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S. Jack Hu will become the UC Riverside chancellor on July 15.

Errors got Mater Dei in trouble from the beginning, when a dropped fly ball off a hit by leadoff batter Landon Hu led to a West Ranch run in the first inning.

The UC Board of Regents announced that S. Jack Hu, a vice president of academic affairs and provost at the University of Georgia, would become the UC Riverside chancellor.

Hu’s appointment, announced Wednesday afternoon by the UC Board of Regents, takes place at a crucial moment for the UC system and higher education, which has come under fierce critique by President Trump, who has revoked billions in medical and scientific research funding and derides diversity efforts while his administration threatens to take away the ability of colleges to enroll international students.

“Over his distinguished career at leading public research institutions, Dr. Hu has championed innovation and academic initiatives that have increased opportunities for students and faculty and have positively impacted their lives and the communities they serve,” said UC President Michael V. Drake in a statement.