UCLA
24-21
Cal State Fullerton
29-16
UCLA Falls at No. 14 Cal State Fullerton, 4-3
May 09, 2017 | Baseball
FULLERTON, Calif. โ Sean Bouchard went 3-for-4 with a RBI-double, while Brett Stephens recorded two hits including a double as the UCLA baseball team dropped a midweek game to No 14 Cal State Fullerton, 4-3, on Tuesday from Goodwin Field.
Trailing 4-0 in the eighth inning, UCLA cut the deficit to just a one-run lead after scoring three runs. The Bruins collected four consecutive two-out hits as Stephens and Bouchard hit back-to-back doubles to the right-center field gap, followed by Michael Toglia hitting a RBI-single to center field and Chase Strumpf lining a double down the left-field line.
The Bruins would get two runners on base in the ninth inning on consecutive two-out hits by Daniel Amaral and Stephens, but a groundball to the shortstop ended the game.
After four shutout innings to begin the game, Cal State Fullerton would score three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning for the first lead of the contest. A fielding error by the Bruins allowed the first run to score followed by back-to-back RBI-singles by Timmy Richards and Taylor Bryant for the 3-0 advantage.
The Titans extended their lead to 4-0 in the sixth inning on a Hunter Cullen solo home run to right field.
UCLA starter Justin Hooper (1-1) tossed allowed two unearned runs on two hits with five strikeouts in 4.2 innings of work. CSF starter Gavin Velasquez (4-2) earned the win tossing 4.0 shutout innings in relief without allowing a run with three strikeouts. Brett Conine picked up his 11th save of the season throwing the final 1.1 innings allowing four hits and one run.
UCLA (24-21) finished the game with three runs on eight hits with one error, while Cal State Fullerton (29-16) ended with four runs on six hits and one error.
The Bruins will complete their seven-game road swing this weekend when they travel to Pullman, Wash. to take on Washington State for a three-game Pac-12 series starting on Friday at 7 p.m. (PT). Each game of the weekend series will be televised on the Pac-12 Network with Rich Burk and Andy Lopez on the call.
Game Notes: Sean Bouchard collected his sixth three-hit game of the season and now has 12 multi-hit games this season โฆ Bouchard tallied his team-best 32nd RBI of the year โฆ Justin Hooper struck out five batters, tied for the second most by the left-hander this season โฆ Chase Strumpf tallied his sixth double of the season โฆ Michael Toglia recorded his first career stolen base.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Velasquez, Gavin (4-2)
L: Hooper, Justin (1-1)
S: Conine, Brett (11)
Batting:
2B: Stephens, Brett 1 ; Bouchard, Sean 1 ; Strumpf, Chase 1
RBI: Bouchard, Sean 1 ; Toglia, Michael 1 ; Strumpf, Chase 1
SH: Stephens, Brett 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Stephens, Brett 1 ; Bouchard, Sean 1 ; Toglia, Michael 1
SB: Toglia, Michael 1
CS: Ydens, Jeremy 1
HBP: Amaral, Daniel 1 ; Pries, Jake 1
Batting:
2B: Cope, Daniel 1
HR: Cullen, Hunter 1
RBI: Bryant, Taylor 1 ; Weller, Zach 1 ; Cullen, Hunter 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hurst, Scott 1 ; Valenzuela, S. 1 ; Richards, Timmy 1 ; Cullen, Hunter 1
SB: Hurst, Scott 1
HBP: Richards, Timmy 1 ; Weller, Zach 1
