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Dirtbags
drop two to UC Irvine
Staff reports
Long Beach State
lost the first two games of a three-game Big West Conference
baseball series to UC Irvine Friday and Saturday and beat
San Diego Wednesday at Blair Field.
The Dirtbags dropped a 9-3 decision to the Anteaters Saturday
and lost to UCI Friday, 5-4, two days after crushing San Diego,
21-3. The results left LBSU with a 26-14 overall record, 8-3
in the Big West.
LBSU fell behind, 3-0, Saturday before cutting the lead to
3-2 on a two-run double from Chris Wright in the fourth inning,
but the Anteaters scored once in the fifth, twice in the sixth
and three times in the ninth to close the game out.
Paul McAnulty and Tim Hutting had two hits each, and Jeremy
Reed scored twice for the Dirtbags. Hutting extended his hitting
streak to nine games.
In Friday's game, LBSU rallied from a 5-0 deficit, but came
up short.
UCI scored four runs in the fourth and a single run in the
fifth to lead, 5-0. Kevin Randel's two-run single in the fifth
cut the Anteater lead to 5-2, and a run-scoring fly ball from
Paul Macaluso cut the deficit to 5-3 in the eighth.
UCI reliever Glenn Swanson balked home another Dirtbag run
in the ninth, but was able to strike out the last two LBSU
batters to close the game.
Hutting led the Dirtbags with three hits Friday.
LBSU played a nonconference game Wednesday, pummeling San
Diego, 21-3, at Blair Field. The Dirtbags pounded out 24 hits,
scored 10 runs in the first inning and eight in the fourth,
and every LBSU starter had at least two hits.
Leading the hit parade Nick Covarrubias, who had three hits,
including a grand slam in the first, three runs scored and
six RBIs. Wright had two hits and four RBIs, and Reed had
three hits and scored three times.
Starter Daniel Eisentrager benefited from the offensive barrage,
but could had won with less help. Eisentrager (6-3) stuck
out seven in five innings, giving up only one hit and no earned
runs before giving way to five Dirtbag relievers.
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