Saturday, May 20
UC Riverside
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Long Beach State
Long Beach State Outlasts UCR 11-9 in 12
5/20/2006 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Long Beach State took advantage of four UC Riverside errors that led to seven unearned runs to win 11-9 in 12 innings Saturday afternoon at the Riverside Sports Complex. The Highlanders see their four-game winning streak come to an end and fall to 28-22, 8-9 BWC while the 49ers improve to 28-24, 11-6.
For the second time in three games, UCR found itself playing in extra innings. The Highlanders had the opportunity to strike first in the bonus frames, as junior CF Brett Bigler led off the 10th with a single. Bigler then stole second to not only put himself in scoring position but also to tie Brian Wahlbrink's 2003 UCR Division I single season record with his 25th stolen base of the year. After a groundout pushed Bigler to third, junior LF D.J. Hollingsworth was intentionally walked. That brought junior DH Nick Salotti to the plate. Salotti already had three hits and two RBI on the day and watched as Brett Andrade threw him three straight balls. Andrade then came back with two quick strikes before getting Salotti to chase a pitch for out number two. On the play, Hollingsworth stole second for his 24th steal of the year. With two outs, junior 1B Kyle Barratt had a chance to win it and drove Andrade's second pitch deep to left but it hooked foul for a long strike. Barratt would eventually strike out on a 3-2 pitch to end the inning.
LBSU took its third lead of the game in the 12th, thanks to some shaky UCR defense. UCR junior RHP Daniel Stange was in his third inning of relief work and gave up a single to Danny Espinosa on the first pitch of the inning. Espinosa advanced to second on a passed ball and Stange walked Tom Wolf. Sean Boatright followed with a single to load the bases. Stange came back to strike out Scott Bradley for the first out of the inning, then induced Jordan Struble to hit a chopper back to the mound. Stange knocked it down but rushed his throw home, sending the ball to the backstop for the Highlanders' fourth error of the game. Two runs came home on the play and a third was added on a sacrifice fly by Robert Perry that made it 11-8.
UCR did not go down without a fight, as the first two batters of the 12th walked against Andrade. On came Andrew Liebel, who jammed senior 3B Brian Steinmeyer into a double play. Hollingsworth pulled a run back with an RBI single that brought up Salotti for the tying run but Salotti grounded into a fielder's choice to end the game.
The Highlanders were victims of their own doing all day long, leaving 14 runners on base, including 12 in scoring position. UCR had rallied from deficits of 1-0, 6-4, and 8-6, the last coming by scoring single runs in the seventh and eighth.
Andrade (1-2) went three innings to pick up the win. The fifth of six 49er pitchers used, Andrade allowed one run on one hit, walking four and striking out three. Liebel picked up his first save by getting the final three outs.
Stange fell to 2-3, giving up three unearned runs on three hits. He struck out three and walked one. Senior RHP Haley Winter started the final home game of his illustrious career, lasting six innings and surrendering eight runs (four earned) on ten hits.
Hollingsworth had his second four-hit game of the season, finishing 4-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored. Salotti was 3-for-6 with two RBI while sophomore SS Jaime Pedroza went 2-for-5 with a pair of RBI.
Boatright was 4-for-6 for the 49ers. Evan Longoria was 2-for-6 with a home run and two RBI while Struble finished 2-for-5 with three RBI and a home run after entering the game in the fifth as a pinch-hitter.
The Highlanders fall to 2-4 on the season in extra-inning games.
For the second time in three games, UCR found itself playing in extra innings. The Highlanders had the opportunity to strike first in the bonus frames, as junior CF Brett Bigler led off the 10th with a single. Bigler then stole second to not only put himself in scoring position but also to tie Brian Wahlbrink's 2003 UCR Division I single season record with his 25th stolen base of the year. After a groundout pushed Bigler to third, junior LF D.J. Hollingsworth was intentionally walked. That brought junior DH Nick Salotti to the plate. Salotti already had three hits and two RBI on the day and watched as Brett Andrade threw him three straight balls. Andrade then came back with two quick strikes before getting Salotti to chase a pitch for out number two. On the play, Hollingsworth stole second for his 24th steal of the year. With two outs, junior 1B Kyle Barratt had a chance to win it and drove Andrade's second pitch deep to left but it hooked foul for a long strike. Barratt would eventually strike out on a 3-2 pitch to end the inning.
LBSU took its third lead of the game in the 12th, thanks to some shaky UCR defense. UCR junior RHP Daniel Stange was in his third inning of relief work and gave up a single to Danny Espinosa on the first pitch of the inning. Espinosa advanced to second on a passed ball and Stange walked Tom Wolf. Sean Boatright followed with a single to load the bases. Stange came back to strike out Scott Bradley for the first out of the inning, then induced Jordan Struble to hit a chopper back to the mound. Stange knocked it down but rushed his throw home, sending the ball to the backstop for the Highlanders' fourth error of the game. Two runs came home on the play and a third was added on a sacrifice fly by Robert Perry that made it 11-8.
UCR did not go down without a fight, as the first two batters of the 12th walked against Andrade. On came Andrew Liebel, who jammed senior 3B Brian Steinmeyer into a double play. Hollingsworth pulled a run back with an RBI single that brought up Salotti for the tying run but Salotti grounded into a fielder's choice to end the game.
The Highlanders were victims of their own doing all day long, leaving 14 runners on base, including 12 in scoring position. UCR had rallied from deficits of 1-0, 6-4, and 8-6, the last coming by scoring single runs in the seventh and eighth.
Andrade (1-2) went three innings to pick up the win. The fifth of six 49er pitchers used, Andrade allowed one run on one hit, walking four and striking out three. Liebel picked up his first save by getting the final three outs.
Stange fell to 2-3, giving up three unearned runs on three hits. He struck out three and walked one. Senior RHP Haley Winter started the final home game of his illustrious career, lasting six innings and surrendering eight runs (four earned) on ten hits.
Hollingsworth had his second four-hit game of the season, finishing 4-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored. Salotti was 3-for-6 with two RBI while sophomore SS Jaime Pedroza went 2-for-5 with a pair of RBI.
Boatright was 4-for-6 for the 49ers. Evan Longoria was 2-for-6 with a home run and two RBI while Struble finished 2-for-5 with three RBI and a home run after entering the game in the fifth as a pinch-hitter.
The Highlanders fall to 2-4 on the season in extra-inning games.
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