Box Score

SAN DIEGO, Calif. â€" The University of San Diego baseball team dropped an 8-5 decision to Loyola Marymount University Sunday afternoon in the rubber game of a West Coast Conference series at Fowler Park.

The Toreros (16-14, 4-5 WCC) got on the scoreboard first, as in the bottom of the second inning, they scored three runs on three hits. Riley Adams got things started with a single to left field. Two batters later, Brhet Bewley singled to right field, which moved Adams to third. Kevin Collard then launched his fourth home run of the season to left field, to give USD the 3-0 advantage.

The Lions (13-14, 5-4 WCC) then began to chip away at the lead, and would go on to take advantage of several USD miscues and score two runs in the third, one in the fifth and exploded for five runs in the sixth to take a commanding 8-3 lead.

USD would only manage to score one run in each of the eighth and ninth innings to put the game at its final of 8-5.

Offensively for the Toreros, Collard led the way, as he went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double and three RBI.

Nick Sprengel (2-5) was saddled with the loss on the mound for the Toreros, as he allowed eight runs, five earned, on nine hits in 5.0 innings of work. LMU's Blank Redman (4-3) picked up the win for the Lions, as he allowed three runs on four hits in 5.0 innings of work. San Diego will return to action on Tuesday, as they head up to Orange County to take on Cal State Fullerton in a 6 p.m. non-conference game at Goodwin Field.