Long Beach State University
22-24-1, 8-15
UC Irvine
37-10, 17-6
No. 16 UC Irvine Defeats The Dirtbags
5/11/2024 9:18:00 PM | Baseball
Connor Charpiot records two of the seven Long Beach State hits
Five consecutive UC Irvine hits with one out in the top of the first scored two Anteaters runs.
Armando Briseno led off the bottom of the second with a single through the left side. Jonny Rodriguez reached on an Anthony Martinez error. Martinez committed a second error when he attempted to throw Rodriguez out at first, allowing Bresno to reach third. Cole Santander struck out. Alex Champagne singled through the right side to drive in Briseno. Ty Borgogno's safety squeeze plated Rodriguez to tie the game at two. Kyle Ashworth flew out to right for the third out.
Anthony Martinez put the Anteaters back in the lead with a two-out, two-run home run to right-center in the top of the fourth.
Chase Call doubled to left with one out in the top of the fifth to score Will Bermudez. Woody Hadeen followed with an RBI single to left to make it 6-2. Jo Oyama attempted to bunt for a base hit. Mason Dillow, the LBSU pitcher, fielded the ball and threw to first as both runners advanced a base. A Dillow wild pitch scored a run with the count of 0-2 on Myles Smith. Smith grounded out to third for the final out.
Connor Charpiot and John Newman Jr. registered back-to-back singles with two outs in the bottom of the fifth. Adrian Lopez walked to load the bases. Briseno popped out to right to end the frame.
The Anteaters loaded the bases with one out in the top of the seventh. Oyama reached on an error which allowed a run to score. Smith singled up the middle to drive in a pair of runs, sending UCI into double digits for the second consecutive night. Martinez grounded into a 4-6-3 double play to conclude matters.
UC Irvine scored one run on two hits in the top of the eighth to increase the lead to the final 11-2.
Charpiot recorded two of the seven Long Beach State hits. Martinez was 3-for-6 with his home run and three RBI to lead the Anteaters.
UP NEXT
Long Beach State (22-24-1, 8-15 Big West) and UC Irvine (37-10, 17-6 Big West) conclude the series Sunday afternoon. ESPN+ coverage begins at 1 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Hansen, Trevor (6-1)
L: Larson, Van (2-1)
Batting:
2B: Smith, Myles 1 ; Call, Chase 1
3B: Oyama, Jo 1
HR: Martinez, Anthony 1
RBI: Hadeen, Woody 1 ; Oyama, Jo 1 ; Smith, Myles 3 ; Martinez, Anthony 3 ; Call, Chase 1 ; Stinson, Jacob 1
SH: Oyama, Jo 1 ; McCaffrey, Thomas 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hadeen, Woody 1 ; Oyama, Jo 1 ; Smith, Myles 2 ; Martinez, Anthony 1 ; Gleed, Dub 1 ; Bermudez, Will 1 ; McCaffrey, Thomas 1 ; Call, Chase 1 ; Stinson, Jacob 2
HBP: Hadeen, Woody 2 ; McCaffrey, Thomas 1
Batting:
2B: Charpiot, Connor 1
RBI: Champagne, Alex 1 ; Borgogno, Ty 1
SH: Rodriguez, Jonny 1 ; Borgogno, Ty 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Briseno, Armando 1 ; Rodriguez, Jonny 1
SB: Borgogno, Ty 1
