Sunday, April 12, 2009

UCI sweeps away Dirtbags

LBSU entered their series with UCI with a golden opportunity to seize a spot atop the Big West standings. They leave it scratching their heads and wondering what could have been.

After losing a 3-2 12-inning heartbreaker Thursday night they wouldn't get that close again.

6-3 and 9-5 losses Friday and Saturday simply signified how far they still have to go to get back to playing Dirtbag baseball.

After a seven game win-streak saw them rise to a season-high two games over .500, they have now lost five in a row and fallen to 14-17 and just 2-4 in the Big West.

At 8-1, Irvine is four and half games up on Long Beach State for the conference lead.

While the defense and mental mistakes must improve if the Dirtbags hope to play in June, team morale and most importantly to coach Weathers their effort is still there.

"They are a really close team," Weathers said after Saturday's loss.  Adding that their effort and camaraderie are "unbelievable."

"I have no complaints, that's big the one big bright light here these guys really are with each other."

Full series coverage from the Daily 49er including Matt Moreno's game story from Friday night


The Dirtbags look to get back on track Monday afternoon in Malibu, where they take on Pepperdine.

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