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Winner San Diego USD 23-23-1, 16-9 WCC
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Saint Mary's SMC 20-23, 13-12 WCC
Winner
San Diego USD
23-23-1, 16-9 WCC
4
Final
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Saint Mary's SMC
20-23, 13-12 WCC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Diego USD 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 12 0
Saint Mary's SMC 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 9 0

W: Robinson, Ryan (7-1) L: SANDERS (1-1) S: Romero, Ivran (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Robinson Pitches Toreros Past Gaels in Game One

Strong start from redshirt senior leads USD to 4-3 victory over Saint Mary's in Moraga on Friday

MORAGA, Calif. — San Diego baseball (23-23-1, 16-9 WCC) on Friday afternoon utilized a bit of small ball and a brilliant pitching performance from Ryan Robinson to earn a 4-3 win in game one of its series at Saint Mary's, taking down the Gaels (20-23, 13-12 WCC) in what marked USD's third consecutive West Coast Conference victory.

ANY WAY THEY CAN
  • Will Worthington gave the Toreros an early lead with an RBI groundout in the top of the second, then Angelo Peraza added on in the top of the fifth with an RBI double to make it 2-0.
  • A bases-loaded walk from Dustin Allen in the top of the sixth gave San Diego its largest lead of the day at 3-0 before SMC finally answered with a solo shot in the bottom of the frame to cut the deficit to 3-1.
  • Austin Smith provided an immediate response in the top of the sixth, pushing the Toreros' advantage back to three runs at 4-1 when he legged out an RBI infield single.
  • Saint Mary's scored twice in the bottom of the seventh on another solo homer and an RBI single but got no closer, giving USD a 4-3 win on Friday at Louis Guisto Field.
ROBINSON SHINES AGAIN
  • Ryan Robinson began Friday afternoon's game on the mound for USD and turned in the most dominant start of his Torero career to date, firing 5.2 innings of one-run ball while scattering three hits, walking only one, and striking out four.
  • He was relieved with two outs and runners on first and second in the bottom of the sixth by Conner Thurman, who ended the Gaels' threat with a strikeout.
  • Ivran Romero closed the game out with a pair of scoreless innings, working around two hits with two strikeouts as he earned his first save of 2023.
TORERO TIDBITS
  • Peraza paced the USD offense with a run scored, an RBI, and a game-high three hits that had him a home run short of the cycle.
  • James Arakawa joined Peraza in recording three hits, doing so while coming across to score two runs of his own.
  • Robinson picked up his team-leading seventh win of the season on Friday to move to a team-best 7-1 in 2023.
  • Robinson's 5.2 innings pitched on Friday marked the longest outing of his USD career thus far and was just his second start of 2023.
  • Ariel Armas and Allen drew the Toreros' lone two walks of Friday afternoon's game.
  • San Diego has now won nine of its last 11 WCC contests.
UP NEXT
The Toreros' series against the Gaels continues tomorrow afternoon. First pitch at Louis Guisto Field is set for 1:00 p.m.
 
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