UC SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - Gauchos ace Jackson Flora had his consecutive scoreless innings streak end at 38 2/3 and then UCSB's ninth inning rally came up short in a 4-3 loss to Big West leader UC San Diego.
Flora's second fielding error of the game led to an unearned run in the fifth inning for the Tritons as they grabbed a 1-0 lead.
Flora pitched five innings allowing just the one unearned run on one hit with six strikeouts and three walks.
UCSB catcher Nate Vargas slugged his third home run on the season in the bottom of the fifth as the solo shot tied the game at 1.
It was the only mistake that UCSD pitcher Steele Murdock who set a program record with 17 strikeouts in eight innings of work. Former Angels hurler Jered Weaver has the all-time Big West record with 18 strikeouts in a single game.
Murdock allowed just one run on 3 hits and did not walk a batter to go along with those 17 punchouts.
In the top of the 8th the Tritons snapped a 1-1 tie with a 3-run gift triple off of UCSB reliever Cole Tryba.
Trevian Martinez lofted a shallow fly ball to left center field with two outs and the bases loaded.
There was a miscommunication between Gauchos outfielders Rowan Kelly and Liam Barrett and the ball found the grass.
UCSB almost recovered from that miscue as they scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning.
The opened up the inning with three straight singles including a pinch-hit from Jonathan Mendez who is working his way back from an injury.
But Cole Kosciusko bounced into a double-play as the Tritons gladly traded two outs for a run.
Vargas doubled in a run to cut the deficit to 4-3 but Corey Nunez flied out to end the game.
UC San Diego leads the Big West with at 11-2 while UCSB is third at 8-5.
Same two teams Saturday and Sunday, both games start at 1:05 p.m.
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