UCLA
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Texas
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UCLA Drops Series Finale at Texas, 10-5
March 12, 2017 | Baseball
AUSTIN, Texas โ Daniel Amaral finished with two hits including a RBI-double as the UCLA baseball team dropped its series finale at Texas, 10-5, on Sunday from UFCU Disch-Falk Field.
Texas scored four runs in the sixth inning to take a five-run lead at 9-4 highlighted by a Michael McCann two-run single to right-center field. Sean Bouchard cut the lead to 9-5 with a sacrifice fly to right field in the seventh inning.
The Longhorns scored in the first inning to take an early 2-0 advantage. Austin Todd hit a RBI-single up the middle followed by Bret Boswell driving in a run with a double to left-center field to take an early 2-0 lead.
UCLA responded with two runs in the top of the second inning to tie the game. Daniel Amaral hit a RBI-double down the right-field line to score Chase Strumpf, who led off the inning with a walk, followed by Will McInerny driving home Jack Stronach with a sacrifice fly to right field.
Texas took back the lead in the bottom half of the second inning to make the score 3-2, but UCLA grabbed its only lead of the game in the top of the fourth inning with two runs highlighted by a RBI-single to left-center field off the bat of Brett Stephens.
The Longhorns grabbed the lead once again in the bottom of the fourth inning with a pair of runs as Ryan Reynolds drove in the go-ahead run with a single through the right-side of the infield for the 5-4 advantage.
UCLA starter Jon Olsen (0-1) took the loss throwing 3.1 innings allowing five runs, three earned, on seven hits with three strikeouts. Blair Henley (2-1) earned the win tossing 5.2 inning allowing four runs, two earned on six hits.
UCLA will return to Jackie Robinson Stadium on Tuesday to host UC Irvine at 6 p.m. (PT) before beginning Pac-12 play on Friday with a three-game home series against College World Series runner-up Arizona.
Game Notes: Daniel Amaral's double in the second inning was his third of the season โฆ Amaral is now tied for second on the team with eight RBIs โฆ Brett Stephens recorded his third RBI of the season โฆ Will McInerny recorded his first career RBI โฆ Kyle Mora made his first career appearance on the mound โฆ Jordan Myrow, Jack Stronach and Jarron Silva each collected their first career hit โฆ Sean Bouchard's 15-game reached base streak was snapped.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Henley, Blair (2-1)
L: Olsen, Jon (0-1)
S: McKenzie, Jake (1)
Batting:
2B: Stronach, Jack 1 ; Amaral, Daniel 1
RBI: Stephens, Brett 1 ; Bouchard, Sean 1 ; Amaral, Daniel 1 ; McInerny, Will 1
SH: Ydens, Jeremy 1
SF: Bouchard, Sean 1 ; McInerny, Will 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Myrow, Jordan 1 ; Strumpf, Chase 1 ; Valaika, Nick 1 ; Stronach, Jack 2
SB: Amaral, Daniel 1
HBP: Amaral, Daniel 1
PO: Rosica, Daniel 1
Batting:
2B: Shaw, Tate 1 ; Hamilton, David 1 ; Boswell, Bret 1
RBI: Hamilton, David 1 ; Todd, Austin 2 ; Boswell, Bret 1 ; Reynolds, Ryan 1 ; Jones, Travis 1 ; McCann, Michael 2
SH: Todd, Austin 1 ; Reynolds, Ryan 1
SF: Hamilton, David 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Shaw, Tate 1 ; Hamilton, David 2 ; Clemens, Kacy 3 ; Boswell, Bret 2 ; Jones, Travis 1 ; McCann, Michael 1
SB: Shaw, Tate 1 ; McCann, Michael 1 ; Mathis, Patrick 1
CS: Shaw, Tate 2
HBP: Shaw, Tate 1
PO: Shaw, Tate 1
