By Tim Peterson<\/p>\n
(Mazmanian Field- Mt. San Antonio\u00a0College) – \u00a0UC San Diego\u00a0beat Azusa Pacific 5-3 Monday at Mazmanian Field to\u00a0knock the Cougars out of the\u00a0NCAA Division\u00a02 Regional West Playoffs.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Azusa Pacific scored first when Blake James\u00a0hit the first pitch he saw for a home run over the left field fence.\u00a0UC San Diego responded with two in the second\u00a0on a bases loaded walk to\u00a0Tyler Howsley and a run scoring single by Brandon Shirley. Michael Fairchild replaced starter Wyatt Wood, who had already walked four.<\/p>\n
The Tritons added two\u00a0on an RBI base hit by Michael Mann in the fifth and a solo shot by Justin Flatt in the sixth.<\/p>\n
Trailing 5-1, the Cougars scratched out two in the ninth when Daniel Martin doubled and Jordan Brower singled. Martin scored on a fielder’s choice ground ball by Ryan Santana and\u00a0Santana scooted home on a wild pitch.\u00a0But that was all APU could muster as UC San Diego prevailed.<\/p>\n
The Cougars finished the season at\u00a034-20 in its first year as an NCAA member.<\/p>\n
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