Tritons use long ball to send away Rainbow Warriors
In a parting shot, the UC San Diego baseball team delivered three departing shots in an 8-0 victory over Hawaii at Triton Ballpark in La Jolla, Calif. Michael Crossland, Alex Leopard and Gabe Camacho belted home runs to fuel the Tritons in the final scheduled meeting between the Big West teams for the foreseeable future. The Rainbow Warriors, who fell to 16-13 and 6-9 in the Big West, join the Mountain West on July 1.
UCSD is set to depart the Big West for the West Coast Conference in the summer of 2027. The Tritons are atop the Big West at 10-2. A crowd of 542 saw the Tritons win their fourth consecutive series — this time two games to one.
“Things didn’t definitely go our way,” said UH coach Rich Hill, whose ’Bows absorbed their fourth shutout of the season. “The team that won the game deserved to win the game. ” For the second consecutive game, the ’Bows were without shortstop Elijah Ickes, who was struck on the left wrist by a pitch in Thursday’s opener.
X-rays were negative, but Ickes was fitted for a light cast. His availability remains day-to-day. After hitting .
320 in the first two games, the ’Bows’ offense also was absent on Saturday. The ’Bows were 4-for-29, including 0-for-4 with runners in scoring position. “There were some bright spots,” Hill said.