Derek Togerson, KNSD-TV (San Diego, CA) Journalist Profile

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Pivetta's Petco Park perfection powers Padres past Rockies

1 week ago | nbcsandiego.com | Derek Togerson

Nick Pivetta runs shutout streak in the East Village to 14 inningsSome day in 2025 the Padres are going to lose a game at Petco Park. Friday night was not that night. Behind another dominant performance from starting pitcher Nick Pivetta and 6-run 5th inning, San Diego ripped the Colorado Rockies 8-0 in front of another sellout crowd, running their home record to a flawless 8-0 to start the season. "Flawless" is a pretty good way to describe Pivetta when he's on the mound in the East Village.
Jake Cronenworth out with a broken rib

1 week ago | nbcsandiego.com | Derek Togerson

On Sunday afternoon Jake Cronenworth was hit by a pitch in Chicago and doubled over in pain. He played a couple more games, even hitting a home run against the A's in West Sacramento, which is impressive when you learn he had a broken rib. An MRI revealed the break, prompting the Padres to put their two-time All-Star 2nd baseman on the 10-day Injured List before the start of a weekend series against the Colorado Rockies at Petco Park. "How about Jake Cronenworth?
"They're the daddies of California"

1 week ago | nbcsandiego.com | Derek Togerson

Heading into their inaugural season, San Diego FC was looked at as a curiosity, not a contender. Even the folks who handle the national broadcasts thought they'd be talking about SDFC ... well, not all that much. "Zero, zero, and zero. We always do this fun little thing on MLS season pass. It's called preseason predictions," says MLS studio host and analyst Kaylyn Kyle.
"We're not even close to as good as we can be"

2 weeks ago | nbcsandiego.com | Derek Togerson

San Diego FC is doing something an expansion team should not be doing. After Saturday night's 3-0 win over Seattle, they're sitting in 2 nd place in the Western Conference and have the fourth-best record in all of Major League Soccer. Sure, they've only played seven matches. But this group has only been together for about two and a half months so, logically, they should not even be playing this well. Captain Jeppe Tverskov offered an explanation of why things have come together so quickly.
Padres come from behind to win wild game at Wrigley Field

2 weeks ago | nbcsandiego.com | Derek Togerson

Padres manager Mike Shildt summed up Sunday's series finale at Wrigley Field in a familiar way that's become all too accurate:"Grit Squad in effect."It had to be on a truly wild one at the Friendly Confines. After dropping the first 2 games of their first road series of the season, the Padres fell behind the Cubs 7-3 and a sweep was looking imminent. Then their bullpen went back into lockdown mode, their offense started clicking, and in the end they had themselves an 8-7 win.
Chucky scores 1st San Diego FC goal in rout of Seattle

2 weeks ago | nbcsandiego.com | Derek Togerson

Eight years ago the Vegas Golden Knights redefined what an expansion team is capable of when they went to the Stanley Cup Final in their first year of existence. Success like that is not normal, but in rare cases it is possible. Seven games into their existence, San Diego FC has the look of a club that can win the Major League Soccer championship.
Padres perfect start ends at Wrigley Field

2 weeks ago | nbcsandiego.com | Derek Togerson

The Padres son their first seven games of the year, all at Petco Park with massive home crowd support and generally resplendent weather. Their first road trip took them to Wrigley Field, where it was Opening Day. After nine straight games on the road, 40,244 Cubs fans finally got to see their team in person on a cold, windy day. It's not exactly the kind of atmosphere that's conducive to continuing a winning streak.
UC San Diego head basketball coach Eric Olen takes New Mexico job

3 weeks ago | nbcsandiego.com | Derek Togerson

Eric Olen took over as UC San Diego's head basketball coach in 2013. A few years later the Tritons began their transition from Division II to Division I. At the time UCSD Athletics Director Earl Edwards said he believed he had the right coaches in place to make his teams compete quickly. Perhaps not even Earl could have imagined what Olen would do on the hardcourt.
Early goals propel San Diego FC past Los Angeles FC

3 weeks ago | nbcsandiego.com | Derek Togerson

Typically, it takes a long time to establish a rivalry. But when you have two cities with a history of disdain like San Diego and Los Angeles, the process can be fast-tracked. San Diego FC's first meeting with Los Angeles FC at Snapdragon Stadium sure had the feeling of something bigger than your run-of-the-mill early season Major League Soccer match. The home crowd left chanting happy chants after a 3-2 win that moved SDFC past LAFC and into 2nd place in the Western Conference standings.
Vasquez proves his worth as Padres shut out Braves

3 weeks ago | nbcsandiego.com | Derek Togerson

Even if Yu Darvish had not been forced to the Injured List with an elbow issue, Randy Vasquez might have been the 5th man in the Padres starting rotation. As it worked out, Randy took Yu's spot as the #3 starter. Most people took it as a test of San Diego's starting pitching depth. Vasquez took it as a chance to show everyone he belongs in a big league rotation.