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(February
23, 2008) - UC Riverside split the two games played against
the University of Washington on Saturday at the Riverside
Baseball Complex. Sophomore Joey Gonzales picked up three
hits and freshman Brett Hambright drove in two runs in the
Highlanders (2-1) game one 6-3 win. The Huskies (1-2) picked
up the win in game two by a score of 19-4.
The two teams decided on Friday to play the double-header
with threatening weather in the forecast for the next two
days.
In the first game, UCR plated two runs in the second inning
on RBI singles by junior Drew Garcia and Hambright to give
the Highlanders an early 2-0 lead. They would add another
in the third on senior Aaron Wible's base-hit up the middle
that brought around Gonzales.
Washington put up two runs in the fourth off of freshman starting
pitcher Matt Larkins, using two wild pitches by Larkins followed
by a Troy Scott triple to left center that brought home both
runners. Larkins would settle down after a rough third and
fourth innings as the Huskies cut it 4-3 with another run
in the fourth.
The Highlanders picked up some insurance runs in the seventh
and eighth innings on RBI singles from Gonzales and Hambright
to give UCR a 6-3 lead they would hold on to. Larkins produced
a very solid outing, picking up the win after a six-inning,
four-strikeout performance in his first collegiate start.
Junior Ryan Platt also had an impressive first outing as a
Highlander, striking out two and allowing only one hit in
his three innings of relief to pick up his first career save.
In game two, the Huskies put up eight runs in the first three
innings off of Highlanders sophomore starter Paul Applebee.
The Highlanders later answered the Washington offensive outburst
with back-to-back RBI singles by junior Carl Uhl and senior
Ben Price in the fifth to make it 9-3. But UW would come right
back with a four spot in the sixth and added on some runs
late, finishing with 23 hits and 19 runs.
Huskies starter Elliot Cribby held the Highlanders to one
unearned run in six innings to hand Riverside their first
loss of 2008.
The Highlanders will close out their season-opening series
with UW on Sunday at 1;00 p.m.
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