UC Irvine
16-20, 7-9
UC Santa Barbara
24-11, 11-5
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Santa Barbara | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 2 |
| UC Irvine | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
'Eaters Falter in Opener vs. UC Santa Barbara
April 17, 2026 | Baseball
- The first inning was full of fireworks with the potential pitcher's duel seeing five runs come home between the teams
- The Gauchos got their first two runners on from a walk and bunt single, and both would come around on a double to make it 2-0, UCSB
- UCSB got another run across helped by infield singles and wild pitches to take a 3-0 lead into the bottom of the inning
- The 'Eaters answered right back with a leadoff walk and then a Frankie Carney double into the alley to make it 3-1
- A passed ball just before the third out brought Carney home and the game 3-2 after one
- The offenses imposed their will on both starters as they walked 10 batters between them
- The Gauchos were able to capitalize putting up three more runs in the third inning with a pair of errors contributing
- UC Irvine got runners on base in each of the next three innings including bases loaded in the third, but were unable to push anything else across
- Trevor Hansen fell to 4-4 on the year drawing the loss after lasting just 2.2 innings
- Tyler Foster had maybe the best night of any pitcher relieving Hansen and retiring the first 11 batters he faced with five strikeouts before allowing a home run to the final batter he faced in his 3.2 innings
- Dane Grant, Peyton Rodgers, and Brandon Luu threw 2.2 innings of scoreless ball the rest of the way
- The bats had five hits with Frankie Carney a one-man wrecking crew getting two of them, reaching three times, and scoring and driving in a run
- Efren Ortega also reached three times with one hit among that and a run scored
Frankie turns one around!!#TogetherWeZot pic.twitter.com/S52c6FzmGC
— UCI Baseball (@UCIbsb) April 18, 2026
Trev ??#TogetherWeZot pic.twitter.com/gmYdbyJytC
— UCI Baseball (@UCIbsb) April 18, 2026
Tyler Foster with a 2-K inning#TogetherWeZot pic.twitter.com/5SnHJ6AvmA
— UCI Baseball (@UCIbsb) April 18, 2026
Marvelous night in relief from @tfost28 retiring his first 11 batters, and here's his 5th K of the night#TogetherWeZot pic.twitter.com/0nbYlkXjG1
— UCI Baseball (@UCIbsb) April 18, 2026
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Jackson Flora (7-0)
L: Hansen, Trevor (4-4)
Batting:
2B: Nate Vargas 1 ; Jonathan Mendez 1
HR: Corey Nunez 1
RBI: Nate Vargas 2 ; Corey Nunez 1 ; Rowan Kelly 2
SH: William Vasseur 1 ; Corey Nunez 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Colin Beazizo 1 ; Liam Barrett 1 ; Nate Vargas 2 ; Corey Nunez 1 ; Rowan Kelly 1 ; Jonathan Mendez 1
HBP: Jonathan Mendez 1
Batting:
2B: Carney, Frankie 1
RBI: Carney, Frankie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Polasek, Daniel 1 ; Carney, Frankie 1 ; Ortega, Efren 1
HBP: Reyes, Alonso 1
