May 20, 2004

Box Score

(San Diego, CA) - San Diego out-slugged St. Mary's to win game-one of a West Coast Conference series 16-10 Thursday afternoon at USD's Cunningham Stadium. Torero freshman Jordan Abruzzo (pictured) hit a three-run homer and went 3-for-5 with four RBI, helping San Diego (33-21, 17-11) improve to 13-2 over its last fifteen games. USD first baseman Randy Curtis drove in four runs for a Torero offense that totaled 19 hits. St. Mary's (14-39, 7-21) will try and rebound when the series concludes with a scheduled doubleheader Friday beginning at 11am.

San Diego gave starting pitcher Kyle Collins an early advantage after USD scored five first inning runs. Collins (7-1) was knocked around for eight hits and five earned runs over five innings of work Thursday, but did manage to win his seventh consecutive decision.

Trailing 5-0, St. Mary's rallied to take a 6-5 lead with a six-run third inning. Stefan Foushee led the Gael's offensive efforts by hitting for the cycle. Foushee hit a two-run homerun in the third and added a two-RBI double in the sixth. Despite Foushee's offensive outburst the Gaels were unable to contain the San Diego bats, surrendering its 6-5 lead by allowing three USD runs in the fourth and four more in the fifth.

Torero senior Joey Prast hit his eighth homerun of the season, belting a three-run shot over the leftfield wall in the San Diego fifth. Abruzzo's three-run homer in the seventh was his eighth of the season. Seven Toreros enjoyed a multi-hit game as Tom Caple went 3-for-4, Josh Hansen 2-for-4 and Jose Ortega 2-for-3.

Allan Lobban (2-8) started for St. Mary's and was the pitcher of record for the Gaels. Lobban was shelled, lasting four innings, allowing 10 hits and 10 earned runs. Senior Dane Dobrinich came on to work four complete innings in relief, yielding eight hits and six earned runs.