Box Score
Box Score

The Cal State San Marcos Baseball team picked up a big win Friday, defeating the defending NAIA Champion Concordia Eagles 7-3 at home. The Cougars out-hit Concordia 9 to 6, and gave Eagles starting pitcher Brent Clapper his first loss of the season.

CSUSM starting pitcher James Dykstra (2-1) was excellent, allowing just 2 earned runs against the high-powered Eagle offense, pitching a complete game and striking out 7 without allowing a walk.

The Cougar offense was superb Friday as well, led by first baseman Kenny Belzer, who had 4 RBI's on the afternoon. Belzer hit a 2-run homerun to left field to erase a 2-2 tie in the fourth inning and give the Cougars a 4-2 lead- a lead they would not relinquish.

San Marcos added another run in the 5^th inning on Trent Jemmett's RBI double, and Belzer and Mike Mecucci each had an RBI double in the 8^th to give the Cougars 7 runs in total.

The Cougars (10-8) will face Concordia (13-6) again Saturday in a doubleheader in Irvine starting at 11:00 am.