Errors, Saipe Push the Toreros Past St. Mary’s

Mike Saipe allowed nine hits and pitched his sixth complete game to help University of San Diego score an 11-4 West Coast Conference baseball victory Friday over St. Mary’s.

Saipe struck out five. The visiting Toreros (18-19, 10-9) benefited from five St. Mary’s errors. USD scored three runs on the errors, and two other runs crossed the plate on a wild pitch and a passed ball. Five of USD’s 11 runs were unearned.

Ed Scofield and Chad Boyd had three hits apiece and together scored five runs for the Toreros.

St. Mary’s is 14-21, 10-9.

David Blum went two for four with a one-run homer, and Ernie Isola had two hits, a double and an RBI to help UC San Diego take a 4-1 nonconference victory at Menlo College. Brent Hansen (6-0) got the victory, surrendering just one of Menlo’s two hits, striking out seven and walking three in five innings. UCSD (17-3-1) is ranked No. 6 in Division III. Menlo, also Division III, is 7-14.

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UC San Diego (3-12) advanced in the Triton Classic, scoring a 15-8, 15-7, 15-7 victory over La Verne (13-12). Also advancing was UC Santa Cruz (19-7), which defeated Arizona, 12-15, 6-15, 15-11, 15-11, 15-13.