Cal Poly Pomona Cruises to 16-6 CCAA Baseball Victory over Toros
Broncos use 16-hit attack and a nine-run third inning to cruise to conference win
March 29, 2002

Complete Box Score

LOS ANGELES, Calif.-Cal Poly Pomona used a nine-run third inning to take control in a 16-6 California Collegiate Athletic Association victory today over Cal State Dominguez Hills at Dennis Gilbert Field.

CSUDH (20-14-1, 11-9 CCAA) struck first in the second inning on a 2-run home run by CF Mike Milstead. However, Cal Poly Pomona answered with a 9-run third inning on 7 hits and a Toro error. The inning was highlighted by a 2-run double by SS Anthony Gonzales and a 3-run home run by 1B Jason Marcus. CF Brian Zarnick added a 2-run single and and Gonzales added his third RBI in the inning with a sacrifice fly to give the Broncos a 9-2 advantage.

CPP (17-14-1, 10-12 CCAA) took an 11-2 lead in the fourth with two more runs on an error by Toros RF Joe Gevas. With two outs and runners on first and third, Gevas dropped a ball down the right field line allowing both runners to score. Cal State Dominguez Hills answered back in the bottom of the stanza with two runs on an RBI single by 3B Damien Lopez and an infield run-scoring single by Milstead making it 11-4.

The Toros trimmed the deficit to 11-6 with two more runs in the seventh inning on an RBI double by DH Frank Perez followed by an RBI groundout by Lopez. But the Broncos answered back in the top of the eighth with two more runs. RF Matt Stevens hit a 2-run single with the bases loaded making it 13-6. Pomona plated three more insurance runs in the top of the ninth on a run-scoring single by 2B Benny Winslow and a 2-run single by LF Andy Gonzales to account for all the scoring on the day.

Winslow and Andy Gonzales led the Broncos with 3 hits each. Jason Marcus and Anthony Gonzales each had a team-best 3 RBI. Starting RHP Ricky Wooten (3-1) earned the win pitching the first 7 innings allowing 6 runs on 9 hits.

For the Toros, Mike Milstead led the squad going 2-3 at the plate with 3 RBI. Frank Perez, Damien Lopez and SS Eric Pringle also added two hits each. Starting RHP Rick Moore (3-3) suffered the loss lasting only 2-1/3 inning allowing 9 runs, 6 earned, on only 5 hits. RHP Harry Trejo did a good job out of the pen tossing 4-1/3 innings allowing only 2 runs on 3 hits.

These two teams will complete the four-game series in Pomona tomorrow with a doubleheader beginning at 12:00 noon.