LOS ANGELES – LMU fell to San Diego 11-1 on Friday night in the opening game of an important series between the two top teams in the West Coast Conference. Â
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The Toreros jumped on left-hander Diego Barrera for three runs in the first before he settled in for a bit. He gave up three more in the fifth and three more in the seventh. It was an atypical outing for Barrera, as he did not record a strikeout. Â
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The Lions were hitting the ball hard and getting on base, but they could not get a clutch hit when the moment arose. They left 14 runners on base as a team. Â
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Khadim Diaw had three hits, Diego Baqueiro notched a pair of hits, and
Devan Ornelas had two hits of his own to account for seven of the Lions' 11 hits overall. Â
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The Lions loaded the bases in the first inning before promptly leaving them loaded. They left two runners on in the second, fourth, and seventh innings. Â
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The two teams meet again on Saturday, April 29 at 6:05 p.m. (PT) with senior right-hander Zach Kirby taking the mound for the Lions. He is unbeaten in his last five starts, notching 38 strikeouts over 32 innings. Â