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Aztecs sweep Falcons with 19-2 win
3/23/2003 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
March 23, 2003
San Diego State continued its weekend offensive outburst as it defeated Air Force, 19-2, in a Mountain West Conference baseball game Sunday, March 23, at Tony Gwynn Stadium in San Diego.
With a sweep of the series, SDSU improved to 12-16 overall and 5-1 in league play to move into a tie for first with UNLV. Air Force saw its overall record fall to 8-15 and 0-9 in the MWC.
SDSU batted around in the each of the first two innings, scoring eight times. The Falcons battled back with a pair of runs in the top of the third, but the home team was in control the rest of the way.
Falcon starter Johnny Koegel (0-3) gave up seven runs in his one inning-plus of work and took the loss. Reliever Clayton Couch followed Koegel in the second, but didn't fare much better as he also allowed seven runs.
SDSU's Joe Carque (3-2) went six innings to record his third win of the year. Carque scattered nine hits and allowed two earned runs while striking out two and walking none.
Aztec second baseman Peter Stonard was one of many offensive stars for SDSU, collecting a pair of doubles, a triple and six runs batted in before coming out of the game in the fifth. Left fielder Landon Burt finished his day with a single, double and triple while Anthony Gwynn had three hits and scored four times.
Air Force's Josh Phifer recorded three hits with a double and an RBI to lead the Falcons while Mike Rose had a pair of hits with a run scored and an RBI.
The Falcons, on spring break, travel to Honolulu for the annual Rainbow Easter Tournament hosted by the University of Hawaii. Air Force plays Lewis-Clark State on Tuesday, March 25, Western Illinois on Wednesday and Hawaii on Thursday. The semifinals are Friday with the finals scheduled for Saturday.
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