The Long Beach State baseball team tied its season-high in runs scored when it defeated UNLV 12-7 on Tuesday at Wilson Stadium.
The Dirtbags (24-20) scored double digit runs for the third time this season on their way to improving to 6-11 on the road.
Junior infielders Alex DeGoti and Zack Dominguez led the way offensively. DeGoti went 3-5, including his first home run of the season. Dominguez also had a three-hit game, and drove in a pair of runners.
The Dirtbags hit three home runs against the Rebels’ (22-25) pitching staff. DeGoti, freshman designated hitter Brock Lundquist and first baseman Luke Rasmussen each went deep. Rasmussen tied left fielder Zack Rivera in team lead in home runs with three.
LBSU junior-hander Ryan Cruz lasted only three innings, allowing five earned runs on six hits. Freshman right-hander Darren McCaughan took over for Cruz in the fourth and allowed a run over three innings.
UNLV senior outfielder Edgar Montes had a big night for the Rebels offense, going 2-4 with his third home run of the season. UNLV starter Dan Skelly left the game after only two innings, and the Dirtbags scored all of their runs against the Rebels’ bullpen.
LBSU will travel to Bloomington to take on the Indiana Hoosiers in a three-game series starting Friday at 3:05 p.m.
