SAN DIEGO — Five Toreros drove in a run and three had multiple RBIs on Saturday night as San Diego baseball (5-21, 2-3 WCC) dominated Pepperdine (6-20, 2-3 WCC) from start to finish in a 10-0 mercy-rule victory at Fowler Park.

Jack Gurevitch bookended USD's scoring efforts, kicking things off with an RBI single in the bottom of the third inning before ending the game in the bottom of the seventh by doubling home the Toreros' 10th run of the game.

He and graduate transfer AJ Anzai led the way for San Diego at the plate, each notching a trio of RBIs. Their efforts ensured that a strong start by reigning WCC Freshman of the Year Logan Reddemann did not go to waste. Reddemann (1-1) picked up his first win of 2025 after firing six scoreless frames against Pepperdine, scattering three hits while working around two walks and striking out five.

Dallin Harrison took over for Reddemann in the seventh and retired the Waves in order in what ultimately marked their final at-bats of the evening.

Neither team got on the board until the bottom of the third, when the Toreros took a 4-0 lead via RBI singles from Gurevitch and Anzai and a bases-loaded walk from Lobliner.

Four more runs came home for USD in the bottom of the sixth after Austin Smith slapped an RBI single past the Pepperdine first baseman, Anzai was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, and freshman Rex Watson sent an RBI single of his own to center field.

Gurevitch delivered the game's final blow with a two-out, two-RBI double that split the right-center field gap. Isaiah Lane and Connor Meidroth dashed home after the ball found the outfield grass, giving the Toreros the requisite 10-run lead to end Saturday night's game after just seven innings. 

NOTABLE

• Smith's sixth-inning single extended his hit streak to 17 games, a span that dates back to March 1. He is 25-for-68 (.367) during this hit streak with nine doubles, one triple, two home runs, and 17 RBIs. Current records indicate that it's the longest hit streak by a San Diego player since 2018, when Hunter Mercado-Hood hit safely in 18 consecutive contests.The longest hit streak in USD baseball history is 31 games, achieved by Josh Harris in 2000; research on historical Torero hit streaks prior to 2021 is ongoing.
• The Toreros were hit by six pitches on Saturday, including a remarkable four in the bottom of the sixth inning. Three of the four batters who were hit by pitches in that inning came around to score.
• USD also drew five walks. Jayden Lobliner worked a game-high two free passes.
• Gurevitch and Watson (two hits apiece) were the only two San Diego players with multiple hits.
• Saturday marks the Toreros' second run-rule victory of 2025 after they prevailed by an 11-1 margin in eight innings on March 22 at Loyola Marymount. It's their second shutout win of the season after they also blanked Cal State Bakersfield, 6-0, on February 28 at Fowler Park.
• Reddemann needed just 86 pitches to complete six innings. Harrison used only 12 to toss a scoreless seventh. 

UP NEXT
The Toreros will vie for a series victory over Pepperdine on Sunday afternoon in a decisive rubber match at Fowler Park. First pitch for the finale against the Waves is set for 1:05 p.m.