Anteaters post 7-2 victory over San Diego St.

UC Irvine’s baseball team snapped a winless streak seven Saturday

night, shelling the visiting San Diego State Aztecs, 7-2.

Anteater center fielder Jon Horwitz drove in UCI’s first run in

the bottom of the second and added a two-run double in the fourth

inning.

Third baseman Steve Guthrie gave UCI a 2-for-4 performance with

two runs scored and an RBI. First baseman Matt Falk also gave the

Anteaters a lift, going 2 for 3 and scoring twice.

UCI starter Brett Smith held the Aztecs scoreless through four

innings before San Diego State would score its two runs in the fifth

inning.

Jordan Szabo highlighted a two-run fifth for the Anteaters with

his first solo home run of the season and the UCI bullpen did the

rest. Relievers Chris Nicoll and Paul French combined for 3 1/3

innings of shutout ball to close it out.

UCI improves to 6-11, San Diego State falls to 6-14.

The finale of the three-game series is today at 1 p.m. at Tony

Gwynn Stadium in San Diego.

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Nonconference

UCI 7, San Diego St. 2

Score by Innings

SD St 000 020 000 - 4 1 0

UCI 030 220 00x -- 7 11 1

Carque, Lindsey (5) and Allen; Smith,

Nicoll (6), French (9) and Wagner. W --

Smith, 2-2. L -- Carque, 1-2. 2B --

Allen (SD), Horwitz (UCI), Wallis (UCI),

Guthrie (UCI). 3B -- Stonard (SD),

Guerrero (SD), Wallis (UCI). HR -- Szabo

(UCI)

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