UCI losing streak at four

The season-long offensive struggles continued for the UC Irvine

baseball team Friday and the Anteaters’ defense wasn’t too good,

either, as host University of the Pacific posted a 9-1 Big West

Conference triumph.

UCI committted four errors, that led to four unearned runs. An

Anteater error set the stage for the Tigers’ three-run first and four

UOP pitchers combined to limit the visitors to one run and nine hits,

extending the UCI losing streak to four games.

It was the 14th time in 40 games the Anteaters (15-25, 3-5 in

conference) have scored two or fewer runs in a game. It was the 11th

time they have scored one run or fewer, including twice during the

recent losing skein.

Second baseman Matt Fisher was 3 for 3 and designated hitter Greg

Wallis was 2 for 2 for the Anteaters. Chris Klemm drove in the lone

UCI run, plating B.J. Eucce, who had singled and stolen second and

third.

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Big West Conference

Pacific 9, UCI 1

Score by Innigs

UC Irvine 000 010 000 -- 1 9 4

Pacific 301 050 00x -- 9 12 0

Smith, Tripoli (5), Koehler (5), Schroer

(8) and Wagner; Silva, Graham (6),

Lozano (8) and Amezquita. W -- Silva,

4-5. L -- Smith, 7-2. 2B -- Harper (UOP)

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