Saturday, May 1
Santa Barbara, CA
1 p.m.
20-18, 10-12
5
at
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UC Santa Barbara
27-13, 18-8
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7
8
9
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Cal Poly
0
0
0
3
2
0
0
0
0
5
4
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UC Santa Barbara
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
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1
7
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Benbrook, Carter (4-1)
L: Warrecker, Bryce (1-3)
Batting:
HR: Marinconz, Nick 1
RBI: Marinconz, Nick 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Marinconz, Nick 1
CS: Samuelson, Tate 1
Batting:
2B: Cummings, Cole 2 ; Rodriguez, Zach 2
RBI: Willow, Jason 1 ; Newman Jr, John 1
SH: Willow, Jason 1
SF: Willow, Jason 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Rodriguez, Zach 1 ; Willits, Bryce 1
HBP: Willits, Bryce 1 ; Ledford, Steele 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
AB
5
R
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H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
1
AB
4
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
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Shown in earlier game, Nick DiCarlo's three-run home run in the fourth inning lifted Cal Poly over UC Santa Barbara in the opener of Saturday's Big West doubleheader.
Photo by: Owen Main | Cal Poly Athletics
Cal Poly, No. 27 UC Santa Barbara Split Big West Doubleheader
5/1/2021 9:29:00 PM | Baseball
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- Right fielder Nick DiCarlo smashed a three-run home run in the fourth inning and Cal Poly added two more runs in the fifth for a 5-1 victory over No. 27 UC Santa Barbara in the opener of a Big West Conference baseball doubleheader Saturday afternoon at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium.
The Gauchos edged the Mustangs 2-1 in an 11-inning nightcap to split the twinbill.
The split leaves Cal Poly 20-19 overall and 10-13 in Big West games. UC Santa Barbara is 28-13 and 19-8, one game behind UC Irvine (18-5), which split its doubleheader against Long Beach State.
DiCarlo's third homer of the season and fifth of his Mustang career erased a 1-0 deficit. A leadoff walk to Matt Lopez and a single by Nick Marinconz preceded the two-out home run by DiCarlo in the fourth.
In the fifth, the Mustangs chased Gaucho starter Rodney Boone (8-2) and scored twice on a bases-loaded walk to Marinconz and a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch to Joe Yorke.
That was more than enough for Travis Weston (4-5) and Kyle Scott.
Weston earned the win after striking out five and allowing one run and five hits over 5 1/3 innings. Scott earned his fifth save by securing the final 11 outs, seven via strikeout.
Boone allowed five runs over 4 2/3 innings with five walks and nine strikeouts.
Cal Poly was held to four hits, including a double by catcher Myles Emmerson. UC Santa Barbara's seven hits included two each by Jordan Sprinkle and Cole Cummings.
The Mustangs' offensive woes continued in the nightcap, held to just three hits. One of the hits was a solo home run by Marinconz with two outs in the fifth inning, giving Cal Poly a 1-0 lead.
It was Marinconz's second home run of the year and third of his Mustang career.
UC Santa Barbara tied the game in the sixth on a bases-loaded sacrifice fly by second baseman Jason Willow.
Cal Poly left two runners on base in the eighth and one more in both the ninth and 10th. UC Santa Barbara won it in the 11th as Bryce Willits drew a leadoff walk, advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt and scored on a single to center field by true freshman third-string catcher John Newman, who was 0-for-2 for the season before collecting his first collegiate hit.
Mustang starter Andrew Alvarez pitched seven strong innings, allowing one run and scattering eight hits with one walk and eight strikeouts. Bryce Warrecker (1-3) suffered the loss. The freshman right-hander allowed just two hits and one walk over 3 1/3 innings with four strikeouts.
Carter Benbrook (4-1), who collected his third save of the year Friday, pitched 4 1/3 scoreless innings in relief for the win in Saturday's nightcap, giving up one hit and two walks with three strikeouts.
In addition to the home run by Marinconz, Cal Poly's only other hits were a fourth-inning single by Matt Lopez and an eighth-inning single by Brooks Lee.
Final game of the series will be played Sunday at 1 o'clock with redshirt freshman right-hander Kaden Sheedy (0-1, 7.36 ERA) to start on the mound for Cal Poly.
The Gauchos edged the Mustangs 2-1 in an 11-inning nightcap to split the twinbill.
The split leaves Cal Poly 20-19 overall and 10-13 in Big West games. UC Santa Barbara is 28-13 and 19-8, one game behind UC Irvine (18-5), which split its doubleheader against Long Beach State.
DiCarlo's third homer of the season and fifth of his Mustang career erased a 1-0 deficit. A leadoff walk to Matt Lopez and a single by Nick Marinconz preceded the two-out home run by DiCarlo in the fourth.
In the fifth, the Mustangs chased Gaucho starter Rodney Boone (8-2) and scored twice on a bases-loaded walk to Marinconz and a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch to Joe Yorke.
That was more than enough for Travis Weston (4-5) and Kyle Scott.
Weston earned the win after striking out five and allowing one run and five hits over 5 1/3 innings. Scott earned his fifth save by securing the final 11 outs, seven via strikeout.
Boone allowed five runs over 4 2/3 innings with five walks and nine strikeouts.
Cal Poly was held to four hits, including a double by catcher Myles Emmerson. UC Santa Barbara's seven hits included two each by Jordan Sprinkle and Cole Cummings.
The Mustangs' offensive woes continued in the nightcap, held to just three hits. One of the hits was a solo home run by Marinconz with two outs in the fifth inning, giving Cal Poly a 1-0 lead.
It was Marinconz's second home run of the year and third of his Mustang career.
UC Santa Barbara tied the game in the sixth on a bases-loaded sacrifice fly by second baseman Jason Willow.
Cal Poly left two runners on base in the eighth and one more in both the ninth and 10th. UC Santa Barbara won it in the 11th as Bryce Willits drew a leadoff walk, advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt and scored on a single to center field by true freshman third-string catcher John Newman, who was 0-for-2 for the season before collecting his first collegiate hit.
Mustang starter Andrew Alvarez pitched seven strong innings, allowing one run and scattering eight hits with one walk and eight strikeouts. Bryce Warrecker (1-3) suffered the loss. The freshman right-hander allowed just two hits and one walk over 3 1/3 innings with four strikeouts.
Carter Benbrook (4-1), who collected his third save of the year Friday, pitched 4 1/3 scoreless innings in relief for the win in Saturday's nightcap, giving up one hit and two walks with three strikeouts.
In addition to the home run by Marinconz, Cal Poly's only other hits were a fourth-inning single by Matt Lopez and an eighth-inning single by Brooks Lee.
Final game of the series will be played Sunday at 1 o'clock with redshirt freshman right-hander Kaden Sheedy (0-1, 7.36 ERA) to start on the mound for Cal Poly.
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