IRVINE, Calif. (Interstat) — Nathan Ries pitched a complete-game four-hitter with four strikeouts as UC San Diego blanked UC Santa Barbara 7-0 on Saturday evening at Anteater Ballpark. The Tritons (26-27, Big West) scored five unearned runs in the bottom of the first inning, aided by two UC Santa Barbara errors, and added two more in the fourth. Addison Klepsch drove in two runs with a single, and Alex Leopard went 2-for-4 with an RBI. Xavier Esquer had two hits for the Gauchos (38-18). UC San Diego’s four hits matched UC Santa Barbara’s total. Tritons pitchers scattered four hits and did not allow an earned run. The Gauchos used five pitchers; Kellan Montgomery took the loss after allowing three earned runs over four innings.