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Thomas Christensen
3
Portland POR 17-21, 9-4 WCC
6
Winner San Diego USD 12-24, 7-3 WCC
Portland POR
17-21, 9-4 WCC
3
Final
6
San Diego USD
12-24, 7-3 WCC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Portland POR 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 8 3
San Diego USD 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 X 6 11 0

W: Reddemann, Logan (3-1) L: SEGEL, KADEN (4-3) S: Smith, Austin (2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Xander Brayfield '27 | Media Relations Intern

Watson and Reddemann Lead Series-Opening Win Over Portland

Toreros beat Pilots 6-3 on Thursday night at Fowler Park to begin pivotal WCC matchup

SAN DIEGO — Seven strong innings from Logan Reddemann and another home run from reigning WCC Freshman of the Week Rex Watson powered San Diego baseball to a 6-3 victory over Portland on Thursday night, earning the Toreros (12-24, 7-3 WCC) a sixth straight win as they downed the Pilots (17-21, 9-4 WCC) in the series opener at Fowler Park. 

Jack Gurevitch and Isaiah Lane began the bottom of the first inning with singles, and were plated by a sharp ground ball off the bat of AJ Beltre. Watson immediately followed suit by belting a two-run homer over the right field wall to extend USD's lead to 4-0. 

Neither team scored again until the sixth inning of play, when Portland registered an RBI double and an RBI single to cut San Diego's advantage in half. USD responded in the bottom of the frame with an RBI groundout from Jayden Lobliner that made it 5-2.     

USD's early four-spot was more than enough run support for Reddemann, who stranded a pair of runners in the top of the first inning before holding the Pilots scoreless for Thursday night's first 5.2 innings.

Dallin Harrison took over in the eighth and gave up a solo home run, but quickly recovered by striking out the next three batters he faced. Aden Howard got that run back in the bottom of the eighth with an RBI single on an 0-2 pitch, putting San Diego ahead 6-3.

Austin Smith earned his team-leading second save of 2025 after moving from center field to the mound to toss a 1-2-3 ninth.

NOTABLE
  • Gurevitch, Lane, and Howard all had two hits on Thursday night.
  • Watson now leads the Toreros with 36 RBIs in 2025.
  • Beltre scored a team-high two runs.
  • Reddemann picked up the win to move to 3-1 in 2025. Thursday night marked the second straight game in which he has thrown seven innings and allowed two runs or less after also doing so last Friday (April 11) at Saint Mary's.
  • Austin Smith's 0-for-4 evening ended his hit streak at a remarkable 26 games. He recorded 12 doubles, one triple, six home runs, and 29 RBIs during the streak, which spanned 43 days from March 1 to April 13. He fell five games short of USD's all-time record of 31 consecutive games with a hit, achieved by Josh Harris between March 11, 2000 and May 3, 2000. 
  • San Diego has now won a season-high six games in a row.
UP NEXT
The Toreros will continue their series with Portland tomorrow night at Fowler Park. First pitch against the Pilots is set for 6:05 p.m.
 
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