University can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent match on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Irvine Vaqueros as the University Trojans made off with a 12-1 win. The victory was some much needed relief for University as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Cooper Berger was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Berger has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Berger was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, University let Andrew Dowd and Luke Weston loose on the outfield. Dowd scored a run while going 3-for-4, while Weston scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Austen Barnett, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Irvine's side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evan Tamayo, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
The win got University back to even at 7-7. As for Irvine, they dropped their record down to 7-6-1 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat University by a score of 3-1.
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