‘Eaters outlast Cal Poly

UC Irvine sophomore third baseman Brett Dalton walked with the bases

loaded in the 13th inning to force in the winning run in the

Anteaters’ 6-5 Big West Conference victory over visiting Cal Poly San

Luis Obispo Sunday.

A one-out double by sophomore designated hitter Gregg Wallis

sparked the winning rally for the Anteaters (18-28, 7-8 in the Big

West). Senior outfielder Jon Horwitz beat out a bunt single and Matt

Falk was walked to load the bases and set up a potential force at

home.

After evening the count at 1-1, Cal Poly reliever Tony Saipe, who

had retired the side in order after coming on in the 12th, threw

three straight balls to give the Anteaters their second straight win

after they had lost the series opener Friday night.

Cal Poly led, 2-0, after the first inning, but had to rally to

erase a 5-2 UCI lead after the fourth.

The Mustangs (23-23, 5-10) did just that with two runs in the

fifth and one in the sixth, the latter on a home run by Alex

Chavarria.

But then the UCI bullpen shut the door to take senior starter Paul

French (seven hits and five earned runs allowed in six innings) off

the hook.

Sophomore right-hander Michael Koehler worked 3 1/3 innings of

shutout relief, allowing just two hits and fanning two, before senior

lefty Keith Raulinaitis got the second out of the 10th. Sophomore

right-hander Steve Schroer then took over and surrendered just one

hit in 3 1/3 shutout innings, fanning five. Schroer picked up the

victory to improve to 2-1.

Freshman first baseman Mark Wagner went 3 for 6 with two doubles

and scored UCI’s fifth run in the fourth on a single by junior second

baseman Matt Fisher.

Fisher, freshman outfielder Gary Dudrey and freshman shortstop

Kyle Ryckebosch each added two hits to the Anteaters’ 14-hit attack.

Dudrey walked three times as Cal Poly pitchers issued 11 bases on

balls.

UCI hurlers walked just one and struck out 14 Mustangs.

UCI visits Arizona State Tuesday for a 7 p.m. nonconference game.

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Big West Conference

UCI 6, Cal Poly 5

Score by Innings

Cal Poly 200 021 000 000 0 - 5 10 5

UCI 022 100 000 000 1 - 6 14 1

Olsor, McLevich (4), LeDuc (6),

Moser (9), Saipe (12) and

Taillon, Howell (5); French,

Koehler (7), Raulinaitis (10),

Schroer (10). W - Schroer, 2-1. L

- Saipe, 1-1. 2B - Saul (CP),.

Wagner (UCI) 2, Wallis (UCI),

Werhun (UCI). HR - Chavarria (CP)

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