April 29, 2008

Box Score

FULLERTON, Calif. - The seventh-ranked University of San Diego baseball team saw its nation's leading 16-game winning streak come to an end with a 12-3 loss to No. 12 Cal State Fullerton Tuesday evening in a non-conference game at Goodwin Field.

With the loss, the Toreros fall to 35-12 overall, drop the rubber game with the Titans and saw their program-best 16-winning streak come to an end. With the win, the Titans improve to 27-15 overall.

The Toreros wasted no time in scoring as they put up two runs on one hit in the top of the first inning. Kevin Muno got things started with a walk, then moved to second on a James Meador fly out to centerfield. Logan Gelbrich then launched his seventh home run of the season over the scoreboard out in left field to give USD a 2-0 lead.

Fullerton then responded in their half of the inning scoring two runs on three hits. Erik Komatsu hit a run-scoring triple for the first run of the inning and Jared Clark drove in Komatsu with a RBI single through the right side to tie the game at 2-2.

USD then regained the lead in the top of the second inning as they scored one run on three hits. Kevin Hansen got things started with a stand-up double down the left field line and Jose Valerio drove in Hansen with a RBI single up the middle to give USD a 3-2 lead.

The Titans then score five runs on three hits in the bottom of the second inning to take a 7-3 lead. The Titans scored their runs on Josh Fellhauer RBI single, a Christian Colon RBI single, a USD fielding error, a Jared Clark sacrifice fly and a Gary Brown sacrifice fly.

CSF then added two more runs in the bottom of the sixth inning on a two-run Komatsu home run over the right center field fence to push the Titans lead to six at 9-3.

The Titans the out the game out of reach in the bottom of the eighth inning on a Khris Davis three-run homer over the right field fence to put the game at its final of 12-3.

Offensively for the Toreros, Hansen led the way as he went 3-for-4 with one double as the only USD player to record multiple hits.

Ricardo Pecina (4-3) was saddled with the loss on the mound for USD as he allowed seven runs, two unearned, on seven hits in 4.2 innings of work. Ryan Ackland (1-1) picked up the win on the mound for Fullerton as he allowed no runs on one hit in 3.0 innings of work.

The Toreros will return to action on Friday as they travel to play No. 13 Pepperdine University to begin a three-game West Coast Conference game.