March 21, 2000
San Diego - Sean Pierce's bases-loaded tripe in the sixth inning broke a 3-3 tie and helped send San Diego State on its way to a 10-3 victory over crosstown rival University of San Diego on Tuesday evening at Tony Gwynn Stadium.
Pierce, sophomore who doubles as a wide receiver for the Aztec football squad, finished with a 3-for-4 performance, adding a double and single while scoring a pair of runs.
The win brought the Aztecs' season record to the .500 level at 15-15. USD dropped to 17-12-1.
With important conference games this coming weekend, both squads utilized a number of pitchers during the contest. SDSU's Ben Julianel went 5.2 innings, allowing three runs on six hits. Torero starter Bryan Bealer gave up a pair of first-inning runs and threw just one-third of an inning. Neither starter was involved in the decision as SDSU reliever Jon Minter picked up his second win of the season in relief while USD's Patrick Lucy suffered his first loss of the year.
With USD leading 3-2 in the sixth, a single by SDSU's Chad Chop was followed by Brandon Rogers being hit by pitch. an RBI double by Matt Ricardy scored Chop, and a two-out intentional walk to Billy Montgomery loaded the bases for Pierce.
San Diego State added a pair of runs in both the seventh and eighth innings to seal the victory. In addition to Pierce's output, SDSU also got offensive production from Ricardy (3-for-4, 2 RBI) and senior Paul Lockhart (2-for-3, run, RBI).
The Aztecs now await the arrival of Air Force for a three-game Mountain West Conference series this weekend at Tony Gwynn Stadium. Games are scheduled for Friday and Saturday (March 24-25) at 6:00 p.m. and Sunday (March 26) at 2:00 p.m.
San Diego State 10, U. of San Diego 3USD 002 001 000 - 3 8 4SDSU 200 004 22x - 10 11 1Bealer, Amundson (1), Gray (3), Wilson (4), Lucy (6), Oseguera (7), Barrett (8) and AssaelJulianel. Minter (6), Ring (7), Dunwell (8), Skinner (9) and RogersW - Minter (2-0)L - Lucy (2-1)SV - NoneHR - NoneTime - 3:09Att - 585