Baseball

Cal State Hayward 8, Cal Lutheran 7--Aaron Dixon of Cal Lutheran hit two home runs, one from each side of the plate, but grounded into a game-ending double play with the bases loaded in a NCAA Division III West Regional first-round game at Hart Park in Orange.

Cal Lutheran (27-14) will play top-seeded Chapman today at 7 p.m.

Dixon’s second home run, a two-run shot in the bottom of the seventh, pulled the Kingsmen even, 7-7, but Hayward (24-16) scored on a single by Rudy Martinez in the ninth.

Dixon was the first Cal Lutheran player to homer from both sides of the plate since Gary Loyd in 1968. Dixon, a junior center fielder from Ventura High, has five homers.

Cal Lutheran’s Chris Goodenough (4-3), who pitched five strong innings in relief of Scott Courneya, was replaced by Chris Barbettini with two out in the ninth and Timian Lewis on second. Martinez singled to right-center on the first pitch.

Andrew Pasquinelli (5-4) of Hayward pitched 6 1/3 innings in relief, striking out six and walking one. Jon Stewart induced the double play for his second save.

Dixon’s leadoff home run in the second inning ignited a three-run rally that pulled Cal Lutheran to within 5-4.

Dixon’s single in the fifth drove in Jeff Meyers to tie the score. Dixon was three for five with four runs batted in.

Designated hitter Manny Mosqueda was four for five for Cal Lutheran and drove in two runs.

Courneya allowed five runs in 3 2/3 innings.