Broncos Take Sunday Game to Register Weekend Baseball Sweep Over Toros
CSUDH loses 9-2 CCAA contest
March 6, 2005

Courtesy Cal Poly Pomona Sports Information Office

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POMONA Cal Poly Pomona’s baseball team got a third straight strong pitching start and, as a result, a third straight win over Cal State Dominguez Hills.

John Cross carried a shutout into the eighth inning and Cal Poly Pomona went on to a 9-2 win over Cal State Dominguez Hills Sunday afternoon at Scolinos Field and a three-game sweep of the California Collegiate Athletic Association series.

The Broncos (10-8, 8-4) started the series with complete-game gems from Taylor Wilding and Luis Carreras while sweeping a Saturday doubleheader, 9-0 and 7-1.

Matt Lopez had three hits and drove in four runs to lead a 14-hit Cal Poly Pomona offensive attack. Chris Janowicz had three hits and scored three times for the Broncos.

Isidro Perez had three hits for the Toros, while Matthew Hopps drove in both Cal State Dominguez Hills runs with a two-run single in the eighth inning. David Leos added a pair of hits for the Toros (6-11, 2-8).

Cross blanked the Toros on five hits through the first seven innings while the Broncos were grabbing an 8-0 lead. Cal State Dominguez Hills strung together a single by Perez, a double by Jose Monte and the two-run single by Hopps to get on the board and end Cross’ afternoon. He gave up eight hits and two runs while walking one and striking out six in 7 1/3 innings.

John Lee gave up just one hit over the final 1 2/3 innings to wrap things up.

Cal Poly Pomona opened the scoring with a run in the third inning. Lopez singled in Janowicz, who walked and advanced to third on an errant pickoff attempt.

Janowicz singled in a run in the fifth inning and Lopez followed with a two-run double to extend the Broncos’ lead to 4-0.

Anthony Esquer delivered a two-run single in the sixth inning to extend the lead to 6-0 and Marc Evans and Kevin Falls had run-scoring hits in the seventh inning.

Lopez had a sacrifice fly to score Janowicz in the eighth inning to complete the scoring.

Cal State Dominguez Hills will next be in action Friday for the beginning of a homestand with crosstown rival Cal State L.A.