Game 1 vs Wisconsin

The Tritons kicked off their Vegas games with an impressive offensive barrage against Wisconsin’s DII team, scoring 19 runs on 17 hits. The offense was led by JP Herd, who tallied 3 hits, including a solo home run. The rest of the offense was just as formidable, with seven of the nine players in the starting lineup having multi-hit games. Leander Goessling started the game, going 3.1 innings before getting into a bases-loaded jam with only one out and giving way to relief pitcher Kyle Matsuno, who induced a ground-ball double play on only one pitch. Jake Shukur then came in to close out the game in the 5th inning, as the Tritons took this game 19-6 by mercy rule.

Game 2 vs Utah

After coming off a blowout win, the Tritons had momentum going up against #16 ranked Utah. However, starting pitcher Ethan Ou had trouble settling in as he surrendered 7 runs through only 3 innings. The Tritons’ offense had trouble scoring until they finally broke through for 4 runs in the 6th inning as Lincoln Wirschem and Lex Hou both had RBI singles that drove in 2 runs each. However, this momentum was short-lived as they eventually fell to Utah by a score of 10-4. 

Game 3 vs UCSC

The Tritons were loose and relaxed for the exhibition game against UC Santa Cruz. They boasted a lineup of pitchers and players playing out of position and were looking forward to a fun game. Surprisingly, the offense erupted for 14 runs on only 6 hits, as it was kicked off by a lead-off triple by starting pitcher turned shortstop Ethan Ou. The scoring would quickly get out of hand as the Tritons scored 7 runs and 5 runs in the first and second innings respectively. Also surprisingly, the Tritons’ defense, which at one point had seven pitchers on the field at the same time, did not commit a single error. Despite a strange cast of pitchers, only 3 runs were surrendered as the Tritons took this game 14-3 in 5 innings by mercy rule.

Game 4 vs Weber

The fourth and final game of the Tritons’ time in Vegas was a pitcher’s duel as both offenses struggled to get anything going. The Tritons scored 2 runs on 3 straight singles and a couple RBI ground balls by Connor Price and Makai Morisaki. These would end up being the only runs scored all game by both teams. On the mound for the Tritons was Finn Daecher, who pitched a complete game shutout only surrendering 2 inconsequential base hits and striking out 11 batters.