Anteaters suffer 3-1 loss as bats produce one hit

Washington starting pitcher Trevor Gibson held the Anteaters to one

hit as the Huskies went on to defeat host UC Irvine, 3-1, for the

series win Sunday.

Both clubs were shut out through four innings as Gibson walked

just two batters. UCI starting pitcher Paul French faced the minimum

through three innings and gave up a single and a walk in the fourth.

Washington’s John Otness led off the fifth with a single and was

driven in on Brent Lillibridge’s two-out single. Lillibridge came

around on a double and Greg Isaacson capped the scoring with a RBI

single to bring in Tila Reynolds.

UCI’s Matt Falk led off the fifth with a triple and was cashed in

on Matt Fisher’s sacrifice fly, but Gibson struck out the next two

batters to get out of the inning.

The Anteaters threatened in the sixth, drawing three walks to load

the bases, but pinch hitter Daniel Miramontes lined to Otness for the

third out.

Gibson improved to 2-0 after pitching 5.2 innings and giving up a

run on one hit while striking out six.

Reliever Will Fenton shut out UCI in 1 1/3 innings to earn his

fifth save of the season. French suffered his second loss, lasting

eight innings and yielding three runs on seven hits while striking

out six.

UCI falls to 10-16 with the loss while Washington improves to

16-6.

The Anteaters travel to UNLV for a 6 p.m. game Tuesday.

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Nonconference

Washington 3, UCI 1

Score by Innings

U.of W 000 030 000 -- 3 7 0

UCI 000 010 000 -- 1 1 2

Gibson, Baysinger (6), Robertson (7),

Carter (7), Fenton (8) and Hathaway;

French, Raulinaitis (9), Alstot (9),

Tripoli (9), Koehler (9) and Wager. W --

Gibson, 3-0. L -- French, 0-2. Sv --

Fenton (5). 2B -- Reynolds (W). 3B --

Falk (UCI)

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