Box Score SAN FRANCISCO -- A sextet of Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros enjoyed multi-hit efforts as part of 16 hits in a 10-7 win at San Francisco State to open this weekend's four-game set in the bay.
Aaron Greenfield and
Anthony Accordino (pictured) went for three hits each as
Nico Martinez picked up the win after 5.2 innings of work, scattering nine hits in the grinding effort.
The Toros scored in five of the game's nine innings, with Accordino bringing home the game's first run in CSUDH's first at-bat.
CSUDH plated three more runs two innings later after
Eric Smelko again started the rally with a leadoff hit. With Smelko on first, Greenfield followed with a single to center before
Vincent Temesvary sent a screamer to the left-center field gap to bring them both home.
After the next two batters were retired,
Emilio Barrera brought Temesvary home with a single to left on an 0-2 count for a 4-0 lead.
The Gators replied with two in the 4th, only to have
Scott Ogrin get those runs back with a 2RBI double one inning later.
Up 7-5 after six innings, the Toros again scored thrice, with
Justin Abercrombie tripling home
Grant Decatrel before scoring himself on a wild pitch after a SFSU pitching change.
Those insurance runs proved worthy as the Gators scored twice in the bottom of the 8th inning to make the game close, only to have
Sam Gomez come in a quell the would-be rally.
Dane Baker then came in in the 9th inning, retiring the Gators in order to preserve the win and earn his first save of the year.
The two teams will play two tomorrow afternoon, with game one set for a noon start at Maloney Field.
About Cal State Dominguez Hills Athletics
The Toros are proud to be a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competing at the Division II level, bringing excitement and tradition to the campus through 10 different sports (4 Men's, 6 Women's). The program boasts 4 NCAA Championships, 2 NAIA National Titles, 10 NCAA West Region crowns and 34 CCAA Championships. CSUDH is one of 12 universities that competes in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA), the most prominent Division II conference in the nation with 155 NCAA National Championships, far more than any other conference in the nation.
