BERKELEY, Calif. – The Utah baseball team played seven innings of its series opener against California on Thursday, April 5, before the game was postponed by rain. The Utes trail 7-5 with two innings remaining.
The teams will reevaluate at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. Announcements will be made first on the baseball Twitter at @UtahBaseball.
Utah took a 2-0 lead in the first inning. DaShawn Keirsey, Jr., walked and Rykker Tom hit a double down the left field line to score Keirsey. Tom moved to third on a wild pitch and scored on a throwing error. The Utes took a 3-0 lead in the third after Keirsey led off the inning with a double and scored on and RBI single from Oliver Dunn.
California scored the next six runs for a 6-3 lead, scoring two runs each in the third, fourth and fifth innings.
Utah rallied back in the seventh with two runs to cut the lead to a run, 6-5. Matt Richardson led off the inning with his first career home run. Keirsey again doubled followed by a single from Tom and Dunn walked to load the bases and Keirsey scored on an RBI ground out from Wade Gulden.
A leadoff walk and single in the bottom of the seventh would lead to a run for Cal to again push the Golden Bears lead to two runs before rain that fell steadily throughout the game forced a postponement.
