University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics
UCLA Clipped by San Diego State, 5-4
April 04, 2017 | Baseball
LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. โ Sean Bouchard hit a home run, while Jack Stronach drove in a pair of runs as the UCLA baseball team fell to San Diego State, 5-4, on Tuesday from the Diamond in Lake Elsinore.
With the Bruins leading by two runs, the Aztecs took a 5-4 lead as Andrew Brown drove in his third run of the game with a single in the fourth inning followed by a two-run double in the sixth inning by Alan Trejo to take the one-run lead.
UCLA scored four runs in the fourth inning for their first lead of the game. Bouchard led off the inning with a solo home run to left field followed by the Bruins loading the bases. Stronach ripped a two-run double to right field followed by Ryan Kreidler plating Chase Strumpf for a 4-2 advantage.
San Diego State scored the first runs of the game in the second inning as Brown hit a two-run double to centerfield.
UCLA's Nick Scheidler (1-4) suffered the loss, while starter Justin Hooper tossed 3.2 innings allowing three runs on five hits with four strikeouts. San Diego State's Logan Boyer (1-0) earned the winning throwing a perfect sixth inning and CJ Saylor recorded his eighth save of the season. SDSU starter Ray Lambert allowed four runs in 3.0 innings on six hits en route to a no-decision.
The Bruins finished the game with four runs on seven hits, while the Aztecs ended the game with five runs on seven hits and one error.
UCLA will open a three-game homestand on Friday as it faces Washington for a weekend Pac-12 series starting on Friday at 6 p.m. from Jackie Robinson Stadium.
Game Notes: Sean Bouchard hit his sixth home run of the season, good for second in the Pac-12 and one shy of the conference lead โฆ Jack Stronach set a career-high with two RBIs โฆ Daniel Amaral recorded his Pac-12-leading 10th stolen base โฆ seven of nine UCLA starters recorded one hit โฆ Curtis Godin collected his first career stolen base in the ninth inning.
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: BOYER, Logan (1-0)
L: Scheidler, Nick (1-4)
S: SAYLOR, CJ (8)

Batting:
2B: Strumpf, Chase 1 ; Stronach, Jack 1
HR: Bouchard, Sean 1
RBI: Bouchard, Sean 1 ; Stronach, Jack 2 ; Kreidler, Ryan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bouchard, Sean 1 ; Toglia, Michael 1 ; Ydens, Jeremy 1 ; Strumpf, Chase 1
SB: Amaral, Daniel 1 ; Godin, Curtis 1
CS: Stephens, Brett 1 ; Amaral, Daniel 1

Batting:
2B: TREJO, Alan 1
3B: BROWN, Andrew 1
RBI: TREJO, Alan 2 ; BROWN, Andrew 3
SH: ORR, Ryan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: TREJO, Alan 1 ; CALABUIG, Chase 1 ; ESCOBEDO, Julian 2 ; CHAPMAN, Denz'l 1
SB: TREJO, Alan 1
HBP: SHEEHAN, Danny 1 ; VERDON, Jordan 1 ; MARTINEZ, Andrew 1
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