For the second day in a row, the No. 7 California baseball team fell to No. 6-ranked Arizona State by the score of 11-7 at Packard Stadium in Tempe, Ariz. On Saturday, the Golden Bears had tied the game, 7-7, on Dylan Tonneson’s three-run homer in the sixth inning, only to see Cal give up four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning. Cal dropped to 27-12-2 overall and 7-7 in the Pac-10.
The Sun Devils improved to 34-7 and 9-5 in league play.
The losing pitcher for the Bears was junior left-hander Craig Benningson, who replaced freshman starter Kevin Miller in the sixth inning. The winning pitcher for ASU was closer Tommy Rafferty, who improved his record to 8-0 by throwing the final 3 innings with two hits, no runs, one walk and four strikeouts.
Cal had taken a 3-2 lead in the top of the third inning on an RBI single by sophomore center fielder Brett Jackson, an RBI single by Tonneson and a sacrifice fly by junior shortstop Michael Brady. The Sun Devils scored twice in the bottom of the third to take a 4-3 advantage. The Bears came back to tie the game, 4-4, on sophomore designated hitter Rich Gorman’s RBI single to right field in the fifth, only to see ASU score three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning for a 7-4 lead.
Cal mustered another comeback in the top of the sixth inning when Tonneson hit his three-run shot off of the Sun Devil’s Seth Blair, but ASU controlled the game for good by scoring four runs in the bottom of the seventh when Mike Leake hit a three-run triple off of Blake Smith and then scored on Smith’s wild pitch.
Tonneson was the top hitter for the Bears, going 2-for-4 with four RBI. He also was the only player to hit a 3-run homer . Junior first baseman David Cooper went 3-for-6; and Gorman, Brady and sophomore third baseman Jeff Kobernus had two hits apiece for Cal. The Bears out-hit ASU, 14-9.
Cal will next play the third game of the three-game series at ASU, Sunday, Apr. 27 at 1 p.m. at Packard Stadium. There is expected to be a big crowd on hand for ASU to get the sweep. Their fans will have on their Arizona State Sun Devils merchandise on.
For the second day in a row, the No. 7 California baseball team fell to No. 6-ranked Arizona State by the score of 11-7 at Packard Stadium in Tempe, Ariz. On Saturday, the Golden Bears had tied the game, 7-7, on Dylan Tonneson’s three-run homer in the sixth inning, only to see Cal give up four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning. Cal dropped to 27-12-2 overall and 7-7 in the Pac-10.
The Sun Devils improved to 34-7 and 9-5 in league play.
The losing pitcher for the Bears was junior left-hander Craig Benningson, who replaced freshman starter Kevin Miller in the sixth inning. The winning pitcher for ASU was closer Tommy Rafferty, who improved his record to 8-0 by throwing the final 3 innings with two hits, no runs, one walk and four strikeouts.
Cal had taken a 3-2 lead in the top of the third inning on an RBI single by sophomore center fielder Brett Jackson, an RBI single by Tonneson and a sacrifice fly by junior shortstop Michael Brady. The Sun Devils scored twice in the bottom of the third to take a 4-3 advantage. The Bears came back to tie the game, 4-4, on sophomore designated hitter Rich Gorman’s RBI single to right field in the fifth, only to see ASU score three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning for a 7-4 lead.
Cal mustered another comeback in the top of the sixth inning when Tonneson hit his three-run shot off of the Sun Devil’s Seth Blair, but ASU controlled the game for good by scoring four runs in the bottom of the seventh when Mike Leake hit a three-run triple off of Blake Smith and then scored on Smith’s wild pitch.
Tonneson was the top hitter for the Bears, going 2-for-4 with four RBI. He also was the only player to hit a 3-run homer . Junior first baseman David Cooper went 3-for-6; and Gorman, Brady and sophomore third baseman Jeff Kobernus had two hits apiece for Cal. The Bears out-hit ASU, 14-9.
Cal will next play the third game of the three-game series at ASU, Sunday, Apr. 27 at 1 p.m. at Packard Stadium. There is expected to be a big crowd on hand for ASU to get the sweep. Their fans will have on their Arizona State Sun Devils merchandise on.
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