March 10, 2004

Box Score

University of San Diego freshman Jordan Abruzzo hit a game-tying home run and Jose Ortega drove in the go-ahead score with a sac fly in the sixth as San Diego broke a 21-game winless streak against Cal State Fullerton with a 7-4 win at Goodwin Field Tuesday night. San Diego (7-11) bounces back after losing three straight over the weekend to defeat CS Fullerton (9-11) for the first time since 1997. USD will next play Nebraska at PETCO PARK Friday night at 7pm.

Josh Hansen, Jordan Abruzzo, Keoni Ruth and Curtis each had two hits for a Torero team that out hit Fullerton 11-8. USD freshman Josh Butler (2-1) pitched 1.1 no-hit innings to pick up the win and anchored a bullpen effort that allowed just a run on three hits over the final five innings. Nate Boman pitched a pair of innings in late relief and Aaron Wilson came on to close out Fullerton in the ninth.

The Titans grabbed a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the first on a two-run double down the left field line by Sergio Pedroza, who was 3-for-4. After the Toreros tied the game, Fullerton again moved ahead on Kurt Suzuki's bases-loaded walk in the fourth.

But San Diego, which was held to two runs through five innings by Titan pitchers Vinnie Pestano and Scott Sarver, got to Lauren Gagnier (2-2) in the sixth and scored single runs in the seventh, eighth and ninth innings for a comfortable lead.

Fullerton, which stranded 14 runners, scored once in the ninth and loaded the bases to bring the go-ahead run to the plate, but Brett Pill grounded out to third to end the game. The Titans dropped to 9-11 and is tied with the 1991 team for the worst mark through 20 games.