CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, POMONA

Bronco Sports News

For Immediate Release

Monday, April 12, 2004

Contact: Paul Helms

(909) 869-2812

Schedule of upcoming events:

BASEBALL:

at Sonoma State on Friday, April 16 at 2:30 p.m.

at Sonoma State (DH) on Saturday, April 17, at noon

at Sonoma State on Sunday, April 18 at 11 a.m.

M/W TENNIS:

M/Ten vs. Chapman on Tuesday, April 13 at 2 p.m.

W/Ten vs. Chapman on Tuesday, April 13 at 2 p.m.

M/Ten at UC Riverside on Saturday, April 17 at noon

M/W TRACK & FIELD:

at California Invitational on Wed-Thu, April 14-15, 8 a.m.

at Pomona Pitzer Invitational on Friday, April 16, 9 a.m.

at Mt. SAC Relays on Fri-Sun, April 16-18, All Day

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BASEBALL: BRONCOS GET SWEPT BY SAN FRANCISCO STATE

2004 Record: 19-19-2. 2004 CCAA Record: 13-14-1

BRONCOS FALL OUT OF FOURTH PLACE IN CCAA RACE: Cal Poly Pomona’s baseball team dropped all four games to San Francisco State last week and will now have its work cut out to advance to the four-team California Collegiate Athletic Association Championship Tournament. The Broncos are now 1 ½ games out of the fourth spot heading into a four-game series at Sonoma State. The Broncos dropped a pair of doubleheaders to San Francisco State, including back-to-back heartbreaking defeats on Friday. Cal Poly Pomona held a 10-5 lead entering the ninth inning in Game 1 on Friday, only to have San Francisco State rally for eight runs and a 13-10 victory. Then, in Game 2, after a two-run home run by Kenneth Galindo (Sr., Walnut, Mt. San Antonio College) tied the score at 3-3, the Gators scored a run in the top of the seventh to win, 4-3. In the series opener, the Broncos got some solid starting pitching from Jose Munoz (Sr., Baldwin Park, Rio Hondo JC) and a 16-hit attack, but it wasn’t enough. Galindo had a big game, going 3-for-5 with three runs scored and three RBI. Kevin Falls (Fr., Chino Hills, Ayala HS), Evan Barnhart (So., Alta Loma, Etiwanda HS), Jason Stuck (Sr., Chino, Citrus College), Matt Lopez (Jr., Lancaster, Quartz Hill HS) and Anthony Esquer (So., Chino Hills, Whittier Christian HS) had two hits each. A two-run single by Falls broke a 4-4 tie in the fifth inning and a three-run home run by Galindo in the eighth inning put the Broncos ahead, 10-5. San Francisco State, though, bunched together eight hits – all singles – and two walks in the ninth to pull out the victory. In the nightcap, Taylor Wilding (So., Alta Loma, Etiwanda HS) allowed only one earned run in a complete-game, seven-inning effort, but the Broncos managed only five hits. Galindo homered for the second straight game to tie the game at 3-3 in the fifth, but the Gators got a two-out run in the seventh to win. On Saturday, the Broncos lost both games, 10-2 and 11-3. In the opener, the Gators scored six times in the third inning and four times in the sixth. John Lee (So., West Covina, Damien HS), Chad Burleson (Sr., La Habra, Fullerton JC) and James Valicenti (Fr., Huntington Beach, Marina HS) blanked the Gators on one hit over the final three innings. Esquer had two hits and scored a run for the Broncos, while Galindo and Lopez had RBI. In the nightcap, the Broncos had a 2-1 lead five innings behind the pitching of Luis Carreras (So., San Dimas, Walnut HS). Carreras, though, tired in the sixth and the Gators struck for five runs, mostly against the Bronco bullpen. San Francisco State added five runs in the seventh to put the game away. Galindo capped an impressive series with two more hits and two more RBI, giving him eight RBI for the series.

BRONCOS PLAY WELL IN EXHIBITION LOSS TO QUAKES: For the second straight season, Cal Poly Pomona’s baseball team played the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes at the Epicenter and the Broncos fell, 2-0, in a well-played game Wednesday night in front of nearly 1,500 fans. Kenny McCarthy (Sr., Moreno Valley, Riverside CC) had a pair of hits for the Broncos, while pitchers Kyle Todd (Fr., Anaheim, Magnolia HS), Mike Foskett (Fr., Rancho Cucamonga, Rancho Cucamonga HS), Brian Weiner (Sr., Westwood, Beverly Hills HS), Chad Burleson (Sr., La Habra, Fullerton JC), James Valicenti (Fr., Huntington Beach, Marina HS), Efren Lira (Sr., Walnut, Mt. San Antonio College), Russell Smith (So., Brawley, Brawley HS) and Jeremey White (Sr., Palmdale, Riverside CC) did a nice job of holding down the Quakes’ offense.

BRONCOS TO HIT THE ROAD AGAINST SONOMA STATE: Cal Poly Pomona’s baseball team will travel to Rohnert Park this week for an important California Collegiate Athletic Association series against third-place Sonoma State, which has won nine straight games. The Broncos are 13-14-1 in the CCAA and are 1 ½ games out of the fourth and final spot for the CCAA Championship Tournament.

MEN’S AND WOMEN’S TENNIS: BRONCO WOMEN FALL JUST SHORT OF TOURNEY

Men’s Overall 2004 Record: 7-12

Men’s Ranking: No. 39 in the nation; 6^th in the West Region (ITA)

Women’s Overall 2004 Record: 7-11. 2004 CCAA Record: 4-4

Women’s Ranking: 8th in the West Region (ITA)

WOMEN’S TENNIS TEAM LOSES TO SONOMA STATE: Cal Poly Pomona’s women’s tennis team won two California Collegiate Athletic Association matches to set up a showdown with Sonoma State on Saturday for the final spot in the four-team CCAA Championship Tournament. The Broncos won two of three doubles contests, but then dropped four of six singles matches and lost to the Seawolves, 5-4. Dehlia Feliz (Jr., San Gabriel, San Gabriel HS) and Katrina Holmberg (So., Pukalani, Maui, HI) won at No. 1 doubles, 8-1 and Renee Paquillo (Fr., Fullerton, Rosary HS) and Jennie Burggraf (Sr., Chino Hills, Ayala HS) won at No. 2 doubles, 8-6. Feliz won at No. 1 singles, 6-3, 6-1 and Holmberg won at No. 2 singles, 6-0, 6-3. The Broncos opened the week with a 6-3 win at Cal State L.A. on Thursday. Feliz and Holmberg won at No. 1 doubles, 8-1, Paquillo and Burggraf won at No. 2 doubles, 8-6 and Nanor DeKermenjian (Jr., Aleppo, Syria, Glendale CC) and Erica Lin (Fr., Arcadia, Arcadia HS) won at No. 3 doubles, 8-4. Feliz then won at No. 1 singles, 6-0, 6-0, Holmberg won at No. 2 singles, 4-0, ret. and DeKermenjian won at No. 4 singles, 6-0, 6-0. Cal Poly Pomona then beat Cal State Bakersfield, 8-1, on Friday. The Broncos’ doubles teams of Feliz/Holmberg, Paquillo/Burggraf and Lin/DeKermenjian won their matches, 8-5, 8-2 and 8-4. Holmberg won at No. 2 singles, 6-1, 6-2, Paquillo won at No. 3 singles, 6-1, 6-1, DeKermenjian won at No. 4 singles, 6-4, 6-1, Burggraf won at No. 5 singles, 6-1, 6-0 and Lin won at No. 6 singles, 6-1, 6-1.

MEN’S TENNIS TEAM BEATS ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL: Cal Poly Pomona’s men’s tennis team had one of its most impressive matches of the season, defeating NAIA program Alliant International University, 6-3. The Broncos rallied to win after losing two of the three doubles contests. Andy Chang (Jr., Torrance, Cal State L.A.) and Alan Chang (Jr., Torrance, Cal State L.A.) won at No. 3 doubles, 8-1 and then the Broncos won five of six singles matches. David Nguyen (Sr., Los Angeles, Beverly Hills HS) won at No. 1 singles, 6-3, 6-3, Andy Chang won at No. 3 singles, 6-1, 6-0, Alan Chang won at No. 4 singles, 6-3, 6-7, 7-5, Seth Lewkow (Fr., Culver City, Culver City HS) won at No. 5 singles, 7-5, 7-6 and Richie Delgado (Fr., Alta Loma, Alta Loma HS) won at No. 6 singles, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1. The Broncos started the week with a 9-0 loss to regional foe UC San Diego.

M/W TRACK AND FIELD: BRONCO MEN WIN FIVE-TEAM MEET

CAL POLY POMONA BEATS UC RIVERSIDE, UC SAN DIEGO: Cal Poly Pomona’s men’s and women’s track and field teams competed in a five-team meet at UC Riverside on Saturday and had some outstanding performances. The Bronco men won the meet, scoring 219 points to defeat Southern Utah (202), UC San Diego (200), Claremont-Mudd (160) and UC Riverside (159). The Broncos got wins from Adam Moore (Fr., Moorpark, Moorpark HS) in the 400 meters (48.98), Sean Myrill (Jr., Riverside, Riverside CC) in the 110 hurdles (14.78), Sean Zeitler (So., Rancho Santa Margarita, Santa Margarita HS) in the 400 hurdles (54.65), Denny Casupanan (So., Tustin, Tustin HS) in the long jump (23-5.25), Jeff Holder (Sr., Diamond Bar, Citrus College) in the shot put (51-5.50) and the 4x100 relay team of Tim Gregory (So., Valencia, Hart HS), Vince Nguyen (Jr., Santa Ana, Fountain Valley HS), Daryll Eaton (Fr., Hacienda Heights, Don Bosco HS) and Jason Johnson (Jr., San Dimas, Citrus College) in 41.48. The Cal Poly Pomona women finished fifth with 84 points. The Broncos got a second-place finish from Carmen Franklin (So., Sacramento, Loretto HS) in the 400 with a personal best time of 57.83 and third-place finishes from Aprile Grothe (Fr., Diamond Bar, Diamond Ranch HS) in the 3000 steeplechase (12:16.84) and Topaz Marcos (Fr., Upland, Upland HS) in the high jump (5-2.25).

MORE NEWS

ROMAN GABRIEL TO RETURN FOR 25^th ANNUAL GOLF CLASSIC: Roman Gabriel, who founded the Bronco Golf Classic back in 1980, will return to mark the silver anniversary of the event on Monday, June 14, at the Via Verde CC. This will be a special opportunity for former players and friends of the program to catch up with the former Cal Poly Pomona coach. Registration is $200 per person, although those who sign up before May 14 will get an early-bird price of $175. The price includes greens fees, cart rental, hospitality gifts, a student-athlete host for each group, lunch and dinner. Corporate sponsorships are also available. For more information, contact Julie Hall, Director of Development for Athletics/Student Affairs, at (909) 869-2825.

ANNUAL FUND-RAISING DRIVE CONTINUES: Cal Poly Pomona Athletics is encouraging its supporters to contribute to its annual fundraising drive, which raises money specifically for scholarships. As students face challenging economic times ahead, the Athletic Department wants to respond by making more scholarships available to them. For more information about participating in the fund-raising efforts, please contact Julie Hall, Director of Development for Athletics/Student Affairs, at (909) 869-2825.