Anteaters take it on the chin

UC Irvine’s losing streak extended to six games with a 7-1 loss

against San Diego Friday at Cunningham Baseball Stadium.

San Diego’s (4-9) Joey Prast and Freddie Sandoval hit consecutive

home runs in the bottom of the third off UCI starter Glenn Swanson to

take a 2-0 lead.

The Anteaters answered with a run in the top of the third on Mark

Wagner’s sacrifice fly to score Gary Dudrey. Wagner was 2-3 with a

double.

The Toreros added three more runs in the bottom of the fourth,

including a second home run by Prast. Prast finished the game 2-5

with three RBI and three runs scored. Sandoval was 2-4 with a run and

an RBI.

San Diego starter Kyle Collins limited the Anteaters (2-7) to just

four hits while striking out six in eight innings to improve to 1-1.

UCI starter Glenn Swanson fell to 0-1 on the season after lasting

just four innings and giving up five runs on 10 hits while striking

out three.

The Anteaters will face the Toreros in the second game of the

three-game series today at 1 p.m.

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Nonconference

U. San Diego 7, UCI 1

Score by Innings

UCI 000 100 000 -- 1 6 2

USD 002 301 01x -- 7 11 0 Swanson, Krise (5), Edell (6), Schroer

(6), Millett (8) and Werhun; Colllins,

Perez (9) and Hansen. W -- Collins, 1-1.

L -- Swanson, 0-1. 2B -- Wagner (UCI),

Sandoval (SD), Caple (SD), Ortega (SD).

HR -- Prast (SD), 2, Sandoval (SD)

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