Long Beach State University
20-9, 8-3
UC Irvine
17-10, 4-7
Zeglin Deals, Dirtbags Shutout UC Irvine to Secure Series
4/7/2023 8:59:00 PM | Baseball
Early offense propelled the Dirtbags once again, taking game two at UCI.
Zeglin continued his dominance on Saturday with seven shutout innings to pick up his fourth victory of the season. Holding the Anteaters to just seven baserunners, he allowed five hits and two walks while striking out six.
Nico's pullin' some strings
— LBSU Dirtbags (@LBDirtbags) April 8, 2023
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He handed the ball off to Josh Haley who closed out the final two frames of the shutout allowing a pair of hits and picking up a strikeout.
After 11 runs last night, the offense posted nine more tonight, seven of which came in the first two innings. The scoring started after another Eddie Saldivar leadoff single came around to score on an RBI double from Rocco Peppi. Two batters later, Jack Hammond sent a liner down the left field line for an RBI double of his own.
With one out, the Dirtbags connected on three consecutive singles to score their third run of the ballgame. A Rocco Peppi fielder's choice would plate another run to make it 4-0 as the 'Bags continued to rally.
Connor Burns came to the plate next and promptly launched a massive home run to left field for a two-run shot. It goes as his sixth home run of the season as he continues to add to his career year.
Both pitchers settled down, exchanging zeros from the third through the fifth innings.
Jonathon Long had other ideas though, launching a two-run home run in the sixth. It is his ninth dinger of the season and sixth in the last seven games as he continues to keep tormenting baseballs.
another day, another @JLong15BB homer ?????
— LBSU Dirtbags (@LBDirtbags) April 8, 2023
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In the box score, led the way with a 3-for-5 night along with two runs scored and two runs batted in. Long and Saldivar each added two hits of their own as Long had a game-high three RBI and Saldivar had a game-high three runs scored.
The Dirtbags will be back at Anteater Ballpark for the finale tomorrow at 1 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Zeglin, Nico (4-2)
L: Vizcaino, David (3-2)
Batting:
2B: Peppi, Rocco 1 ; Burns, Connor 1 ; Hammond, Jack 1
HR: Long, Jonathon 1 ; Burns, Connor 1
RBI: Long, Jonathon 3 ; Peppi, Rocco 2 ; Burns, Connor 2 ; Hammond, Jack 1 ; Ashworth, Kyle 1
SF: Ashworth, Kyle 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Saldivar, Eddie 3 ; Long, Jonathon 1 ; Peppi, Rocco 2 ; Burns, Connor 2 ; Briseno, Armando 1
PO: Peppi, Rocco 1
Batting:
2B: Martinez, Anthony 1 ; McCaffrey, Thomas 1 ; Oyama, Jo 1
Base Running:
SB: Call, Chase 1
CS: Kendle, Caden 1
