Marquez's Walk-Off Home Run Propels Doubleheader Sweep over Warriors
Tony Marquez hit a leadoff home run giving CSUDH 6-5 win in nightcap, Toros win early game 6-4
April 6, 2002

Complete Box Score - Game 1 only

LOS ANGELES, Calif.-Tony Marquez hit a leadoff walk-off home run in the nightcap of today's doubleheader giving Cal State Dominguez Hills a dramatic 6-5 comeback victory over Cal State Stanislaus. The Toros held on in the early game to defeat the Warriors 6-4 in California Collegiate Athletic Association doubleheader action today at Dennis Gilbert Field on the campus of LA Southwest College.

Down 1-0 in the first inning of the early game, CSUDH (24-18-1, 15-13 CCAA) pushed across 3 runs in the bottom of the first on consecutive infield singles with the bases loaded by LF Mike Roux and 2B David Keesee followed by a wild pitch with the bases loaded to take a 3-1 lead.

Cal State Stanislaus (14-24, 7-17 CCAA) made it 3-2 in the third on a groundout to the right side of the field scoring CF James Savala who had reached on a triple. But the Toros quickly answered in the bottom of the stanza on Marquez's first home run of the day, a 2-run shot to left field giving CSUDH a 5-2 lead.

Cal State Dominguez Hills tacked on an insurance run in the fourth on a sacrifice fly by CF Mike Milstead. The Warriors would score single runs in the fifth and ninth innings on an RBI groundout by 2B Jarrett DeVault and an RBI single by pinch-hitter Ian Corso to account for the final margin of 6-4.

Marquez led the Toros going 3-4 with 2 RBI. C Edgar Esqueda and 1B Danny Jacobs each added 2 hits each. Starting RHP Aldo Silva (7-3) earned the win going the first 8 innings allowing 3 runs on 9 hits while striking out 6 batters. Silva's 7 wins are the most by a CSUDH pitcher since Paul Gutierrez won 9 games in 1996. Closer Brian Cortes came on in the ninth to earn his fifth save of the season.

James Savala led the Warriors with 3 hits while RF Sean Findlay and C Paul Cardelli added 2 hits a piece. RHP Andrew Barrett (4-5) took the loss going the distance allowing 6 runs, 5 earned, on 10 hits in 8 innings.

In the nightcap, Stanislaus took a 1-0 lead in the third on an RBI single by DH Hector Alaniz. The Warriors took a 5-0 lead with 4 runs in the fourth on a sacrifice fly by SS Kyle Dennis followed one out later by a 3-run home run by LF Kyle Sleeth.

But the Toros would answer with 5 runs in the bottom of the inning on an RBI double by RF Jose Montes and a bases loaded walk by LF Damon Felder. Edqar Esqueda then cleared the bases with a 3-run double to tie the game 5-5 to set up Tony Marquez's heroics in the bottom of the seventh inning. Warrior pitching had a difficult time retiring Tony Marquez this weekend who hit .533 (8-15) in the four-game series with 3 HR and 7 RBI.

LHP Steve Ressa (2-2) earned the win in relief. He replaced starter Chris Ingstad in the top of the seventh with runners on second and third. Ressa induced a groundout to shortstop to retire the side. Ingstad pitched 6-2/3 innings allowing 5 runs on 9 hits while striking out 8 batters.

RHP Justin Hoppes (1-3) suffered the loss in relief going 1 inning allowing 1 run on 1 hit. Starting LHP Justin Schwitters went the first 5 innings allowing 5 runs, only 1 earned, on 4 hits but walked 7 Toro batters.

The Toros are in non-conference action on Monday, April 8 hosting Hawaii-Pacific University at 2:30 p.m.