Anteaters post 2-1 victory at Santa Clara University

UCI third baseman Steve Guthrie laid down a game-winning bunt to

score pinch runner Gary Dudrey from third as UC Irvine defeated Santa

Clara University, 2-1, in 10 innings Friday at Buck Shaw Stadium in

Santa Clara.

Santa Clara got on the board first in the bottom of the third,

capitalizing on an error by pitcher Glenn Swanson that advanced

Bronco second baseman A.J. LaBarbera to third. LaBarbera later scored

on a Michael Thompson double-play ball.

UCI answered in the top of the fifth on second baseman Matt

Fisher’s single to center that scored shortstop B.J. Eucce, who had

stolen second base.

Anteater starter Glenn Swanson left after 6 2/3 with six

strikeouts. He gave up four hits and an unearned run.

Santa Clara threatened in the bottom of the eighth with a one-out

triple by designated hitter Scott Shapiro. However, with a runner on

first, reliever Kris Krise got first baseman Eric Newton to hit into

a double play to end the inning. The Broncos threatened again in the

bottom of the ninth with a runner on third, but Krise retired the

next three batters to push the game into extra innings.

UCI pinch hitter Andy Amara led off the 10th inning with a double

to right field off of reliever Joe Diefenderfer. Pinch runner Dudrey

advanced to third on Jon Horwitz’s sacrifice bunt before Guthrie

recorded the game-winning RBI.

In the bottom of the 10th , with a runner on second, UCI reliever

Chris Nicoll retired the next three in order to earn his first save

of the season as UC Irvine improved to 1-1. Santa Clara fell to 4-3

with the loss.

UCI right-hander Brett Smith faces Santa Clara southpaw John

Redmond in today’s 1p.m. matchup.

Nonconference

UCI 2, Santa Clara 1

Score by Innings

UCI 000 010 000

1 -- 2 6 4

SC 001 000 000

0 -- 1 5 0

Swanson, Tripoli (7), Krise (8),Nicoll (10) and Wagner;

Travis, Rea (6), Diefenderfer (9), Overholt (10) and Wallace. W --

Krise, 1-0. L -- Overholt, 1-1. Sv -- Nicoll (1). 2B -- Fisher (UCI),

Amara (UCI), Shapiro (SC). 3B -- Shapiro (SC).

* UC Irvine’s men’s volleyball team, ranked No. 1 in the nation, suffered its second Mountain Pacific Sports Fedeation loss Friday

night as host Cal State Northridge rolled to a 23-30, 30-26, 31-29,

33-31 victory.

The loss knocks UCI down to 12-2, 5-2 in conference play, while

Northridge, ranked No. 8, improves to 8-4, 4-3.

Jimmy Pelzel had 26 kills for UCI and three others were in double

figures.

Joe Nargi (20 kills) and Nils Nielsen (16 kills) were Northridge’s

pacesetters.

* UC Irvine’s men’s tennis team improved to 5-2, 2-0 in the Big

West Conference Friday with a 6-1 victory over visiting Cal Poly San

Luis Obispo.

The Anteaters swept doubles and got singles victories from

Jonathan Endrikat, Zoran Korac, Sean O’Connor, Brian Morton and Greg

Biorkman.

* UC Irvine’s women’s tennis team defeated the University of the

Pacific, 6-1, in a match at Eugene, Ore. Friday with the same formula

as the men’s victory, sweeping doubles and taking five of six

singles.

Singles victories went to Tiffany Chang, Anna Bentzer, Amy

Tranckino, Kristina Boss and Hui Leow.

UCI, 2-2, 1-0 in the Big West, duel the Portland Pilots today at 9

a.m.