MORAGA, Calif. — San Diego baseball (23-24-1, 16-9 WCC) dropped the middle game of its series against Saint Mary's on Saturday, falling to the Gaels (21-23, 14-12 WCC) by a 6-0 margin at Gallagher Stadium.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Saint Mary's got the scoring started in the bottom of the first on a solo homer and a pair of RBI singles to take an early 3-0 lead.
• The Gaels scored three more times on RBI singles in the third, fourth, and sixth innings to create a 6-0 advantage that USD could not overcome.

ON THE MOUND

• Austin Smith started Saturday afternoon's game on the mound and turned in 3.1 innings.
• He was followed by James Sashin, who allowed just one run across 3.1 frames of his own.
• Nick Suspenzi and Drake Frize closed the game out with 0.2 scoreless innings apiece.

TORERO TIDBITS

• Angelo Peraza, Gabe D'Arcy, Jack Gurevitch, and Dustin Allen all recorded a single hit on Saturday.
• Gurevitch and Allen both doubled, while Justin DeCriscio, D'Arcy, Smith, James Arakawa, Ariel Armas, and Allen all drew one walk.
• Smith paced the USD pitching staff by notching the Toreros' only four strikeouts of the afternoon.

UP NEXT
The Toreros will look to take two of three from Saint Mary's and secure their third consecutive series win tomorrow afternoon. First pitch in the weekend finale at Gallagher Stadium is set for 1:00 p.m.