CARSON, Calif. --- Senior Trever Blood blasted a pair of home runs and junior Jeff Grijalva scattered two hits over seven shutout innings as Biola knocked off Cal State Dominguez Hills 8-3 in a non-conference game on Monday afternoon in Carson.

The Eagles improve to 2-0 on the season while handing the Toros a loss in their season opener.

Blood, a senior transfer from Long Beach State, became the second Biola player to collect a pair of home runs in one game this year, blasting a solo shot in the second and a three-run bomb in the third inning. He was 3-for-4 overall in the game a late double and finished with five RBIs.

The offense was nice but not much was needed as Grijalva was dominate on the hill. The junior transfer from USC allowed just two hits--both coming with no out in the bottom of the sixth--and finished the game with seven scoreless innings, seven strikeouts and two walks to pick up his first Biola victory.

Blood got the game going for the Eagles with his second-inning long ball, then Biola broke the game open with five runs in the third. Senior Daniel Bodemer led off the frame with a single and moved to third on the double by freshman outfielder Christopher Neal. After an RBI groundout by sophomore Boone Farrington, junior Garrett Leon picked up his eighth RBI of the young season with a single through the leftside.

One out later, Mac Sullivan reached with a single into left field, to put runners on the corners with two out. Blood then cleared the bases with a monster home run to left field to put Biola up 6-0.

Meanwhile, Grijalva was cruising, allowing just two batters to reach via walk over the first five innings. He didn't allow his first hit until the bottom of the sixth, surrendering a clean single to left followed by a double to right centerfield. However, he worked out of it thanks to a base-running blunder by the Toros which turned a squeeze play into a doubleplay, then a big strikeout to end the threat.

In the eighth, the Eagles would add two more runs on an RBI-double by Blood and a sacrifice fly by senior Armando Arzate.

Dominguez Hills would pick up its lone runs of the game in the bottom of the ninth, as Kyle Pond blasted a three-run home run to left. But it turned out to be too little too late as reliever Dale Harder wrapped up the game two batters later with a strikeout.

Toro starter Shane Youngdale lasted just 2-2/3 innings, allowing six earned runs on six hits with one strikeout. However, four relievers scatted just six hits over the final 6-1/3 innings and gave up a pair of runs.

Junior Alex Brueske looked strong in relief for the Eagles, pitching a spotless two innings in relief of Grijalva, allowing one batter to reach on a hit-by-pitch and striking out one.

Biola returns to action on Friday (Feb. 5), hosting the University of La Verne in a non-conference tilt beginning at 2:00 p.m. on Eagles Diamond.