SFSU (Grand) Slams Toros Baseball Team in Sunday Series Finale
March 29, 2003

Courtesy San Francisco State Sports Information Office

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San Francisco, Calif. – San Francisco State Gators (15-21-1, 10-14 CCAA) won game four of the four-game CCAA series with the Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros (18-18, 12-16) this afternoon 21-3 to split the series.

The Gators scored first in the first inning as Jesse Acosta reached on a hit by pitch and advanced to second as Ryan Cope reached on an error. Shane Stover singled Acosta home for the Gators’ first run.

SFSU scored two more in the third inning as Rich Daly singled with one out and advanced to third on a double by Rico Orozco. Wes Bentley singled both Daly and Orozco home to make it 3-0 SFSU.

Cal State Dominguez Hills scored twice in the fourth inning as Ruben Salazar singled and then stole second. Zac Cort reached on an error and both Cort and Salazar advanced one base on a wild pitch. Frank Perez hit a two-run single to score Cort and Salazar as the Toros drew closer to the Gators 3-2.

The Gators then scored 17 runs in the next three innings including putting a nine spot on the board in the sixth inning. In the fifth inning, Acosta hit his first of two home runs a grand slam to left to score James Rivero, Keegan Moore, and Bentley. Then in the sixth inning, SFSU’s big hit came off the bat of Scott Martin hit a grand slam home run down the left field line to score Stover, Cope, and Acosta.

SFSU added one more run in the eighth for its twenty-first run of the ball game on twenty-one hits. Cal State Dominguez Hills’ third run of the game came off the bat of Joe Gevas, a solo home run to right field.

Acosta finished the day for SFSU going 4 for 5 with four runs scored, nine runs batted in, and two home runs (his second and third of the season). Bentley also had four hits for SFSU.

Lance Stevens picked up the win going seven innings, striking out five, and walking two while giving up five hits and two runs (of which one was earned). Stevens is now 3-4 on the season.

Brian Cortes (3-2) picked up the loss pitching 4.1 innings, striking out two, and walking two while giving up nine hits and seven runs (six earned) for the Toros.

The Toros next have a home game with Cal Baptist Wednesday (April 2).