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‘Eaters Top Cats in Series Finale Sunday
Apr 23, 2023 | Baseball
IRVINE, Calif. – K-State was held to one run for just the third time this season as UC Irvine claimed the series finale, 7-1, at Anteater Ballpark on Sunday.
The Wildcats (26-16) won the series against the Anteaters for their fourth three-game series win of the season and second consecutive after sweeping past rival Kansas last weekend. With major moves in the Big 12 over the weekend, the Cats now stand third overall in the league standings.
"We had opportunities to have a couple of big innings and were unable to make it happen," said head coach Pete Hughes. "Eleven left on base is a lot. We've been very good lately with runners in scoring position. Unfortunately, we were not successful today."
"In the end we did what we came here to do, and that's win the series," said Hughes.
Collin Rothermel (1-2) received the loss after allowing six runs (six earned) on nine hits with five strikeouts and a walk.
Brady Day and Nick Goodwin each produced multiple hits with Day going 3-for-4 at the plate while Goodwin had two.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Momentum shifted in favor of the 'Eaters in the final game of the three-game set as UCI grabbed an early 3-0 lead in the second frame and kept the foot on the gas.
Three homers separated the Cats and 'Eaters who expanded their lead out to six, 6-0, leading into the seventh.
Kaelen Culpepper reached on a walk before advancing 90-feet on a single from Carson Queck until another walk loaded the bases. With no outs, Raphael Pelletier hit to the right side to bring home Culpepper and snap the shutout but the 'Eaters collected three quick outs to end the threat.
INSIDE THE BOX
The Cats close out their west coast trip with a single game against UC Riverside (8-28, 2-13 Big West) on Tuesday night at Riverside Sports Complex with game time slated for 6:30 p.m. The game will be streamed on ESPN+ and the ESPN app with radio coverage on News Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM). Live streaming audio is available for all games at KStateSports.com/watch and on the K-State Sports app.
The Wildcats (26-16) won the series against the Anteaters for their fourth three-game series win of the season and second consecutive after sweeping past rival Kansas last weekend. With major moves in the Big 12 over the weekend, the Cats now stand third overall in the league standings.
"We had opportunities to have a couple of big innings and were unable to make it happen," said head coach Pete Hughes. "Eleven left on base is a lot. We've been very good lately with runners in scoring position. Unfortunately, we were not successful today."
"In the end we did what we came here to do, and that's win the series," said Hughes.
Collin Rothermel (1-2) received the loss after allowing six runs (six earned) on nine hits with five strikeouts and a walk.
Brady Day and Nick Goodwin each produced multiple hits with Day going 3-for-4 at the plate while Goodwin had two.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Momentum shifted in favor of the 'Eaters in the final game of the three-game set as UCI grabbed an early 3-0 lead in the second frame and kept the foot on the gas.
Three homers separated the Cats and 'Eaters who expanded their lead out to six, 6-0, leading into the seventh.
Kaelen Culpepper reached on a walk before advancing 90-feet on a single from Carson Queck until another walk loaded the bases. With no outs, Raphael Pelletier hit to the right side to bring home Culpepper and snap the shutout but the 'Eaters collected three quick outs to end the threat.
INSIDE THE BOX
- K-State was held to one run on eight hits with no errors and 11 left on base
- Five players registered a hit with two producing multiple
- Pelletier drove in the lone run with a single to second
- Day went 3-for-4 at the plate
- Rothermel (1-2) received the loss
- The bullpen combined for one run, two strikeouts and one walk
- UCI scored seven runs on 13 hits with no errors and eight left on
- 'Eaters' Michael Stanford (3-2) earned the victory
- Cats scored just one run for only the third time this season
- Johnson expanded his hit streak out to six
- Rugely extended his on-base streak to 24 straight games followed by Day (22) and Pelletier (18)
- Cats lead the all-time series 5-3; 2-1 in Irvine
- K-State is 13-8 when playing in true road games; 13-11 overall on the road
The Cats close out their west coast trip with a single game against UC Riverside (8-28, 2-13 Big West) on Tuesday night at Riverside Sports Complex with game time slated for 6:30 p.m. The game will be streamed on ESPN+ and the ESPN app with radio coverage on News Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM). Live streaming audio is available for all games at KStateSports.com/watch and on the K-State Sports app.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Stanford, Michael (3-2)
L: Rothermel, Collin (1-2)
Batting:
2B: Day, Brady 1
RBI: Pelletier, Raphael 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Culpepper, Kaelen 1
Batting:
2B: Call, Chase 1 ; Spillane, Luke 1
HR: Martinez, Anthony 1 ; Gleed, Dub. 2
RBI: Bermudez, Will 1 ; Martinez, Anthony 2 ; Garcia-Pacheco, A. 1 ; Gleed, Dub. 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Kendle, Caden 2 ; Martinez, Anthony 1 ; Call, Chase 1 ; Gleed, Dub. 2 ; Spillane, Luke 1
CS: Oyama, Jo 1
HBP: Kendle, Caden 1
Game Leaders
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