College baseball: UCI makes it four in a row

ANTEATER BALLPARK - The UC Irvine baseball team won its fourth

consecutive game with a 7-2 nonconference victory over visiting St.

Mary’s College Friday night.

UCI catcher Chris Miller pounded his second home run of the season

with a two-run shot off of St. Mary starter Mike Byer to put the

Anteaters up 2-1 in the first inning.

St. Mary’s Jason Waugh hit his second home run of the evening to make

it, 3-2, but the Anteaters (5-4) extended their lead with a four-run

seventh inning, cashing in on four consecutive singles.

Miller, rightfielder Jordan Szabo and shortstop B.J. Eucce collected

two hits and and two RBIs apiece, while third baseman Steve Guthrie went

2 for 3 with two runs scored.

UCI starter Paul French recorded his first win of the season, going

six innings and giving up two runs on six hits while striking out six.

The Gaels dropped to 0-4.

NONCONFERENCE

UC Irvine 7, St. Mary’s 2

St. Mary’s 101 000 000 - 2 7 0

UC Irvine 210 000 04x - 7 12 0

Byer, Carroll (8), Dobrinich (8) and Vesce; French, Koller (7) and

Miller.

W - French, 1-1. L - Byer, 0-2. Sv - Koller (1). 2B - Champion (SM),

Szabo (UCI), Miller (UCI). HR - Waugh (SM) 2, Miller (UCI).