San Francisco State Baseball Team Muscles Past CSUDH, 23-15
March 26, 2004

Complete Box Score

Carson, CA -- Cal State Dominguez Hills junior David Leos (Los Angeles, CA/Venice HS) turned in a 4-for-6 performance to lead the Toros, but San Francisco State shortstop A.J. Biama blasted three home runs en route to seven RBIs, including a grand slam as part of a SFSU 13-run seventh inning, as the Gators handed CSUDH a 23-15 defeat on Friday afternoon on Toro Field.

The Toros fall to 9-29, 4-17 CCAA, while SFSU improves to 16-16, 7-10 CCAA.

The Toros took an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning on the first of Leos' four hits, an RBI double that plated Jason Flores (Whittier, CA/St. Paul HS), who led off the inning with a single through the left side.

The Gator bats, however, would wake up two innings later, scoring nine runs over the next three innings to take a commanding 9-3 advantage.

SFSU would then put the game away in the seventh inning, sending 17 men to the plate as part of a 13-run outburst. The Gators capitalized with the long ball, hammering three homeruns in the frame, including two grand slams by Biama and Chris Scrogings.

CSUDH would rally in their final at-bats, scoring five and seven runs in the eighth and ninth innings to bring the deficit to single digits, but ran out of outs as the Gators took the 23-15 win.

Fernando Hernandez (South Gate, CA/South Gate HS) added three hits and three runs scored for the Toros, while Ruben Salazar (Lynwood, CA/St. John Bosco HS) brought home three RBIs on the day, the last two on a bases-loaded double in the Toros final at-bat.

Scrogings added five RBI for the Gators, while SFSU's Biama and Kris Gibson led the Gators with three hits apiece.

CSUDH starter Ryan Owen (Riverside, CA/West Torrance HS) threw 6.0 innings, allowing nine runs on 11 hits, to pick up the loss (3-5).

SFSU starter Nick Decampli hurled seven innings of work, allowing three runs on seven hits to pick up the win (3-3).

The two teams continue their four-game set with a Saturday morning doubleheader on Toro Field. First pitch of game one has been pushed up to an 11:00 a.m. start time.