University of Washington
33-15, 17-11
California
23-26, 11-18
Washington’s Comeback Falls Short Against Cal
May 19, 2023 | Baseball
Kiefer Lord took the loss on the mound, allowing nine runs over 3.1 innings.
Despite the lopsided score, Cal took the game's first lead, plating a run in the second on a two-out double down the right field line. However, from there it was all Dawgs.
A leadoff home run got Cal on the board first, but Johnny Tincher leveled the score the next frame, cranking a solo home run high into the trees in left.
However, the middle innings belonged to the Golden Bears. Cal responded with six runs in the third, including a three-run homer, to seize control.
A two-run shot in the fourth and a solo home run in the sixth added on as the Golden Bears took a 10-1 advantage into the late innings.
Washington would not go quietly posting five sixth-inning runs to narrow the deficit to four. Michael Snyder and Jeter Ybarra notched back-to-back RBI singles and after a wild pitch plated a Husky run, Sam DeCarlo shot a single down the left line to score two more, cutting the Cal lead to 10-6.
Sam DeCarlo's RBI groundout in the eighth got the Huskies within three but a two-run home run in the ninth put Cal back up five and Washington couldn't claw back, falling for the first time in its last eight games.
QUICK HITS
• Friday night's attendance of 2,435 is the third-highest ever at Husky Ballpark.
• Johnny Tincher's second inning solo job made it eight straight games with at least one home run for Washington.
• Michael Snyder has driven in at least one run in four straight games, totaling 10 runs driven in over the stretch.
• Coby Morales extended his reached base streak to 28 games.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Chris Stamos (3-3)
L: Lord, Kiefer (6-4)
S: Tyler Stasiowski (3)
Batting:
HR: Max Handron 1 ; Caleb Lomavita 2 ; Carson Crawford 2
RBI: Max Handron 1 ; Caleb Lomavita 3 ; Kade Kretzschmar 2 ; Nathan Manning 1 ; Carson Crawford 5
Base Running:
RUNS: Max Handron 3 ; Caleb Lomavita 3 ; Rodney Green Jr 1 ; Kade Kretzschmar 1 ; Nathan Manning 2 ; Carson Crawford 2
SB: Caleb Lomavita 1
HBP: Caleb Lomavita 1
Batting:
2B: Ybarra, Jeter 1
HR: Tincher, Johnny 1
RBI: Tincher, Johnny 1 ; Snyder, Michael 1 ; Ybarra, Jeter 1 ; DeCarlo, Sam 3
SH: Barney, McKay 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Morales, Coby 1 ; Simpson, Will 1 ; Tincher, Johnny 1 ; Snyder, Michael 1 ; Ybarra, Jeter 2 ; Barney, McKay 1
HBP: Simpson, Will 1
