The Golden Eagles managed only one run in 16 total innings, were no-hit in the seven-inning nightcap and were swept by Cal State Dominguez Hills, 4-1 and 5-0 Saturday at Reeder Field. Cal State L.A. (2-4) dropped the last three games in the four-game non-conference series to Cal State Dominguez Hills (4-3).
Bret Montgomery capped a successful day for the Toros by tossing the fifth no-hitter in the program's history. He held the Golden Eagles without a hit in the seven-inning nightcap while walking three and striking out five.
The Golden Eagles' best bid for a hit came in the fourth inning when
Joe Park hit a smash down the third-base line. Cal State Dominguez Hills third baseman Abel Medina made a diving, backhanded stop, got up and threw a strike to first base to get Park.
Sam Wiley hit a ball to the warning track later in the inning,
Brendan McQuaid lined out to right fielder John Skala in the sixth and
Chris Matzner ended the game with a liner right at second baseman Carlos Levya, who squeezed the ball for the final out.
Montgomery was in complete control throughout and finally got some breathing room when Cal State Dominguez Hills scored three runs in the fifth to extend what was a 1-0 lead to 4-0.
Rory Young tossed two scoreless innings for the Golden Eagles and
Cliff Quick blanked the Toros in the third inning, but Cal State Dominguez Hills finally broke through in the fourth. Medina doubled to left and eventually scored on a squeeze bunt by Kevin Pillar. Quick then tired in the fifth inning and left after walking four and forcing in a run to make it 2-0.
Nathan Halverson was greeted by a two-run single up the middle by Pillar to make it 4-0. The Toros scored an unearned run in the fifth to complete the scoring.
Halverson wound up going 2 1/3 innings and allowing only two hits and an unearned run.
The day got off to a rough start for Cal State L.A. when Game 1 starter
Nathan Pickett left after injuring his arm while pitching to Brian Sturgis to lead off the second. Cal State Dominguez Hills had taken a 2-0 lead in the first with the help of a passed ball and a two-out, two-run single by Pillar.
Matt Clark came on for the Golden Eagles and worked 1 1/3 innings scoreless inning and #J.R. Bromberg# blanked the Toros over 5 1/3 innings on only two hits.
The Toros added two runs in the ninth on a run-scoring double by Andrew Baslow and a run-scoring bloop double to left by Kyle Pond.
Cal State Dominguez Hills starter Shane Youngdale scattered nine hits with the help of three double plays and eight strikeouts. He did not walk a batter and didn't allow a run until two outs in the ninth inning when Wiley scored on a double by Quick. Alan Gatz came on to get the final out.
Max Moya and Quick had two hits each for the Golden Eagles.
Cal State L.A. will return to action next Friday in the opener of a four-game CCAA series against Cal State Stanislaus beginning at 2 p.m.
