May 12, 2021 at 7:43 pm by Garret Harcourt
Siavash Ghadiri / Daily Nexus
UC Santa Barbara: 30-16 (21-11)
UC Irvine: 29-15 (21-7)
Game Three Breakdown: Loss
The Gauchos couldnât get anything rolling in the second game of the doubleheader. They continued their poor hitting into this game, managing a less-than-impressive 2 hits on the day. Starter Cory Lewis tossed a solid game for the Gauchos, going 6.1 innings, giving up 3 earned runs and picking up 11 strikeouts. Reliever Jorge Arellano Jr. got roughed up in the seventh inning, giving up 2 earned runs, putting the Gauchos down 6-0. There were no relief appearances for the Anteaters as their starter, Michael Frias, went the distance to the tune of 10 strikeouts across 9 shutout innings.Â