POMONA, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos baseball team fell 2-1 to Cal Poly Pomona in a California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) game on Saturday afternoon at Scolinos Field.
 
CSUSM drops to 5-3 overall and 0-2 in CCAA action while the Broncos improve to 5-3, 2-0 CCAA.
 
Junior starting pitcher Troy Lamparello (2-1) went eight innings, giving up just one run on eight hits and no walks while picking up the loss. Offensively, the Cougars had three players with multi-hit games including senior Tyler Place (2-for-4), junior Austin Ott (2-for-4) and freshman Joseph Bahna (2-for-4).
 
The Broncos scored first with a run in the bottom of the third. They would later add another run in the fifth inning following a sacrifice fly from Matt Manskar to make it a 2-0. 
 
The Cougars would answer with a run and two hits in the ninth inning, but their comeback effort would fall just short.
 
CSUSM outhit the Broncos 9-8. For the second consecutive game, the Cougars finished with no errors. CSUSM's .985 fielding percentage is tops in the CCAA and as a team, they have committed just four errors in eight games.
 
CPP's Ryan Alsworth (2-0) earned the win on the mound after going seven innings, giving up six hits, no runs and striking out eight. Brian Conley (S, 1) picked up his first save of the year after allowing three hits and one run in 2.0 innings.
 
CSUSM will host the Broncos on Sunday, Feb. 25 when the teams wrap-up the series with a doubleheader at 11 a.m.