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2 p.m.
Baseball
at Loyola Marymount
The University of Utah Athletics
Saturday, February 26
San Diego, CA
7:00 PM
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Utes Shutout San Diego State, 4-0
2/26/2022 11:14 PM | Baseball
Hostert goes 6.2 innings, Roberts contributes a homer as Utah improves 4-0-1
SAN DIEGO – Utah baseball is undefeated through five games (4-0-1) following a 4-0 shutout victory at San Diego State on Saturday night at Tony Gwynn Stadium. It marks the best start for the Utes through five games since at least the 1981 season.
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Saturday's game also marked the first time Utah shut out an opponent since an 8-0 triumph over UC Davis on May 24, 2019.
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Right-hander Randon Hostert had a nice bounce-back outing in his second start of the season, tossing 6.2 innings of three-hit, shutout ball with eight strikeouts—one short of tying a career-high. He was relieved with two outs in the seventh by Ben Kibbe, who went the remaining 2.1 innings and allowed only two walks—fanning three along the way.
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It was an all-around team effort both at the plate and defensively as six different Utes contributed a hit, including a three-hit night from Alex Baeza, his first such performance as a Ute.
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Utah was first to the scoreboard, breaking a 0-0 tie in its half of the fourth inning. A one-out double by Chase Anderson opened the sequence, then Jayden Kiernan popped a single that allowed Anderson to score on an error. A wild pitch moved Kiernan to third, then he scored on a base hit from Baeza.
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In the following frame, Utah doubled its lead to 4-0 when Kai Roberts went opposite field on a 1-1 pitch, sending the ball over the left-center field fence for a two-run homer. It was Roberts' second dinger of the season and brought in Dakota Duffalo, who had singled with one out.
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From that point on it was a pretty lockdown effort on the mound and in the field by the Utes. San Diego State never advanced a runner past second base, and the lone jam for Utah came in the bottom of the seventh, when two Aztecs came aboard on two-out walks.
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Utah did not allow a hit after the third inning, and only once all night—a walk in the fifth inning—did the Aztecs' leadoff hitter reach base.
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The Utes close out the weekend with a rematch against SDSU on Sunday, Feb. 27 in a game beginning at 3Â p.m. MT from Tony Gwynn Stadium.
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Saturday's game also marked the first time Utah shut out an opponent since an 8-0 triumph over UC Davis on May 24, 2019.
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Right-hander Randon Hostert had a nice bounce-back outing in his second start of the season, tossing 6.2 innings of three-hit, shutout ball with eight strikeouts—one short of tying a career-high. He was relieved with two outs in the seventh by Ben Kibbe, who went the remaining 2.1 innings and allowed only two walks—fanning three along the way.
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It was an all-around team effort both at the plate and defensively as six different Utes contributed a hit, including a three-hit night from Alex Baeza, his first such performance as a Ute.
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Utah was first to the scoreboard, breaking a 0-0 tie in its half of the fourth inning. A one-out double by Chase Anderson opened the sequence, then Jayden Kiernan popped a single that allowed Anderson to score on an error. A wild pitch moved Kiernan to third, then he scored on a base hit from Baeza.
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In the following frame, Utah doubled its lead to 4-0 when Kai Roberts went opposite field on a 1-1 pitch, sending the ball over the left-center field fence for a two-run homer. It was Roberts' second dinger of the season and brought in Dakota Duffalo, who had singled with one out.
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From that point on it was a pretty lockdown effort on the mound and in the field by the Utes. San Diego State never advanced a runner past second base, and the lone jam for Utah came in the bottom of the seventh, when two Aztecs came aboard on two-out walks.
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Utah did not allow a hit after the third inning, and only once all night—a walk in the fifth inning—did the Aztecs' leadoff hitter reach base.
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The Utes close out the weekend with a rematch against SDSU on Sunday, Feb. 27 in a game beginning at 3Â p.m. MT from Tony Gwynn Stadium.
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Follow Utah baseball on social media @utahbaseball.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Hostert, Randon (1-0)
L: SAUER, Kelena (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Anderson, Chase 1
HR: Roberts, Kai 1
RBI: Roberts, Kai 2 ; Kiernan, Jayden 1 ; Baeza, Alex 1
SH: Booth, Carter 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Roberts, Kai 1 ; Anderson, Chase 1 ; Kiernan, Jayden 1 ; Duffalo, Dakota 1
Batting:
2B: RUIZ, Poncho 1
Game Leaders
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