Long Beach State University Athletics
Long Beach State University
7-4
California
5-6
Worley, Espinosa Lead Beach Past Cal
2/23/2007 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Espinosa Drives in Four; Worley Wins for First Time LONG BEACH, CA-- Danny Espinosa drove in four runs with two doubles and Vance Worley (1-0) picked up his first victory of the season, leading No. 20-ranked Long Beach State (7-4) to a 4-1 victory over visiting California (5-6). Worley used just 92 pitches to go a season-best seven innings, giving up one run on five hits, before turning it over to Andrew Liebel in the eighth. Forty of Worley's first 50 pitches were for strikes, as he struck out six on a cool night at Blair Field. Liebel used just nine pitches to retire the side in order in the eighth, before Bryan Shaw completed the five-hitter with a 1-2-3 ninth for his third save. Espinosa broke open the game with a bases clearing double to right, scoring three Dirtbags ahead of him to give LBSU a 3-1 advantage in the sixth. Espinosa's double in the eighth made it 4-1. Cal starter Tyson Ross had gotten out of trouble in the second, giving up three hits, and scattered just four hits over the first five innings. Ross gave up four runs on nine hits over seven and one third innings. Cal got on the board in the fourth, scoring on a fielder's choice with one out. A hit and run moved David Cooper from first to third, before Blake Smith scored him on a slow grounder to second to make it 1-0. The mini-series continues on Saturday at 2 p.m. |
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Worley, Vance (1-0)
L: Ross, Tyson (1-2)
S: Shaw, Bryan (3)
Batting:
RBI: Smith, Blake 1
SH: Satin, Josh 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cooper, David 1
SB: Capbarat, Michael 1
Batting:
2B: Espinosa, Danny 2
RBI: Espinosa, Danny 4
SH: Peterson, Shane 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Woods, Allen 1 ; Peterson, Shane 1 ; Morgan, Kyle 1 ; Nelson, Chris 1
SB: Nelson, Chris 1 ; Espinosa, Danny 1 ; Cline, Matt 1
