SANTA CLARA, CALIF. — San Diego baseball (25-8, 11-4 WCC) earned its fourth sweep of the 2021 season on Sunday afternoon, rallying with a six-run fifth inning to beat Santa Clara (12-23, 5-13 WCC) by a score of 6-4 at Stephen Schott Stadium. The game marked the Toreros' fifth victory in a row and the team's second consecutive WCC series win.

Graduate student Paul Kunst got the scoring started for San Diego in the top of the fifth with a base-loaded, three-RBI double down the third base line. He led all USD players at the plate, going 2-for-5 with three RBIs, two doubles, and a run scored.

Two batters later, fellow graduate student Thomas Luevano doubled the Torero lead with a three-run homer to deep left field, plating junior Shane McGuire and Kunst.

True freshman Jack Costello notched two hits of his own on Sunday, his 13th multi-hit performance of the season.

Freshman right-hander Carter Rustad started the game on the mound for USD, throwing four innings of two-run ball while striking out eight, one shy of his career high of nine.

He was relieved by freshman Jack Hyde (2-0), who tossed two innings out of the bullpen to receive the win before redshirt sophomore Ryan Robinson and graduate student Kieran Shaw teamed up for three scoreless frames to conclude the game and secure San Diego's 6-4 victory, with Shaw earning his seventh save of 2021 after the last out.

The Toreros are back in action next Friday, April 30, with the first matchup of a three-game set at Gonzaga in Spokane, Washington. First pitch at the Patterson Baseball Complex is set for 6 p.m.