Grossman, Bears powers past Anteaters, 8-7

Junior catcher Chris Grossman hit two home runs and drove in the

game-winning run in the 12th inning to lead Cal to an 8-7

nonconference baseball victory over UC Irvine Friday.

His ninth-inning two-run home run, after fouling off nine

consecutive pitches, send the game into extra innings.

Grossman’s efforts, 4 for 6 with a double and four RBIs in

addition to the home runs, overshadowed a 12-hit UCI attack, which

included a two-run homer by Matt Falk in the eighth inning and

doubles by Gregg Wallis, Chris Klemm and Jon Horwitz.

Horwitz’s two-run double highlighted a four-run fourth-inning.

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Nonconference

Cal 8, UCI 7

Score by Innings

UCI 000 400 021 000 -- 7 12 2

Cal 300 000 202 001 -- 8 9 1

Swanson, Alstot (7), French (9) and

Wagner; Brown, Talbott (8), Ingram

(8), Padgett (9) and Grossman. W --

Padgett, 2-1. L -- French, 0-1. 2B

-- Wallis (UCI), Klemm (UCI),

Horwitz (UCI), Nicholson (C),

Grossman (C). HR -- Falk (UCI),

Jackson (C), Grossman (C) 2

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