Toros Win Baseball Game Started on Mar. 15
March 25, 2003

Courtesy UCSD Sports Information Office

Complete Box Score

Cal State Dominguez Hills scored four times in the seventh to overturn a 4-3 deficit and defeat 24th-ranked UC San Diego, 7-4, in the conclusion of a California Collegiate Athletic Association baseball game at UCSD’s Triton Baseball Field Tuesday, that was postponed back on March 15 due to rain.

The game was scheduled for seven innings as part of a doubleheader. UCSD won the first game of the twinbill on March 15, 13-9, in rainy conditions, before the nightcap was suspended after one inning with CSUDH ahead by the score of 2-0.

Sophomore Ruben Salazar, who had connected on a two-run home run to give his Toros the lead in the first inning 10 days ago, bookended the victory with another two-run shot to get things going in the seventh. After junior Jason Flores led the inning off with a single, Salazar snuck one over the wall down the leftfield line as CSUDH regained the advantage before tacking on two more scores in the frame.

All four runs came against Triton senior James Sanders (Chula Vista/Hilltop HS), who dropped to 1-3 on the year with the loss.

Aldo Silva (2-4) earned the win in relief of fellow senior Brian Cortes, who had started for the Toros.

The visitors extended to a 3-0 lead following the resumption, with a single run in the third. UCSD then struck for four in the fourth to take the lead, with back-to-back run-scoring doubles coming from Nigel Miller and Chris Brannan, and senior centerfielder Matt Smith (La Mesa/Helix HS) capping the rally with an RBI triple.

Salazar finished the game two-for-three with four runs batted in and three runs scored. Zach Cort and Don Bracken each added a pair of hits.

For UCSD, John Bologna, Jeff Riddle and Brett Burton provided two hits apiece.

The loss snapped a seven-game win streak for UCSD, dropping its record to 18-12 overall, 13-7 in the CCAA. The Tritons sit in second place in the league standings, behind Sonoma State.

The victory boosted the Toros’ record to 15-16 overall, 10-14 in conference play.

The Toros host Biola Wednesday.