SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah baseball team dropped its series opener to the Cal Bears 9-0 at Smith's Ballpark on Friday.
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Utah had a tough time getting its bats going only totaling four hits in the game.
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Cal jumped on the Utes early scoring three runs in the second and then adding a run in the third and fourth inning. They put things out of reach in the sixth scoring four more to go up 9-0.
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Josh Giffins came out of the bullpen and pitched 4.0 innings only allowing three hits and one run. He struck out three batters. It was his first appearance this season.
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Vinny Zavolta,
Kai Roberts,
Tyler Thompson and
Gabe Singer each had a hit for Utah in the game. For Singer, it was his third appearance for Utah, but his first at bat and he knocked a single to left field.
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The loss drops Utah's record to 4-12 and 1-3 in Pac-12 play.
Justin Kelly took the loss moving his record to 0-4 on the season.
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The Utes and Bears will play their second game of the series against each other at Smith's Ballpark on Saturday, March 27 at 3 p.m.