UCI handles Gauchos

UC Irvine junior outfielder Erik Johnson’s two-run home run

highlighted a six-run first as the visiting Anteaters posted a 12-3

Big West Conference baseball win Saturday over UC Santa Barbara.

Johnson, one of five Anteaters with multiple hits, was 2 for 3

with three RBIs, while designated hitter R.J. Brown went 3 for 5 with

two RBIs, including one of the visitors’ four doubles.

Senior Steve Schroer went seven strong innings to pick up the

victory and improve to 6-5, as UCI upped its season record to 29-23,

8-9 in conference. Schroer allowed three earned runs and seven hits,

before giving way to senior Michael Koehler, who threw two scoreless

innings, allowing just one hit.

Senior second baseman Brett Dalton went 2 for 6 with one RBI to

extend his hitting streak to 11 games, while senior first baseman

Matt Anderson went 2 for 3 and sophomore shortstop Chad Lundahl was 2

for 4 with two RBIs.

UCSB falls to 23-29, 5-12.

Big West Conference

UC Irvine 12,

UC Santa Barbara 3

Score by Innings

*--*

UCI 6 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 - 12 15 0

UCSB 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 8 3

*--*

Schroer, Koehler (8) and Wagner; Martin, Tracy (4) and Kalafatis,

LaGrotta (8). W -- Schroer, 6-5. L -- Martin, 5-7. 2B -- Anderson

(UCI), Brown (UCI), Lundahl (UCI), Wallis (UCI), Figoni (UCSB),

Wilkerson (UCSB). HR -- Johnson (UCI).

Sapp finishes 77th

* GOLF: UC Irvine freshman Garrett Sapp shot a 5-over 75 for the

second straight day in the final round of the NCAA men’s golf West

regional at Stanford University Golf Course Saturday. Sapp, who had a

13-over total of 223 over the three-day tournament, finished in a tie

for 77th place.

Sapp, who competed as an individual, had one birdie, four bogeys

and one double bogey for the final round. Rob Grube of Stanford shot

a 5-under 65 Saturday to claim medalist honors with a 54-hole total

of 6-under 204.

Sapp was a first-team All-Big West Conference selection this

season when he recorded six top-10 finishes.

UNLV won the regional team title with a total of 846, defeating

New Mexico by three shots.