The Washington Huskies couldn’t get much going in Berkley on Thursday against the California Golden Bears, falling 10-3 and running their losing streak to four straight games. Coach Jason Kelly’s team has now lost 6 of its last 7 contests and was only able to muster 6 hits off of Cal starter Luke Short.
Short, who improved to 5-2 on the year went 7 innings, also allowing 1 walk and 3 earned runs with 7 strikeouts. His only blemish came from first baseman Jeter Ybarra, who hit a three-run home run in the third inning, his sixth long ball of the season.
It wasn’t enough to overcome Cal’s offensive onslaught, which started the night strong behind a five-run first inning that was capped off with a two-run home run by Peyton Schulze.
The first baseman went 4 for 5 with the 2 runs batted in and 2 runs scored to lead the Golden Bears, who were all over Washington starter Max Fraser and tallied 15 hits on the night.
Fraser dropped to 2-2 with the loss after working just 2 2/3 innings, letting up 10 hits, 1 walk, and 9 runs (8 earned).
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The Huskies fell to 19-27-1 on the year with the loss and 10-18 in Pac-12 play, while the Golden Bears improved to 32-18 this season and 15-13 against conference opponents. The two teams will meet for the second installment of their three-game series on Friday evening at 6:05.
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