Cal Baptist Uses 22-Hit Baseball Attack to Beat Toros, 16-10
Lancers score early and often to win non-conference game
April 13, 2005

Complete Box Score

CARSON, Calif.--(April 13, 2005)--Catcher Chris Walters went 5 for 6 with two RBI, including his first home run of the season, to lead visiting Cal Baptist University to a 16-10 non-conference win over Cal State Dominguez Hills Wednesday afternoon at Toro Field.

CBU (16-17-1) jumped out to a quick 8-3 lead after three innings. The Lancers used a 5-run second frame, highlighted by RF Aaron Seuss' three-run home run to go up 7-1.

Cal Baptist added a run in the top of the third on an RBI single from DH Joey Hendricks making it 8-1. Cal State Dominguez Hills (18-22) pushed across two runs in the bottom of the third after an RBI double from DH Matt Hopps (Torrance/So. Torrance HS) and a throwing error by CBU 3B Chilly Ronquillo, plating Hopps from second.

The Toros trimmed the deficit to 8-4 in the fourth, but Cal Baptist answered with three runs in the fifth to take control, 11-4. In that inning, 2B Steve Goins knocked in two runs with a two-out double.

Walters led off the sixth for the Lancers with his first home run of the year for a 12-5 lead. The visitor's broke the game wide open in the seventh with four more runs, all unearned, on four hits and a Toro error.

CSUDH scored two more in the seventh, and three more in the bottom of the ninth, but would get no more for the final margin, 16-10.

James Hibbard (1-0) came on in the fourth and pitched four innings to earn the win. Hibbard allowed four runs, only one earned, on four hits while striking out four. Josh Vick pitched the eighth and ninth, allowing three runs (none earned) on three hits. Starter Cory Wells tossed the first three innings giving up three runs on four hits.

After Walters five hits at the plate, Cal Baptist was led by Goins who finished 3 for 5 with four RBI. Seuss also drove in four runs on two hits.

Freshman starter Mike Brown (Santa Cruz/Santa Cruz HS) took the loss for the Toros. Brown gave up seven runs, all earned, on eight hits in two innings. Dustin Gober (Long Beach/Lakewood HS) came on and pitched four innings, allowing six runs on nine hits. The bright spot on the mound was Hopps, who started the game as the designated hitter, to pitch the final two scoreless innings allowing only one hit while striking out a batter.

CF Isidro Perez (South Gate/South Gate HS), SS Armando Gomez (Playa del Rey/St. Bernard HS) and 3B Chris Martinez (Torrance/So. Torrance HS) led the Toros with two hits each.

Cal State Dominguez Hills is back in California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) action tomorrow traveling to CS San Bernardino. First pitch is slated for 2:30 PM.