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San Diego State Pulls Away From Utah At MWC Baseball Tournament
Aztecs eliminate the Utes with a 10-3 victory.
May 27, 2005
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - San Diego State moved a step closer to its sixth straight MWC Tournament finals appearance with its 10-3 win over fifth-seeded Utah in an elimination game Friday at Franklin Covey Field in Salt Lake City. San Diego State improves to 26-34 on the season, while Utah ended its season with a 19-36 mark. The Aztecs will play the loser of the Brigham Young/UNLV game Friday at 7 p.m. Ben Coon got the nod for the Aztecs but only tossed three innings of work. Cody Campbell threw a gem in relief and picked up the win in upping to 2-0 for the year. Utah starter Matt Crockett (4-10) picks up the loss. SDSU's Lance Zawadski did the most damage. He was 3-for-4 at the plate and had three RBI and a run scored. A pair of Utes had two hits each. John Welsh was 2-for-3 with an RBI while Trevor Eastman was 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored. San Diego State scored in each of the first three innings in taking a 5-3 lead into the fourth. SDSU hung another five runs on the board as it scored in each of its last three at-bats and claimed the seven-run victory.
Game No. 7 Notes The Aztecs batted .318 in six regular season games vs. the Utes, and went 14-for-33 (.424) from the plate today vs. Utah. San Diego State's Lance Zawadski led the Aztecs going 3-for-4 from the plate with a solo home run, three RBI and a run scored. Zawadski now has an MWC Tournament best three home runs. San Diego State's Quintin Berry went 2-for-2 from the plate vs. Utah today, with two RBI and a run scored. For the tournament he is batting 9-for-17 (.529) and needs just five hits to set a new MWC Tournament record. SDSU left 10 runners on base vs. Utah, bringing its tournament total to 41. The Aztecs left 14 runners on base in their opening round game vs. Air Force, falling one short of the MWC Tournament record of 15 set by BYU vs. UNLV on May 23, 2002. The No. 3 seed is now 17-8 all-time in MWC Tournament play, while the No. 5 seed is 6-12 - the Aztecs are 18-9 all-time in the MWC Tournament, while the Utes are 6-12.
Game No. 7 Quotes "We got some clutch hits today. Earlier we had some poor base running. We knew that we had to score runs today. We needed somebody to step up and pitch well for us today, and Campbell did that for us." "Who we throw in the next game will depend on who we play. If Vegas wins I'd like to throw a right-hander." "The guys have been upbeat and although we lost a tough game yesterday to BYU, we've done what we've needed to do. We're playing with some confidence now."
Utah Head Coach Bill Kinneberg:
"Campbell really came in and stopped our momentum. He threw some good sliders." "There is three outs and you have to get them all. We'll just have to bring in some better players to get those three outs."
"I'm really proud of our players and the effort they've given in this tournament."
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