March 14, 2017
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- The No. 25 USD baseball team (10-4) lost to San Diego State 10-1 at Fowler Park Tuesday evening. The Aztecs totaled 18 hits and scored in five different innings; the Toreros' lone run came on a Riley Adams solo home run.
The Aztecs' Alan Trejo hit a solo home run off USD starter Louis Crow on the first pitch of the game, setting the tone for the rest of the evening. SDSU's clean-up hitter Jordan Verdon also belted a solo homer in the first, giving SDSU a quick 2-0 lead.
The Toreros put two runners on in each of the first two innings, but failed to capitalize. Andrew Brown doubled in the third inning off Miles Sandum, who relieved Crow after 1.2 innings, and then came in to score on a Danny Sheehan RBI single up the middle.
Tyler Adkison led off the fourth inning with solo home run to dead centerfield. The Aztecs would score once more in the inning on a Brown RBI single, bringing the score to 5-0 SDSU.
The Toreros were poised to do some damage in the bottom of the fourth, loading the bases with no outs. Aidan Stinnett then lined out to third, allowing the Aztecs to tag third base for the easy double play thwarting the Toreros' opportunity.
San Diego State added two runs in the sixth off CJ Burdick. The first came on a Brown single, which scored Trejo all the way from first. Brown then would score on a Verdon RBI single.
Riley Adams got the Toreros on the board in the eighth inning with a solo home run to left in the bottom of the eighth, his third of the season.
The Aztecs added three runs in the ninth off freshman Doug Nimura.
The Toreros begin their conference season Friday, hosting Portland for a weekend series.
