16-31
Utah
21-27-1
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Van Sickle, Bryson (3-5)
L: Warrecker, Bryce (3-5)
S: Kuehl, Bransen (1)
Batting:
2B: Steels, Jake 1 ; Stafford, Ryan 1
3B: Corio, Taison 1
HR: Corio, Taison 1
RBI: Stafford, Ryan 1 ; Casillas, Aaron 2 ; Shimao, Tate 1 ; Corio, Taison 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Steels, Jake 1 ; Fenn, Ryan 2 ; Villegas, Collin 1 ; Shimao, Tate 1 ; Corio, Taison 1
Batting:
2B: Roberts, Kai 2 ; Cop, Davis 1
3B: Duffalo, Dakota 1
HR: Cop, Davis 1 ; Gish, Jake 1
RBI: Roberts, Kai 5 ; Cop, Davis 3 ; Clarkson, TJ 2 ; Kiernan, Jayden 3 ; Frei, Landon 1 ; Gish, Jake 1 ; Webster, Bruer 1
SH: Roberts, Kai 1 ; Webster, Bruer 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Roberts, Kai 3 ; Cop, Davis 4 ; Clarkson, TJ 1 ; Duffalo, Dakota 1 ; Hammill, Elijha 1 ; Gish, Jake 3 ; Flaharty, Matt 4 ; Webster, Bruer 1
SB: Gish, Jake 1 ; Flaharty, Matt 1 ; Webster, Bruer 1
HBP: Clarkson, TJ 1
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Utah Overcomes Early Deficit to Beat Cal Poly in Series Opener
5/12/2023 9:27:00 PM | Baseball
Giving up season highs for runs (18) and hits (22) in a game, Cal Poly fell to 16-31 for the year. Utah improved to 21-27-1.
Cal Poly jumped to a 2-0 lead in the first inning as Jake Steels doubled and Ryan Fenn singled before Aaron Casillas scored both with a two-out single up the middle.
Mustang junior right-hander Bryce Warrecker retired the first six Utah batters of the game before the Utes erupted for 16 runs over the next four innings en route to their fourth win in 13 meetings against Cal Poly.
Cal Poly trimmed a 12-2 deficit with two runs in the sixth on a run-scoring single by Tate Shimao and an RBI triple by Taison Corio and added single runs in the seventh (RBI double by Ryan Stafford) and eighth (solo home run by Corio) frames.
Bryson Van Sickle (3-5) earned the win, allowing four runs and nine hits over six innings with one walk and seven strikeouts. Bransen Kuehl earned a three-inning save after giving up two runs and three hits.
The loss was charged to Warrecker (3-5), who surrendered seven runs and six hits over 3 2/3 innings with two walks and a pair of strikeouts.
Kaden Sheedy, Freddy Rodriguez, Evan Tomlinson and Holden Garcia also pitched for the Mustangs.
Cal Poly's 12 hits included the triple and home run (fifth of the year) by Corio, a single and double by Steels and two singles by Fenn, lifting his average to .354.
Utah was paced offensively by center fielder Kai Roberts with a double and two singles for five RBIs. Catcher Davis Cop (a home run, a double and a single) and first baseman Jayden Kiernan (three singles) each drove in three runs, third baseman Jake Gish (a home run and two singles) added one RBI and shortstop Matt Flaherty (three singles) also had three hits.
Cal Poly is now 4-16 in games in which it scores first. Every starter for both teams collected at least one hit.
Second game of the series will be played Saturday at 1 p.m. PDT with Cal Poly sophomore right-hander Steven Brooks (4-1, 5.68 ERA) to face Utah freshman right-hander Merit Jones (2-3, 7.69 ERA).
Sunday's series finale begins at noon PDT.
Photos courtesy of Bryan Byerly | Utah Athletics
