Feb. 5, 2006
Box Score
SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The University of San Diego baseball team used a seven -run fifth inning to seal the three-game sweep of the No. 1 Longhorns of the University of Texas, Sunday afternoon at Cunningham Stadium.
With the 12-8 win the Toreros move to 3-0 on the season, have completed their first-ever sweep of a No. 1 ranked team and move to 3-6 all-time against Texas. With the loss the Longhorns fall to 0-3 for only the second time since 1938, the other time came in the 2001 season when Texas opened 0-4.
Heading into the bottom of the fifth inning the Toreros were trailing the Longhorns 4-2. USD would then score seven runs on four hits to regain the lead. USD got things rolling when Justin Snyder and Daniel Magness each got on base with back-to-back walks. After Snyder stole third, Jordan Abruzzo brought him across with a RBI single through the left side. After a Josh Romanski single that loaded the bases, Texas then walked both Ryan Lilly and Steve Singleton to bring across two more runs. David Harris then hit a RBI single to center field to give USD a two-run lead. The next Torero run came across when Shane Buschini was hit by a pitch and the final two runs came by way of a Snyder two-run single to right field.
The Toreros would then match the Longshorns run-for-run through the next two innings before allowing Texas to take one run back in the eighth to put the game at its final of 12-8.
Offensively for the Toreros Abruzzo and Lilly led the way each going 3-for-4 with three RBI. Romanski also had a good day at the plate going 2-for-5 with one RBI and he registered his first collegiate home run, a solo shot over the right field fence in the sixth inning.
Russell Holzhauer picked up the win for the Toreros allowing one unearned run on two hits in 2.1 innings of work. Riley Boening was saddled with the loss for the Longhorns allowing six runs on two hits in 0.2 innings of work.
San Diego will return to action on Friday as they head to Northern California for a three-game set with UC Davis. Friday's game is slated for a 2 p.m. start.
