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Photo by: Photos by Izzy J
Leehey's 15th Inning Homer Sends UC Davis Past The Dirtbags 1-0
5/2/2025 10:43:00 PM | Baseball
Ashworth and Toomey each record three hits to lead LBSU
LONG BEACH, Calif.—Nick Leehey's lead off home run in the 15th inning proved to be the difference as UC Davis defeated Long Beach State 1-0 Friday night at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field.
Long Beach State starter Kellan Montgomery walked the first two UC Davis batters of the top of the first. The Aggies' leading hitter, Braydon Wooldridge, hit into a 6-3 double play as Tyler Howard took third. Leehey fouled out to retire the Aggies first.
Kyle Ashworth began the bottom of the first by hitting Bryan Green's first pitch to leftfield for a single. Ashworth advanced to second on a Riley Acosta passed ball. He went to third on an Alex Champagne grounder to second. Nathan Cadena flew out too short. Green got out of the inning when Connor Charpiot fouled out to third.
Back-to-back two-out singles from Houston Hirschkorn and Acosta resulted in runners on the corners for the Aggies. Alex Gouveia hit into a 6-4 fielder's choice to end the frame.
Matt Toomey hit an opposite-field double to the left-center gap with one out in the LBSU second. Conner Stewart walked. On Bryan Green's ball four, the ball got away from Acosta for a wild pitch that allowed Toomey to move up a base. Toomey was off on contact of Easton Elliot's 2-2 pitch from Green. He hit the ball back to the lefty; Green threw home to get Toomey at the plate for the second out. Trotter Enright grounded into a 4-6 fielder's choice for the final out.
Howard opened the third with a single up the middle. Montgomery struck out Zach Story. Wooldridge reached on an infield single that bounced off Montgomery's glove on the mound. Leehey flew out to Champagne at the centerfield warning track for the second out. Jason Hanson hit a grounder to Enright at third. He stepped on the third base bag for out number three.
Green retired six in a row before Armando Briseno singled up with middle with one out in the bottom of the fourth. Toomey hit a ball to Hirschkorn towards first. The ball went off his glove as he went for a double play. He tried to turn around and throw out Toomey, but Toomey beat it out for a single. Stewart's fly ball to right was deep enough for Briseno to move to third. Toomey stole second before pinch-hitter Jake Evans struck out to wrap up the frame.
After leaving a runner on in the fifth and sixth, Howard, the Aggies' leadoff hitter, singled with one out in the top of the seventh. With the count 0-1 to Story, Howard stole second and advanced to third on Stewart's throwing error on the play. The Dirtbags brought the infield in as Story flew out to left, but the ball wasn't deep enough for Howard to attempt to score. Wooldridge went down 0-2 in the count before striking out on Montgomery's fastball up in the strike zone.
Albert Roblez relieved Montgomery to begin the UC Davis eighth. He retired the first two batters before Evans, the second baseman who had committed a throwing error to allow Wolbert to reach first. Roblez bounced back to strike out Hirschkorn to keep the game scoreless.
Mason Lerma relieved Green to start the LBSU eighth. With one out, Lerma walked Ashworth. Champagne grounded into a 4-6-3 double play to end the inning.
Gouveia, batting ninth in the lineup, doubled to the left-center gap with one out in the top of the ninth. Roblez struck out Howard for the second out. Story walked. The Dirtbags intentionally walked Wooldridge to load the bases for Leehey. Leehey ran the count to 3-2 before Roblez struck him out, looking to end the inning.
With two outs in the bottom of the ninth, Briseno reached on an error by Leehy at second. Justin Roulston ran for Briseno as Toomey came to bat. Toomey's opposite-field single to left center advanced Roulston to third. Toomey stole second before Stewart flew out to right to send the game to extra innings.
Wolbert singled up the middle with one out in the 10th. Hirschkorn hit a shot toward third, where Enright made the grab. He came up and threw to first for the second Long Beach State double-play of the game.
Roblez walked Acosta on four pitches to begin the 11th inning. Ethan Kang ran for Acosta as Gouvela came to bat. He showed bunt, pulled back and lined out to left field. Kang stole second on the first pitch to Howard. Roblez struck out Howard on a 2-2 fastball. The Long Beach State closer struck out Story to end the inning.
Carter Delaney relieved Lerma to begin the bottom of the 11th. Up 0-2, Delaney hit Champagne. With one out, Champagne stole second on the first pitch to Charpiot. Charpiot lined out to left before Delaney's first pitch hit Roulston. Reid Montgomery grounded out to first to end the inning.
Roblez walked Evan Gentil with two outs in the top of the 13th. Gouveia hit a high chopper to Enright at third. He fielded the ball and threw onto first to keep the game 0-0.
Ashworth led off the bottom of the 13th with a walk. Champagne's sac bunt attempt was successful, and Ashworth went second. Ashworth couldn't advance on Cadena's ground out to third. Charpiot was intentionally walked to bring up Roulston. Delaney struck out Roulston looking for the third out.
Evans walked with two outs in the bottom of the 14th, but Enright grounded out to first to keep the game alive.
Leehey's home run came in his seventh at-bat of the game and was his lone base knock of the night.
Ashworth began the bottom of the 15th with a single to center field. Champagne sacrificed Ashworth to second for the second time in as many at-bats. Cadena popped out to second base. Charpiot was intentionally walked once again. Pinch-hitter Luke Taylor grounded into a 6-4 fielder's choice to end the game.
Roblez was the hard-luck loser. He threw a season-high eight innings in relief of Montgomery. Roblez allowed three hits, struck out 11 and walked four. Roblez threw 117 pitches, 79 for strikes. Montgomery scattered seven hits in seven innings, struck out five, and walked two. He threw 109 pitches, 73 for strikes. Delaney was the winner, allowing one hit in five innings of relief. He walked four and struck out three.
Toomey and Ashworth led Long Beach State as both posted three hits. Howard and Holbert both had two hits for UC Davis. UC Davis left 15 men on base, compared to 14 for the Dirtbags.
On Saturday, Long Beach State (16-27, 10-15 Big West) continues the Big West series against UC Davis (22-23, 9-13 Big West). The first pitch is 6 p.m.
Long Beach State starter Kellan Montgomery walked the first two UC Davis batters of the top of the first. The Aggies' leading hitter, Braydon Wooldridge, hit into a 6-3 double play as Tyler Howard took third. Leehey fouled out to retire the Aggies first.
Kyle Ashworth began the bottom of the first by hitting Bryan Green's first pitch to leftfield for a single. Ashworth advanced to second on a Riley Acosta passed ball. He went to third on an Alex Champagne grounder to second. Nathan Cadena flew out too short. Green got out of the inning when Connor Charpiot fouled out to third.
Back-to-back two-out singles from Houston Hirschkorn and Acosta resulted in runners on the corners for the Aggies. Alex Gouveia hit into a 6-4 fielder's choice to end the frame.
Matt Toomey hit an opposite-field double to the left-center gap with one out in the LBSU second. Conner Stewart walked. On Bryan Green's ball four, the ball got away from Acosta for a wild pitch that allowed Toomey to move up a base. Toomey was off on contact of Easton Elliot's 2-2 pitch from Green. He hit the ball back to the lefty; Green threw home to get Toomey at the plate for the second out. Trotter Enright grounded into a 4-6 fielder's choice for the final out.
Howard opened the third with a single up the middle. Montgomery struck out Zach Story. Wooldridge reached on an infield single that bounced off Montgomery's glove on the mound. Leehey flew out to Champagne at the centerfield warning track for the second out. Jason Hanson hit a grounder to Enright at third. He stepped on the third base bag for out number three.
Green retired six in a row before Armando Briseno singled up with middle with one out in the bottom of the fourth. Toomey hit a ball to Hirschkorn towards first. The ball went off his glove as he went for a double play. He tried to turn around and throw out Toomey, but Toomey beat it out for a single. Stewart's fly ball to right was deep enough for Briseno to move to third. Toomey stole second before pinch-hitter Jake Evans struck out to wrap up the frame.
After leaving a runner on in the fifth and sixth, Howard, the Aggies' leadoff hitter, singled with one out in the top of the seventh. With the count 0-1 to Story, Howard stole second and advanced to third on Stewart's throwing error on the play. The Dirtbags brought the infield in as Story flew out to left, but the ball wasn't deep enough for Howard to attempt to score. Wooldridge went down 0-2 in the count before striking out on Montgomery's fastball up in the strike zone.
Albert Roblez relieved Montgomery to begin the UC Davis eighth. He retired the first two batters before Evans, the second baseman who had committed a throwing error to allow Wolbert to reach first. Roblez bounced back to strike out Hirschkorn to keep the game scoreless.
Mason Lerma relieved Green to start the LBSU eighth. With one out, Lerma walked Ashworth. Champagne grounded into a 4-6-3 double play to end the inning.
Gouveia, batting ninth in the lineup, doubled to the left-center gap with one out in the top of the ninth. Roblez struck out Howard for the second out. Story walked. The Dirtbags intentionally walked Wooldridge to load the bases for Leehey. Leehey ran the count to 3-2 before Roblez struck him out, looking to end the inning.
With two outs in the bottom of the ninth, Briseno reached on an error by Leehy at second. Justin Roulston ran for Briseno as Toomey came to bat. Toomey's opposite-field single to left center advanced Roulston to third. Toomey stole second before Stewart flew out to right to send the game to extra innings.
Wolbert singled up the middle with one out in the 10th. Hirschkorn hit a shot toward third, where Enright made the grab. He came up and threw to first for the second Long Beach State double-play of the game.
Roblez walked Acosta on four pitches to begin the 11th inning. Ethan Kang ran for Acosta as Gouvela came to bat. He showed bunt, pulled back and lined out to left field. Kang stole second on the first pitch to Howard. Roblez struck out Howard on a 2-2 fastball. The Long Beach State closer struck out Story to end the inning.
Carter Delaney relieved Lerma to begin the bottom of the 11th. Up 0-2, Delaney hit Champagne. With one out, Champagne stole second on the first pitch to Charpiot. Charpiot lined out to left before Delaney's first pitch hit Roulston. Reid Montgomery grounded out to first to end the inning.
Roblez walked Evan Gentil with two outs in the top of the 13th. Gouveia hit a high chopper to Enright at third. He fielded the ball and threw onto first to keep the game 0-0.
Ashworth led off the bottom of the 13th with a walk. Champagne's sac bunt attempt was successful, and Ashworth went second. Ashworth couldn't advance on Cadena's ground out to third. Charpiot was intentionally walked to bring up Roulston. Delaney struck out Roulston looking for the third out.
Evans walked with two outs in the bottom of the 14th, but Enright grounded out to first to keep the game alive.
Leehey's home run came in his seventh at-bat of the game and was his lone base knock of the night.
Ashworth began the bottom of the 15th with a single to center field. Champagne sacrificed Ashworth to second for the second time in as many at-bats. Cadena popped out to second base. Charpiot was intentionally walked once again. Pinch-hitter Luke Taylor grounded into a 6-4 fielder's choice to end the game.
Roblez was the hard-luck loser. He threw a season-high eight innings in relief of Montgomery. Roblez allowed three hits, struck out 11 and walked four. Roblez threw 117 pitches, 79 for strikes. Montgomery scattered seven hits in seven innings, struck out five, and walked two. He threw 109 pitches, 73 for strikes. Delaney was the winner, allowing one hit in five innings of relief. He walked four and struck out three.
Toomey and Ashworth led Long Beach State as both posted three hits. Howard and Holbert both had two hits for UC Davis. UC Davis left 15 men on base, compared to 14 for the Dirtbags.
On Saturday, Long Beach State (16-27, 10-15 Big West) continues the Big West series against UC Davis (22-23, 9-13 Big West). The first pitch is 6 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Carter Delaney (1-2)
L: Roblez, Albert (3-3)
Batting:
2B: Alex Gouveia 1
HR: Nick Leehey 1
RBI: Nick Leehey 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Nick Leehey 1
SB: Tyler Howard 1 ; Ethan Kang 1
HBP: Riley Acosta 1
Batting:
2B: Toomey, Matt 1
SH: Champagne, Alex 2
Base Running:
SB: Champagne, Alex 1 ; Toomey, Matt 2
HBP: Champagne, Alex 1 ; Roulston, Justin 1
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