ARMAS
16
Winner UNLV UNLV 4-3
9
San Diego USD 4-3
Winner
UNLV UNLV
4-3
16
Final
9
San Diego USD
4-3
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
UNLV UNLV 0 8 0 3 0 3 0 1 1 16 17 0
San Diego USD 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 2 9 12 1

W: Mattera,Noah (1-0) L: Churchill, Ian (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Late Rally Falls Short in Weekend Finale Versus UNLV

Grand slam from Kevin Sim, home run from Jack Costello not enough in 16-9 loss to Runnin' Rebels

SAN DIEGO — Sophomore infielder Kevin Sim homered for the second consecutive game and five Toreros notched multi-hit performances, but a late-game rally fell short as USD (4-3, 0-0 WCC) dropped a 16-9 decision to UNLV (4-3, 0-0 WCC) on Sunday afternoon at Fowler Park as it concluded play in the Tony Gwynn Legacy tournament.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • After the Runnin' Rebels scored eight in the top of the second to jump out to an early lead, Sim (Torrey Pines High School) answered back in the bottom of the frame with a single to left field that plated sophomore utility player Angelo Peraza (St. Augustine High School) before sophomore Jack Costello crushed a towering solo home run into the trees beyond the left field fence to make it 8-2.
  • UNLV extended its lead to 14-2 across the game's middle frames with a pair of home runs, but Sim again answered the Runnin' Rebels, this time sending an opposite-field grand slam to right field that scored true freshman Ariel Armas (Saint Augustine High School), Peraza, and junior catcher Caleb Ricketts.
  • Costello again followed Sim with a big hit of his own, singling back up the middle to bring home junior shortstop Cody Jefferis and cut the deficit to 14-7.
  • USD battled back one more time with two runs in the bottom of the ninth (a bases-loaded walk from junior outfielder/first baseman Max Jung-Goldberg and an RBI groundout from sophomore center fielder Dustin Allen) after UNLV added a pair of runs on two singles in the eighth and ninth, but it wouldn't be enough, dealing the Toreros a 16-9 loss.
TORERO TIDBITS
  • Meidroth, Costello, Peraza, Armas, and Sim all had two hits, and Sim led the way with five RBIs on the afternoon, which was tied for the game high.
  • Peraza had a team-high three runs scored, Armas had two, and Jefferis, Costello, Ricketts, and Sim all had one.
  • True freshman infielder Justin DeCriscio notched his first college hit in the bottom of the second, singling through the right side.
  • Armas drew two walks on Sunday, which was tied for the game high.
  • Redshirt sophomore James Sashin set a new career high with 2.1 innings pitched in relief, surrendering one earned run while allowing zero hits, walking three, and striking out one.
  • Redshirt junior Ryan Robinson pitched a scoreless ninth after taking over in the middle of the frame, working around a hit and a walk with a pair of strikeouts.
UP NEXT
USD is back in action next Friday, March 4 when it hosts Dallas Baptist for the first contest of a three-game series. First pitch at Fowler Park is set for 6 p.m.

 
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