UC San Diego 4, at UC Santa Barbara 3

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (Interstat) — Steele Murdock authored a historic performance on the mound and Trevian Martinez delivered a decisive three-run double in the eighth inning as the UC San Diego Tritons edged the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 4-3 in a Big West Conference opener Friday night at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium. The game’s defining moment, and its most crucial sequence, arrived in the top of the eighth. After being held to just one hit over seven innings by Gauchos starters Jackson Flora and Cole Tryba, the Tritons’ offense erupted. With one out, Anthony Potestio singled and Gabriel Camacho reached on… Read more...