UCSD vs Drexel University

UCSD won the toss and elected to bat first. After losing both their openers in the first over itself, UCSD found themselves in a vulnerable position. But, Abhishek and Parth batted exceptionally well keeping the run rate above par. However, toward the end UCSD lost too many wickets and fell short of 10-15 runs. The Drexel batters comfortably chased down 90 in 10 overs due to below average bowling and fielding by UCSD. UCSD lost by 8 wickets.

UCSD vs Arizona State University

ASU won the toss and elected to bowl first. UCSD were off to a good start with Himanshu scoring some boundaries. However, after losing a couple of wickets UCSD slowed down terribly in the middle. Vishnu (29 off 14) and Gautam’s (12 0ff 8) partnership of 41 off 19 helped UCSD reach a respectable total. The UCSD bowlers fought valiantly till the 8th over; however, ASU chased it down due to 2 substandard overs from UCSD. These were tough losses at nationals considering UCSD’s dream run in the previous season.