Cal Poly Pomona's Four-Run Eighth Ruins Toro Baseball Regular Season Opener
Februrary 2, 2006

Courtesy Cal Poly Pomona Sports Information Office

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POMONA Cal Poly Pomona banged out 14 hits and posted a 7-4 win over California Collegiate Athletic Association foe Cal State Dominguez Hills Thursday in a non-conference baseball game. The Broncos (1-0) broke open a tight game with four runs in the eighth inning against the Toros. With the loss, CSUDH drops to 0-1, as the team's previous game against Biola was deemed an exhibition contest.

Marc Evans had three hits to lead the Bronco attack. Kyle Todd pitched five strong innings to get the win, Justin Carty pitched two scoreless innings and Kirk Gross finished off the last two innings to pick up the save.

Cal State Dominguez Hills got an impressive starting outing from Jason Garcia, who scattered 10 hits and allowed only three runs through six innings. Gus Hernandez pitched a scoreless seventh inning for the Toros, but the Broncos extended their 3-2 lead to 7-2 with their four-run eighth-inning rally.

The Broncos scored two runs in the second inning to stake Todd to the early lead. Jake Mendrin doubled with one out and scored on a single by Evans. Ben Lebovitz and Chase Stroupe followed with singles to load the bases and Chris Janowicz singled to drive in Evans.

The Toros tied the game at 2-2 with single runs in the third and fourth innings. Martin Conde picked up an infield single to lead off the third inning and took second on an error. Conde took third on a groundout by Fred Medina and scored on a two-out double by Houston Hernandez. In the fourth, Jason Klug doubled to lead off the inning and scored on a single by Matthew Hopps.

Cal Poly Pomona regained the lead in the bottom of the inning on a two-out triple by Stroupe that drove in Mendrin.

The Broncos picked up four runs on four hits in the eighth. Kevin Falls led off with a single and moved to third on a single by Mendrin. Evans followed with a double to score Falls. Stroupe was intentionally walked with one out to load the bases and Janowicz followed with a single to make it 5-2. Robbie Carter delivered a sacrifice fly to make it 6-2 and the final run scored on a balk.

Cal State Dominguez Hills' next game is Friday when the team hosts Concordia.