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Jordan Sprinkle, Cole Cummings and McClain O’Connor each had three hits, as the Gauchos outhit the Cowboys 18-8.
Cummings collected the first hit of the Tucson Regional, ripping a one-out triple down the right field line in the first inning. With two outs, Castanon, in just his fifth game back from injury, knocked in Cummings for an early 1-0 lead.
After the Cowboys answered with an unearned run in the bottom of the first, the game remained tied at 1 until the Gauchos scratched out two runs in the fourth inning. Jason Willow led off with a bunt basehit and advanced to third on a well-executed hit-and-run. Catcher Gianni Bloom then laid down a bunt and brought Willow home on a suicide squeeze that was called out until overturned on review.
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The Gauchos got on the board in the first inning of the weekend with Kirtley collecting a two-out RBI double to score Zach Rodriguez and give UCSB the early lead. Mason Eng made it 2-0 in the top of the second, singling up the middle to score Willow, who doubled and stole third with two outs.
In the top of the third, Cummings led off with a single and came around to score on a Highlander error to make it 3-0. McClain O Connor brought Kirtley in with a two-out triple to give UCSB the early 4-0 lead.