SAN DIEGO—Caleb Ricketts went 2-for-3 with six RBIs in San Diego's 14-4 victory over Missouri State on Saturday night at Fowler Park.
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The freshman infielder put the Toreros (5-2) on the board in the first inning, flying out to left field to score
Max Jung-Goldberg from third and followed it up with a 3-RBI triple and 2-RBI double later in the contest.
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The Toreros scored runs in the first three innings, including a 2-RBI triple by
Ripken Reyes to take an 8-0 lead before the Bears (1-4) got on the board in the top of the fourth with a two-out RBI single up the middle.
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MSU got three more runs in the top of the sixth, but the Toreros answered immediately when Ricketts hit a triple down the right field line with the bases loaded to make it 11-4, Toreros.
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One inning later, Ricketts hit a double to right center field for two more RBIs and a 14-4 lead for USD. In addition to Ricketts, four other Toreros collected RBIs including
Tora Otsuka (2), Reyes (2)
Cody Jefferis (1) and
Connor Doyle (1).
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Josh Hendrickson (2-0, 0.82 ERA) got the start for the Toreros, pitching 5.0 innings, giving up four hits and one run, with two walks and six strikeouts.Â
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USD finished the day with 10 hits including two doubles and two triples, drawing 11 walks and only two strikeouts.
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The Toreros conclude the Tony Gwynn Legacy on Sunday against Utah at 2 p.m. PT.
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