Feb. 4, 2006
Box Score
SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Another strong pitching performance leads the University of San Diego baseball team to a 6-0 shutout win against the top-ranked Longhorns of the University of Texas, Saturday afternoon at Cunningham Stadium.
With the win, USD improves to 2-0 on the season, has captured the series win with the Longhorns for the first time in program history and have moved Texas to 0-2 for the first time since 2001. Texas has not opened a season 0-3 since the 1938 season in which they opened 0-4.
For the second consecutive day the Toreros turned in dominating pitching performances. Sophomore right hander Matt Couch (1-0) picked up the win allowing no runs on five hits while striking out six in six complete innings of work. Freshman left hander Josh Romanski came in for the Toreros in relief in the seventh inning and picked up his first collegiate save not allowing a single hit and striking out three.
USD wasted no time in scoring as in the first inning Justin Snyder hit an RBI single up the middle, scoring Keoni Ruth, who had tripled, to give he Toreros the only run they would need.
USD's big inning came in the fourth as they scored three runs on three hits. Jordan Abruzzo led off the inning with a single to center field and moved to second on Romanski's single to left field. Ryan Lilly then loaded the bases on an error by the Texas starting pitcher Kyle Walker. Steve Singleton hit a single to right field, but the ball was then misplayed by the left fielder, allowing all three runners to score and moved Singleton to second.
USD would add two more runs to round off the scoring, one in the fifth inning and the final run in the seventh inning.
Texas gave the Toreros a bit of a scare in the sixth inning. The Longhorns had runners at second and third, and with two outs Carson Kainer launched a rocket shot deep into left field, and freshman David Harris made a leaping grab at the fence to save the home run and retire the side, ending the Texas threat.
Walker (0-1) took the loss for the Longhorns allowing four runs on seven hits in 3.1 innings of work.
San Diego had five batters record multiple hit days, with Steve Singleton leading the way with his 3-for-4 one RBI performance
USD and Texas will conclude their season opening series on Sunday with a 1 p.m. game at Cunningham Stadium.
