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Cal Poly Defeats Alumni 14-10 in Annual Baseball Alumni Game
2/13/2016 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – Moments after Nick Torres tied the game with a three-run home run in the top of the seventh inning, Austin Kron belted a two-run double to cap a four-run Cal Poly uprising in the bottom of the frame as the 2016 Mustangs defeated the Alumni 14-10 in baseball's annual Alumni Game on Saturday in Baggett Stadium.
Cal Poly led 10-3 before the Alumni erupted for seven runs in the seventh to knot the score. Chris Hoo's RBI single, Peter Van Gansen's two-run single and a Mustang error accounted for the first four runs and Torres smashed his game-tying home run over the center field fence.
A pair of bases-loaded walks preceeded Kron's two-run double in the bottom of the seventh, giving Cal Poly a 14-10 lead. There was no scoring the rest of the way.
Catcher/first baseman Brett Barbier (pictured above) had three of Cal Poly's 16 hits, including a triple. Infielder Alec Smith and outfielder Alex McKenna both added a pair of hits – McKenna hitting a second-pitch home run leading off the first inning.
The Alumni collected 10 hits, including three by Hoo. Brian Mundell contributed a two-run home run in the sixth inning.
Mustang starter Cam Schneider pitched five strong innings, allowing one run and two hits. Freshman southpaw Justin Bruihl tossed 1 1/3 scoreless innings in relief after the Alumni tied the score in the seventh and earned the win, giving up just one hit.
Cal Poly officially opens its 2016 season next weekend with a four-game series against former Big West rival Pacific in Baggett Stadium. The season opener on Friday begins at 6 p.m., followed by a 1 p.m. doubleheader Saturday and a 1 p.m. series finale Sunday.
The Mustangs play their first 12 games of the season at home.
Cal Poly Alumni Game
Score by innings:
Alumni 010 002 700 – 10 10 1
Cal Poly 100 315 40x – 14 16 2
Batteries: Casey Bloomquist, Kyle Anderson (2), Brian Grening (3), Kyle Brueggemann (4), Taylor Chris (5), Steven Fischback (6), Doug Kopcha (7), Reed Reilly (8) and Chris Hoo, Elliot Stewart (5); Cam Schneider, Thomas Triantos (6), Craig Colen (7), Justin Bruihl (7), Austin Dondanville (9) and Nick Meyer, Brett Barbier (6).
Home runs: Alumni – Brian Mundell (sixth inning, one on), Nick Torres (seventh inning, two on); Cal Poly – Alex McKenna (first inning, solo).
Triples: Cal Poly – Brett Barbier.
Doubles: Alumni – Peter Van Gansen, Adam Buschini, Chris Hoo; Cal Poly – Alec Smith, John Schuknecht, Austin Kron.
