Long Beach State University
13-11, 3-4
UC San Diego
10-15, 2-2
Dirtbags’ Late Rally Comes up Short in Series Opener against UC San Diego
4/1/2022 10:09:00 PM | Baseball
Long Beach State surrendered four runs in the seventh in a 7-6 loss in game one against the Tritons.
UC San Diego scored twice in the third to take the first lead of the game, but the Dirtbags responded quickly with a three-run fourth. Sebastian Murillo had the big hit of the inning with a triple down the right field line to plate two runs.
Both teams would score a single run in their respective halves of the fifth inning, to make it a 4-3 ballgame heading into the seventh.
The Triton offense reclaimed the lead with four runs on four hits, including a three-run homer from Michael Fuhrman down the left field line.
Chris Jimenez came through with his third home run in the eighth inning or later this season, connecting on a two-run shot to right field. It is the fourth of the season for the fifth year senior and fifth of his career, as Long Beach State found themselves trailing by a run heading into the final frame.
Bye ball ?? @ChrisJimenez32_ https://t.co/062mGRjZiZ pic.twitter.com/LUnTJQ9cpB
— LBSU Dirtbags (@LBDirtbags) April 2, 2022
In the ninth, Rocco Peppi led the inning off with a single to right field and a hit by pitch for Tyler White put the winning run on the base paths. Unfortunately, back-to-back strikeouts would put an end to the Dirtbag rally and give UC San Diego a 7-6 game one victory.
Of the 12 Dirtbag hits, 10 came from just four players led by three-hit nights from both Peppi and Peyton Schulze. Schulze also drove in two runs and scored another in the loss. Murillo and Chase Luttrell also notched multi-hit efforts with a pair of hits.
Game two between UC San Diego and Long Beach State is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. tomorrow at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Holt, Ethan (1-1)
L: Haley, Josh (0-1)
S: Martinez, Izaak (1)
Batting:
2B: Glascoe, Luke 1 ; Fuhrman, Michael 1
HR: Smith, Jalen 1 ; Fuhrman, Michael 1
RBI: Smith, Jalen 2 ; Smith, Austin 1 ; Lucchetti, Anthony 1 ; Fuhrman, Michael 3
SH: McNally, Ryan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Glascoe, Luke 3 ; Smith, Jalen 1 ; Smith, Austin 1 ; Halbach, Matt 1 ; Fuhrman, Michael 1
HBP: Smith, Austin 1
Batting:
2B: Murillo, Sebastian 1
3B: Murillo, Sebastian 1
HR: Jimenez, Chris 1
RBI: Schulze, Peyton 2 ; Murillo, Sebastian 2 ; Jimenez, Chris 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Long, Jonathon 1 ; Peppi, Rocco 1 ; Luttrell, Chase 1 ; Schulze, Peyton 1 ; Murillo, Sebastian 1 ; Jimenez, Chris 1
SB: Schulze, Peyton 1
HBP: Saldivar, Eddie 1 ; Long, Jonathon 1 ; Peppi, Rocco 1 ; White, Tyler 1
