Cal State San Bernardino Sweeps Toros in CCAA Baseball Twinbill, 3-0 and 15-6
Coyotes win pitchers duel in early game then take nightcap with 19-hit attack
February 5, 2005

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CARSON, Calif.--(February 5, 2005)--Visiting Cal State San Bernardino used solid pitching in the first game followed with a 19-hit attack in the nightcap to complete the California Collegiate Athletic Association twinbill sweep over Cal State Dominguez Hills by scores of 3-0 and 15-6 Saturday afternoon at Toro Field.

In the early game, the CSUSB (3-1, 2-1 CCAA) pitching outdueled the Toros tossing a three-hit shutout. Kyle Holden (1-0) went the first 4.2 innings scattering all three hits. Holden cruised through the first four innings and retired 10 of the first 12 batters he faced. Douglas Brandt and Derek Baker combined for the final 4.1 innings of hitless relief. Baker notched the save pitching a 1-2-3 ninth.

Michael Rossano provided all the scoring punch the Coyotes would need with a 2-run double in the second inning. Mark Mancha knocked in an insurance run in the sixth with an RBI single.

CSUDH (2-2, 1-2 CCAA) had their chances, including leaving the bases loaded in the fifth, but could not get the timely hit.

Chris Borchers (0-1) was the tough-luck loser for the Toros going the first 7.0 innings allowing three runs on six hits. Art Romero, David Leyva and James Dodson pitched the final two innings of one-hit ball.

In the nightcap, San Bernardino got 19 hits over seven innings to fuel the sweep. CSUSB jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first inning utilizing four CSUDH errors and two hits. The Coyotes tacked on two more runs in the second on RBI singles by Aaron Rice and Billy Ermert.

Cal State Dominguez Hills got two runs back in the bottom of the third on a sacrifice fly and a run-scoring single by Jose Montes. But the Coyotes broke the game open pushing across five runs in the fourth, including a solo homerun by Mark Mancha and RBI triples by Jake Puckett and Ermert to take an 11-3 lead.

CSUSB put up two more runs in the sixth and seventh innings, before the Toros plated three in the bottom of the seventh for the final margin of 15-6.

Aaron Rice led the team with three RBI, while Ermert collected four hits. Michael Rossano also finished with three hits going 3-for-5 at the plate with two RBI.

James Sinkes (1-0) pitched the first four innings allowing three runs, two earned, and seven hits to get the win. Jared Eichelberger tossed the final three innings of the game to notch the save. Eichelberger allowed three unearned runs on four hits.

Matt Hopps (0-1) suffered the loss going only three innings while allowing eight runs, five earned, on nine hits.

The Toros were led at the plate by four players with two hits apiece.

CSUDH will host their alumni tomorrow at Toro Field beginning at noon. The team will then resume play on Tuesday at Vanguard University. First pitch against the Lions is scheduled for 2 PM.