California Golden Bears Athletics
Thursday, February 28
Berkeley, CA
7:05 PM
California
4-4
3
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10
Saint Mary's (California)
5-4
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Mary's | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 1 |
| California | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
Hance Smith doubled in two runs for the Bears on Thursday night.
Cal Drops Series Opener To Saint Mary's
3/1/2019 12:24 AM | Baseball
Gaels Pull Away From Bears In The Late Innings
BERKELEY – The home opener didn't go according to script for the Cal baseball team, which lost 10-3 to Saint Mary's on Thursday night in the opener of a four-game series.
The Bears mustered just seven hits and couldn't solve Gaels right-hander Tyler Thornton, who struck out 12 and allowed just two runs over seven innings.
The loss snapped Cal's four-game winning streak, and the Bears will look for payback Friday night in a 6:05 p.m. game at Evans Diamond. Then the series will shift to Moraga over the weekend, with the teams playing 1 p.m. games Saturday and Sunday at Louis Guisto Field.
Saint Mary's (5-3) put up single runs in the first and third off Cal starter Mitchell Scott. A leadoff homer from Joe Vranesh in the fourth off Carson Olson sparked a two-run rally that pushed the Gaels' lead to 4-0.
Cal (4-4) jumped on the board in the fifth thanks to the bottom of the order. Cameron Eden singled with one out, Brandon McIlwain followed with a double down the right field line and No. 9 hitter Hance Smith blasted a two-run ground-rule double to straightaway center field to pull the Bears within 4-2.
They wouldn't draw any closer, however. Saint Mary's got a big day from second baseman Eddie Haus, who went 3-for-5 with three RBI and finished just a triple short of the cycle. It was a 6-2 game before the Gaels broke it open with a four-run top of the eighth.
The Bears scored their final run in the bottom half when Max Flower doubled and scored on Eden's infield single.
Cal will send left-hander Arman Sabouri to the hill Friday night, and he'll be opposed by lefty Ken Waldichuk.
The Bears mustered just seven hits and couldn't solve Gaels right-hander Tyler Thornton, who struck out 12 and allowed just two runs over seven innings.
The loss snapped Cal's four-game winning streak, and the Bears will look for payback Friday night in a 6:05 p.m. game at Evans Diamond. Then the series will shift to Moraga over the weekend, with the teams playing 1 p.m. games Saturday and Sunday at Louis Guisto Field.
Saint Mary's (5-3) put up single runs in the first and third off Cal starter Mitchell Scott. A leadoff homer from Joe Vranesh in the fourth off Carson Olson sparked a two-run rally that pushed the Gaels' lead to 4-0.
Cal (4-4) jumped on the board in the fifth thanks to the bottom of the order. Cameron Eden singled with one out, Brandon McIlwain followed with a double down the right field line and No. 9 hitter Hance Smith blasted a two-run ground-rule double to straightaway center field to pull the Bears within 4-2.
They wouldn't draw any closer, however. Saint Mary's got a big day from second baseman Eddie Haus, who went 3-for-5 with three RBI and finished just a triple short of the cycle. It was a 6-2 game before the Gaels broke it open with a four-run top of the eighth.
The Bears scored their final run in the bottom half when Max Flower doubled and scored on Eden's infield single.
Cal will send left-hander Arman Sabouri to the hill Friday night, and he'll be opposed by lefty Ken Waldichuk.
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Pitching:
W: THORNTON (2-0)
L: Scott, Mitchell (0-1)
Batting:
2B: DIAZ 1 ; MILAM 1 ; VRANESH 1 ; HAUS 1
HR: VRANESH 1 ; HAUS 1
RBI: MILAM 2 ; VRANESH 1 ; HAUS 3 ; CHAUVIN 1 ; THANE 1
SH: CHAUVIN 1
Base Running:
RUNS: DIAZ 2 ; VRANESH 3 ; HAUS 3 ; GREEN 1 ; CHAUVIN 1
CS: NOVIS 1 ; VRANESH 1
HBP: VRANESH 1 ; GREEN 1
Batting:
2B: Baker, Darren 1 ; Flower, Max 1 ; McIlwain, Brandon 1 ; Smith, Hance 1
RBI: Eden, Cameron 1 ; Smith, Hance 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Flower, Max 1 ; Eden, Cameron 1 ; McIlwain, Brandon 1
SB: Eden, Cameron 1
HBP: Eden, Cameron 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
1
AB
5
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
4
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
4
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
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