Catcher Caleb Ricketts hits a pair of homers, putting USD a win away from first tourney title, NCAA berth since 2013
The University of San Diego produced 32 runs in its first two games of the West Coast Conference Tournament.
His three-run homer in the fourth inning got USD back in the game and his solo shot in the eighth added insurance, leading the Toreros to a 5-3 victory over Gonzaga. Gonzaga stayed on the field Friday night for an elimination game against No. 2 seed Portland , which defeated Loyola Marymount 10-2 earlier Friday.Win and USD is the 2022 WCC champion and receives the conference’s automatic berth in the 64-team NCAA Division I Regionals.USD is aiming for the school’s ninth NCAA Regionals and first since the Kris Bryant-led 2013 Toreros.
But Ricketts gave his pitcher a lift in the fourth inning when he stepped in against Gonzaga’s Gabriel Hughes , one the WCC’s top pitchers and among the nation’s strikeout leaders. Mautz, who struck out nine and walked two, had settled down by then, although his pitch count topped 100 and the Toreros went to the bullpen in the sixth inning.
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