San Diego College Baseball : USIU Loses First Game in New Home

The United States International University baseball team received a rude housewarming gift from Loyola Marymount in the first game at the Gulls’ new stadium--a 13-2 drubbing.

Loyola Marymount scored first with six runs in the second inning on home runs by Steve Polk and Jim Holleran. Polk, who hit another homer in the fourth, went three for five with five RBIs. Winning pitcher Jeff Goetsch gave up only two hits in his six innings, striking out eight.

University of San Diego 8, UC San Diego 8--Darkness was the only winner at the University of San Diego baseball team’s season opener at UC San Diego Tuesday. The game was called after nine innings with the score tied.

UCSD led, 8-5, with two out in the top of the ninth when the Toreros’ Robbie Rogers tied the game with a bases-clearing double. The Tritons failed to score in their half of the inning. Under NCAA rules, games called because of darkness are not made up later. UCSD’s record is 1-1-1.