Andrew Vaughn
Matthew Nielsen
Andrew Vaughn hit a pair of home runs Saturday at UCLA (Matthew Nielsen)
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California CAL 9-11, 1-4 Pac-12
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Winner UCLA UCLA 9-11, 3-2 Pac-12
California CAL
9-11, 1-4 Pac-12
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Final
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UCLA UCLA
9-11, 3-2 Pac-12
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
California CAL 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 1
UCLA UCLA 0 0 0 2 1 1 3 2 X 9 11 1

W: Garcia, Ryan (1-0) L: Reyes, Rogelio (2-2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Cal Athletics

Bears Can't Hold Lead, Fall To UCLA

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - A pair of home runs by freshman Andrew Vaughn got the Cal baseball team on the board but host UCLA came back for the second-straight day, scoring in each of its last five plate appearances as the Bears fell 9-4 at Jackie Robinson Stadium.

In much the same fashion as Friday's game, Cal (9-11, 1-4 Pac-12) got on the board first to stake its pitching staff to an early lead. This time, the Bears got going in the first inning with Jeffrey Mitchell, Jr. reaching on an error to set the table for Andrew Vaughn. The freshman delivered, sending the ball halfway up the batter's eye in center field for a two-run home run to make it 2-0.

Cal added on in the third inning thanks to the same duo. Mitchell started the rally with a single past the pitcher and Vaughn cashed in again, hitting his conference-leading sixth home run to make it 4-0 Bears.

UCLA (9-11, 3-2) countered with a pair of runs in the fourth, scoring on a RBI double by Michael Toglia and a sacrifice fly by Ryan Kreidler. Another sac fly brought the Bruins within one in the fifth and a run scored on a wild pitch tied the score in the sixth,

The Bruins forged ahead in the seventh thanks to an RBI single by Kyle Cuellar that ricocheted off Cal pitcher Rogelio Reyes and into left field. Toglia drove in two more with a triple down the right field line and UCLA added two more runs in the eighth to pull away.

"These have been two four-run leads that we have squandered or just kind of sat on a little bit," Cal head coach David Esquer said. "We have to be more constant offensively, obviously we cant just score four and shut it down, that would help our pitching a little bit. They scored in five innings today, and letting them back in two games in a row is kind of tough going."

Right-hander Joey Matulovich drew the start for Cal and worked five innings, allowing three runs on six hits. Reyes took the loss in relief while Ian Lutz and Andrew Buckley also pitched for the Bears. Vaughn was the offensive star for Cal, going 3 for 4 with two runs scored and four RBI.

Cal and UCLA will be back in action Sunday at 2 p.m. to wrap up their three-game series. The game will be televised live by Pac-12 Networks.
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