The Washington Huskies’ struggles away from home continued on Tuesday, as coach Jason Kelly’s team lost its fourth straight matchup with the California Golden Bears and seventh consecutive game. Even though Washington secured a berth in the Pac-12 Tournament, they might be sent home early following a 12-0 defeat in seven innings.
The Huskies mustered just two hits off of Cal starter Andres Galan, who worked 6 1/3 innings and struck out 7 batters to improve to 5-2 on the season. On the other side, Calvin Kirchoff struggled, yielding 8 hits, 6 earned runs, and 2 walks to the Golden Bears offense in 4 innings, dropping to 4-5.
That offense was led by third baseman Max Handron, who went 3 for 4 with a triple, 3 runs batted in, and 2 runs scored. Catcher Caleb Lomavita had a 2 for 3 night with a double and a triple along with a run scored, while shortstop PJ Moutzouridis collected 2 hits, 3 RBI, and 3 runs scored.
Second baseman Jarren Advincula also added a solo home run in Cal’s 15 hit onslaught.
The Huskies will continue pool play on Wednesday with a matchup against the tournament’s top seed, the Arizona Wildcats.