LOS ANGELES – San Diego dropped a heartbreaker in the series finale at Loyola Marymount as the Lions rallied for four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to claim a 4-3 victory Sunday morning.
 
The Toreros (19-21, 3-3 WCC) held a lead for nearly the entire game but were undone in the final inning by LMU (27-16, 4-2 WCC). The Lions led off the inning with a solo home run, then scored two runs on a Toreros error to level the score, 3-3.
 
LMU's Irma Sanchez delivered the final blow to USD with an RBI-single up the middle to score the deciding run.
 
It was a tough finish to the weekend for the Toreros which struggled to produce runs in the first two games of the series but seemed to break through in the finale.
 
Kelli Kufta gave the Toreros their first lead of the weekend with a two-out solo homer in the second inning.
 
USD added to its lead in the third inning on an RBI-double by Sophia Bjerk and an RBI single by Lindsay Clare.
 
The Toreros held its 3-0 lead through the top of the seventh inning and had chances to extend their advantage but left eight runners stranded in the game.
 
The result spoiled another strong outing by Delaney Heller in the circle. Heller held LMU to three runs – one earned – on 10 hits and one walk with five strikeouts. Madison Earnshaw (5-9) entered the game in relief but could not halt the Lions seventh-inning rally.
 
USD will look to regroup during its bye week and will return to action April 26 at BYU.