UCLA
24-23, 13-10
Washington State
24-22, 10-13
UCLA Falls at Washington State 7-3
May 13, 2017 | Baseball
PULLMAN, Wash. – Chase Strumpf drove in a pair of runs, while Michael Toglia went 2-for-4 with a home run as the UCLA baseball team fell to Washington State, 7-3, on Saturday from Bailey-Brayton Field.
Washington State scored quickly with a run in the bottom of the first inning but UCLA tied the game in the top of the fourth inning on a Strumpf sacrifice fly to right field to plate Sean Bouchard who led off the inning with a double.
The Cougars regained the lead in the bottom of the fifth inning with a two-run frame as James Rudkin drove in a run with a sacrifice fly and Justin Harrer hit a RBI-double for a 3-1 lead.
The Bruins cut the deficit to just one run in the sixth inning as Strumpf hit a two-out double to center field to score Bouchard for the second time, but WSU extended its lead with three runs in the sixth inning for a 6-2 advantage.
After a Cougar home run made it 7-2 in the seventh inning, Toglia would answer with a solo home run of his own in the top of the eighth inning, going to the opposite field over the left-field wall for the final score of 7-3.
Jake Bird (4-3) suffered the loss allowing three runs, two earned, on six hits with one strikeout. WSU's starter Cody Anderson (5-2) earned the win tossing 5.2 innings allowing two runs on four hits with two strikeouts.
UCLA (24-23, 13-10) finished with three runs on six hits and two errors, while Washington State (24-22, 10-13) ended with seven runs on 12 hits and no errors.
UCLA will play the series finale of this three-game Pac-12 series at Washington State on Sunday starting at noon (PT) from Bailey-Brayton Field. The game will be broadcast live on the Pac-12 Network.
Game Notes: Michael Toglia hit his seventh home run of the season … Toglia recorded his sixth multi-hit game of the season … Chase Strumpf collected his eight double of the year and his fourth multi-RBI game of the season … Jake Bird made his first start since Feb. 25 … Nick Scheidler allowed his first run in 11 appearances … Garrett Barker made his second appearance on the mound this season.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Anderson, Cody (5-2)
L: Bird, Jake (4-3)
Batting:
2B: Bouchard, Sean 1 ; Strumpf, Chase 1
HR: Toglia, Michael 1
RBI: Toglia, Michael 1 ; Strumpf, Chase 2
SH: Rosica, Daniel 1
SF: Strumpf, Chase 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bouchard, Sean 2 ; Toglia, Michael 1
SB: Bouchard, Sean 1
CS: Stephens, Brett 1
HBP: Stephens, Brett 1 ; Clarke, Zander 1
Batting:
2B: Hancock, J.J. 1 ; Harrer, Justin 1 ; Clanton, Blake 1
HR: Clanton, Blake 1
RBI: Matheny, Shane 2 ; Rudkin, James 2 ; Hancock, J.J. 1 ; Harrer, Justin 1 ; Clanton, Blake 1
SH: Plew, Dillon 2
SF: Rudkin, James 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Alvarez, Andres 2 ; Plew, Dillon 1 ; Matheny, Shane 2 ; Clanton, Blake 1 ; Waterman, Cal 1
SB: Matheny, Shane 1
HBP: Sinatro, Danny 1 ; Waterman, Cal 1
