, nobody feels sorry for us. You get better results by putting in the work and playing better."

 
 
 
 
 
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