NORTHRIDGE, Calif.—UC San Diego baseball brought the go-ahead run to the plate in the ninth, but ultimately fell, 5-2, to CSUN in game two of the series on Friday afternoon at Matador Field.
 
The Tritons (23-32, 12-17 Big West) were limited to three hits in the contest—Michael Fuhrman went 1-for-2, including a pinch-hit solo homerun and Emiliano Gonzalez finished 1-for-4 with an RBI. Noah Conlon pitched 6.1 innings in his final start as a Triton, allowing three runs—two earned—on five hits with three walks and a strikeout.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The teams stayed quiet through the first two innings before the Matadors (32-21, 17-12 Big West) took the lead with three runs in the bottom of the third. 
 
The Tritons answered quickly, getting a run back on an RBI-ground by Gonzalez with runners on second and third with one out to make it 3-1.
 
Conlon and the Tritons held the CSUN lineup in check into the sixth inning before the Matadors advanced two runners into scoring position. But a ground-out to Crew Robinson at second ended the threat and kept it a two-run ballgame.
 
In the top of the seventh, Fuhrman came to the plate as a pinch hitter with two outs and knocked a towering solo homerun to left field—his sixth of the year—to make it 3-2.
 
The Matadors responded in the bottom of the inning, plating two more runs on an RBI single to extend the lead back to three, 5-2.
 
The Tritons saw their best opportunity in the top of the ninth, loading the bases with one out and bringing the go-ahead run to the plate. However, an infield fly and a strikeout ended the rally and secured the victory for CSUN.
 
TRITON TIDBITS

• Starting pitcher Noah Conlon (4-9) was credited with the loss, going 6.1 innings and allowing three runs—two earned—on five hits with three walks and a strikeout.
• Michael Fuhrman and Emiliano Gonzalez were credited with the only RBI in the game.
• With the loss, UC San Diego falls to 3-3 in the all-time series with CSUN and 0-2 in the weekend series.

 
UP NEXT
UC San Diego will wrap up its second season of Division I competition with the finale of the weekend series at CSUN on Saturday at 1 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ and live statistics will be available via UCSDTritons.com.
 
About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program has begun a new era as a member of the Big West Conference in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 83 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have garnered prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 90 percent, the highest rate among public institutions in Division I or II. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.