Toros Baseball Win On Road, Defeat UCSD in 12 Innings, 4-3
March 23, 2005

Courtesy UC San Diego Sports Information Office

Complete Box Score

Cal State Dominguez Hills defeated the No.20-ranked UC San Diego baseball team 4-3 in a 12-inning decision on Wednesday afternoon in La Jolla. It was the first time in 2005 that the Tritons (13-8, 8-6 CCAA) lost back-to-back games. The Toros improve to 10-15, 5-12 CCAA.

The Tritons used five different pitchers in the three hour and 51 minute game. Shlomo Lipetz pitched 5.2 strong innings of relief. Lipetz pitched out of a jam in the seventh inning and made one mistake in the top of the 12th. The UCSD offense was shutdown by the CSUDH bullpen which allowed only four hits in 7.1 innings. The Triton offense was led by Keith Hernandez, Ricky Pinocchio and Ryan Langone with two hits apiece.

In the first inning, the Toros scored on a sac fly by Matthew Hopps. Third baseman Alex Gascon snagged a linedrive for the third out of the inning, with two runners on.

In the second frame, UCSD’s Brian Trump led off with a walk and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Trump then advanced to third on a Gascon groundout. With two out, Ryan Langone beat out a hit to secondbase, scoring Trump to tie up the game at 1-1.

With two outs in the top of the third, CSUDH’s Isidro Perez homered to give the Toros a 2-1 lead.

In the Triton fourth, David Morehead led off with a double and advaned to third on a balk. With one out, Morehead would score on a Gascon groundball to tie the game at 2-2.

In the top of the fifth, Ricky Eda and Perez led off with back-to-back sinlges to put runners on the corners. Hopps hit a sacfly to give the Toros a 3-2 lead.

Chris Martinez led off the seventh with his third walk of the game. UCSD then called on Shlomo Lipetz with runners on the corners with one out. With one pitch, Lipetz recorded a 5-4-3 doubleplay, ending the inning and keeping the score 3-2 CSUDH

In the bottom of the seventh, Matt Lawson led off with a single and advanced all the way to third on an error by the centerfielder. Joel Clark then grounded out to the right side, scoring Lawson and tying the game 3-3.

In the 10th inning, Eda led off being hit-by-pitch. Perez then sacrificed Eda to second. Lipetz then retired the next two batters on a groundout to third and a foulball to the catcher.

In the 12th, Perez hit a double in the gap with two outs, scoring Eda and giving the Toros a 4-3 lead and the eventual win.

The winning pitcher was CSUDH’s James Dodson (1-2). The loss went to Lipetz who is now 2-2 on the season.

The Toros next play Cal Poly Pomona in a homestand, Friday (single game) and Saturday (DH). First pitch Friday is 2:00 p.m.