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Austin Jones went 4-for-5 against San Diego State.
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May 15, 2009
OGDEN, Utah - Led by four hits from Austin Jones, the Utah baseball team exploded for 15 runs to defeat San Diego State, 15-5, on Friday, May 15.
Jones had a home run, two doubles and a single on the day, driving in seven RBI. Both of his doubles came with the bases loaded. Gavin Green was 3-for-4 with three RBI while Corey Shimada, Tyler Yagi and Nick Kuroczko each had two hits.
"We had a good all-around ball game," head coach Bill Kinneberg said. "We pitched well, played great defense and putting 15 runs on the board is always good. Austin Jones and Gavin Green really had great days. The sixth inning was really big for us and we had some key hits with two outs."
With the score tied 2-2 after the first inning, Utah scored a run in the second and three in the third to take a 6-2 lead. Yagi drove in Shimada in the second while C.J. Cron, Jones and Green each had RBI hits in the third.
Jones hit a two-run home run in the fifth inning to put Utah up 8-2.
Up 8-4 after SDSU scored two run in the sixth, the Utes broke the game open in the bottom of the inning with seven runs. Michael Beltran had an RBI triple in the inning while Jones and Green each drove in two runs for Utah.
On the mound, pitcher Andrew Wilding picked up his second win of the season, going 5.2 innings with five strikeouts. Jordan Whatcott pitched 2.1 innings while Bennett Askew entered to close out the ninth.
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