Glenn Connelly / Photo Editor

It all started with a walk.
Down 4-0 in the top of the seventh, the San Diego State baseball team was able to start a rally that would tie the score and eventually serve as the catalyst for a win.
Sunday was the last of a three-game series, and SDSU was able to come back and prevail 9-5 against crosstown rival No. 19 USD at Cunningham Stadium.
The first six innings were tough for the Aztecs. They left six men on base and couldn’t make it past third. Luckily, in the seventh inning, they went on a relentless roll to bring in four runs.
Sophomore third baseman Chris Wilson was the first man up, drawing a leadoff walk. Wilson was then forced to second when senior outfielder Josh Chasse also walked. The first run of the game for SDSU would come at the hands of senior second baseman Mitch Blackburn, who was able to knock a double to left center, bringing in Wilson.
Following Blackburn was sophomore first baseman Jomel Torres, who also got an RBI, shooting a base hit into center field, plating Chasse.
Both Torres and Blackburn scored immediately after on sophomore left fielder Brandon Meredith’s third double of the season.
The inning ended with a 4-4 tie and would stay there until the top of the ninth.
Aztec numbers flooded the scoreboard again at the top of the ninth, at almost the exact same point in the batting order as they did in the seventh.
With one out on the board, Blackburn and Torres both singled.
Meredith was able to get on first because of a dropped ball by the right fielder in an attempted sacrifice fly, and Blackburn was able to score.
In the clean up spot, junior center fielder Cory Vaughn was hit by a pitch 8212; his fourth of the season. That loaded the bases.
USD’s pitcher then walked in a run before retiring to the bullpen. His replacement would bring in three more runs before SDSU would hit the field in the bottom of the ninth.
After going scoreless for six innings, the Aztecs finally led 9-4 when USD approached the plate for the last time. The Toreros managed one run on an RBI single off of junior right-hander Steven Moranda, but it wasn’t enough to take the win away from SDSU.
The Aztecs finished the game with a victory, making them 2-1 for the weekend and 3-5 for the season. They brought in 14 total runs against No. 19 USD, with one win at home and one on the road.
The second scheduled home game of the series was postponed indefinitely because of rain Saturday afternoon and could be rescheduled for later in the season.