Score: UC Davis 1, Long Beach State 4
Winning Pitcher: Owen Geiss (5-7)
Losing Pitcher: Ned Frutchey (1-4)
Location:Â Long Beach, Calif.
Records: UC Davis 22-24 (9-14), Long Beach State 17-27 (11-15)
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The short story: Despite scoring the game's first run, and a quality six-inning start from right-hander
Ned Frutchey, UC Davis fell 4-1 to Long Beach State Saturday night at Blair Field.
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FIRST PITCH
- Frutchey delivered a quality start, allowing just two runs (one earned) over six innings with four strikeouts
- Jaxon Murphy paced UC Davis' offense, going 3-for-4 with a double
- Alex Gouveia reached base three times, going 2-for-2 with a walk, and scored the Aggies' lone run in the third inning
- Tyler Howard drove in Gouveia for UC Davis' only RBI with a third-inning single to left field
- UC Davis struck first but, managed just one run despite out-hitting the Beach at a 9-7 clip
- Long Beach State's Trotter Enright delivered the go-ahead RBI single, part of a 2-for-2 performance
- Owen Geiss and Josh Donegan combined to allow just one-run, recording six strikeouts as a duo
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Aggies got on the board after Gouveia singled, advanced to second on a throwing error, and scored on Howard's RBI single through the left side
- Long Beach State capitalized on a UC Davis fielding error, plating an unearned run on a fielder's choice, and another one with a single from Enright
- The Beach scratched two more across in the seventh when Jake Evans launched a solo homer, followed by Enright's RBI double to right-center
- UC Davis put at least one runner on from the second inning all the way to the ninth and even out-hit Long Beach State 9-7, but were unable to generate a rally
UP NEXT: The rubber match against Long Beach State will take place tomorrow, Sunday, May 4, at 1 p.m. at Blair Field.
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