SAN DIEGO (Interstat) — San Diego erased an early eight-run deficit Thursday to defeat Loyola Marymount 17-8 at USD Sports Center, improving to 18-29 on the season. The Toreros collected 16 hits, while the Lions managed nine hits and fell to 12-42.

Loyola Marymount scored eight runs in the first two innings, taking an 8-5 lead after the top of the fifth. Jaxson Wall delivered a two-run single in the first and an RBI single in the fifth. Andrew Mhoon doubled in two runs in the second. But the Toreros answered with a five-run first inning, then pulled even in the sixth on Jayden Lobliner’s RBI single. Lobliner earlier hit a two-run homer in the fifth, his 10th of the season. Jayton Greer followed with a three-run double in the sixth, giving San Diego an 11-8 lead. Cade Martinez added a solo homer in the seventh and a two-run double in the eighth. Gage Mestas capped the scoring with a two-run double. The Toreros outhit the Lions 16-9 and took advantage of four errors. The teams meet again Friday and Saturday.