Feb. 22, 2009
Box Score
SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The 11th-ranked University of San Diego baseball team (2-1) suffered its first loss of the early season, 3-0, to cross-town rival San Diego State University (2-1) Sunday afternoon at USD's Cunningham Stadium.
SDSU'S Tyler Lavigne (1-0) turned in a solid pitching performance on the mound for the Aztecs, as he allowed no runs, scattered a pair of hits and recorded five strikeouts in a complete game shutout. USD starter Chris Jensen (0-1) was saddled with the loss for the Toreros, as he allowed two runs on four hits in 3.2 innings of work.
The Aztecs scored their first run of the game in the top of the third inning when TJ Thomas hit into a double lay, which scored Mitch Blackburn, who had singled, from third to give SDSU a 1-0 lead.
The final two runs for the Aztecs came in the fourth inning on an Easton Gust RBI single in the fourth and a Cory Vaughn RBI sacrifice fly to centerfield.
USD's best scoring opportunity came in firth inning, as the Toreros took advantage of a couple of Aztec fielding errors. Steven Chatwood reached on a fielder's choice and advanced to third in a fielding error by the SDSU shortstop, to give USD runners at the corners with two outs. But San Diego could not push across Chatwood, ending the scoring threat.
Kevin Muno broke-up the no-hit attempt by Lavigne in the fourth inning with an infield single, and the other USD hit came on a Chatwood double to right field in the bottom of the seventh inning.
The Toreros will return to action on Tuesday as they host No. 16 Oklahoma in a 2 p.m. non-conference game at Cunningham Stadium.
