PASADENA, Calif. – The University of Redlands baseball team (9-11, 4-8) lost game one of their Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) doubleheader 4-3 at the California Institute of Technology before a great pitching performance carried them to a 3-1 win in game two.

Game 1 (3-4)

After both pitching staffs held the offenses scoreless through four, Mason Chetcuti doubled to right center and brought home Jake Burgess.

The Beavers, though, won the game with a three-run sixth.

The offense was able to make it a one-run game in the ninth when Luke De Vries grounded out and made it 4-2. Jared Anderson then reached on an error by the third baseman as Chetcuti scored to bring the lead run to the plate. Tyler Preece would double to left, but Anderson would be held at third which is where he was stranded as they left the tying and lead run on base.

Chetcuti had a career day at the plate, going 4-for-4. Preece and Burgess had four of the other six hits as the offense left 10 on the bases.

Joe Godoy had a solid start, throwing 5.2 innings while allowing three runs and striking out eight. Jakob Russell ended the game with 2.1 one-run innings.

Game 2 (3-1)

The offense managed only three runs once again, but the pitching held the Beaver offense at bay for the third time.

Preece scored the opening run in the fourth on a double play before De Vries had the game-winning RBI in the fifth as he brought home Burgess.

In a one-run game in the eighth Luke Hanson was able to give the pitchers some breathing room as he singled to shortstop and Gabriel Ceja made it home for a 3-1 advantage.

Patrick Perez came on for the save in the ninth. Kyler Bacosa started and did not allow a run in four innings, Jack Brown threw one inning and got the win, Nathan Buchan came out of the bullpen and shut the Beavers out for three innings.

Redlands has now played half of their 24 SCIAC games and will return to non-conference competition this Thursday-Friday as they head to Arizona for four games.