April 6, 2009

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The University of San Diego baseball team has moved up two spots to No. 21 in the latest NCBWA top-25 poll, have re-entered the Baseball America top-25 poll at No. 25 and move up one spot to No. 29 in the latest Collegiate Baseball top-30 poll.

The Toreros posted a 4-1 record this past week, dropping an 8-7 decision to UC Riverside on Tuesday, before sweeping the Santa Clara Broncos over the weekend by a combined score of 53-21. In Tuesday's loss to the Highlanders, both Tony Strazzara and Jon Hotta went 3-for-5 with Strazzara driving in two to lead the offense. In Friday's 9-4 win over SCU, Kyle Blair went the distance on the mound, as he allowed four runs on 10 hits, while striking out eight. Offensively, Zach Walters and Strazzara led the way as they both went 2-for-4 with two RBI apiece. In Saturday's 22-10 blowout, James Meador led the way as he went 4-for-6 with three doubles and one RBI. All but one Torero that was sent to the plate recorded at least one hit in the game as USD recorded 22 hits. In Sunday's 22-5 win, USD as a team recorded a season-high 23 hits, as Walters led the way going 5-for-6 with one double. Sean Nicol also had a day to remember, as he went 3-for-7 with a pair of two-run homers and five RBI and Michael Lugo also had a huge day as he went 4-for-5 with one home run.

The Toreros will return to action on Tuesday as they remain in the Bay Area and head to Palo Alto to play Stanford University in a 6 p.m. non-conference game.