SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos baseball team swept its season-opening series against MSU Denver with a 5-4 victory on Sunday afternoon at David Wells Field in Point Loma.
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TOP PERFORMERS
Grant Buck – 1 HR | 3 RBI | 1 R | 1-for-4
Andrew Garcia – 1 2B | 1 RBI | 1 HBP | 1-for-3
Joseph Bahna – 1 2B | 1 RBI | 1-for-4
Dylan Wannamaker – 3 IP | 2 K | 0 R | 0 H
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- CSUSM got the scoring underway early as Buck delivered a three-run jack to right to put the Cougars up 3-0 in the first inning.
- MSU Denver cut the deficit to 3-1 in the top of the second as Zach Paschke hit an RBI single through the right side.
- A two-RBI triple by Cade Peters in the top of the third knotted the game at 3-3.
- An RBI single down the right-field line by Garcia scored Austin Ott to give the Cougars a 4-3 lead.
- A sacrifice fly to center by MSU Denver's Zach Walsh scored Paschke from third to tie the game once again at 4-4.
- CSUSM took the lead for good in the bottom of the sixth thanks to an RBI double to left center by Bahna that scored Garcia.
- Wannamaker (1-0) pitched three hitless innings of relief with two strikeouts to earn the win while MSU Denver's Cade Crader (0-1) took the loss.
- Ott came on to close in the top of the ninth and worked his way out of a jam to earn his first save of the season.
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QUICK HITS
- CSUSM improves to 3-0 on the season while MSU Denver drops to 0-3.
- This is CSUSM's first 3-0 start in program history.
- This was the Cougars' first sweep in a three-game series since taking all three games against Concordia (Ore.) at home last season.
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UP NEXT
The Cougars will continue their 10-game homestand with a three-game series against Concordia Irvine beginning on Friday at 2 p.m. at CSUSM Baseball Field.
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