Toros Swept by Hawaii Pacific in Non-Conference Twinbill
March 20, 2004

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Honolulu, HI—Hawaii Pacific won the first game of today’s non-conference doubleheader, 10-5, over visiting Cal State Dominguez Hills at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, HI. The Sea Warriors then took the nightcap 11-2 to earn the non-conference sweep.

CSUDH is now 9-25 while HPU improves to 11-15.

The Toros jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning on an RBI double by 1B Daniel Pilimai (Sacramento/Rocklin HS). However, the Sea Warriors knotted the score in the bottom of the frame on a two-out run-scoring single off the bat of LF Greg Benoit.

Hawaii Pacific pushed across single runs in the second and third innings to forge a 3-1 lead.

CSUDH trimmed the lead in the fourth when Pilimai belted his eighth home run of the season, a deep blast over the left-center field wall, making it 3-2.

Cal State Dominguez Hills then took the lead in the fifth with three runs two hits and an error. RF Zac Cort’s (El Cerrito/El Cerrito HS) two-run single to right highlighted the inning and Pilimai drove in his third run of the game with a sacrifice fly.

HPU took back the lead for good in the bottom of the inning with three runs on four hits and two walks. The Sea Warriors broke the game open in the sixth plating four unearned runs on three hits and two Toro errors to account for the 10-5 final.

Cort led CSUDH with three hits going 3-for-4 and knocking in two runs. Pilimai, who finished with three RBI, and LF Jose Montes (Pacoima/San Fernando HS) each had two hits apiece.

Chris Abbott (1-3), who came on in relief of starter Gustavo Hernandez (Lynwood/Lynwood HS), took the loss. Abbott tossed 2.0 innings allowing three runs on three hits. James Dodson (Long Beach/Lakewood HS) and Ryan Smith (Long Beach/Millikan HS) went the final 1.2 innings allowing four runs on four hits.

In the nightcap, HPU scored three runs in the first three innings and sent 12 batters to the plate in the sixth scoring eight runs to take command, 11-0. The Toros pushed across two runs in the seventh on RBI singles by 3B Fernando Hernandez (Southgate/Southgate HS) and 2B Houston Hernandez (La Mirada/St. Paul HS) to avoid the shutout.

Sea Warrior starter Kai Austin (3-1) hurled a four-hitter to earn his third win of the year.

Fernando Hernandez led the Toros going 3-for-3 and broke up the shutout bid with an RBI-single in the seventh.

Toro starter Trevor Renck (0-4) suffered the loss going the first 2.1 innings allowing three runs on four hits. Fred Medina came on in the third and was effective in the fourth and fifth but then gave up seven of the eight runs in the sixth inning. His final line was 3.0 innings, eight hits, seven runs and three strikeouts.

The series continues Sunday with a doubleheader scheduled at Aloha Stadium beginning at noon.