SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos baseball team dropped both games of its California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) doubleheader against San Francisco State by scores of 4-3 and 4-2 on Friday afternoon at CSUSM Baseball Field.
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GAME 1: SF State 4 - CSUSM 3
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TOP PERFORMERS
Andrew Cowell – 3-for-4 | 1 RBI | 1 R
Adam Tanoue – 2-for-4 | 2 R
Cabot Van Til – 1 RBI | 1-for-4
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- With runners on the corners and two outs in the bottom of the second, Cowell singled through the left side to score Tanoue and put the Cougars up 1-0.
- A two-out error in the bottom of the fourth by SFSU allowed Tanoue to score his second run of the game and increase CSUSM's lead to 2-0.
- The Gators gained a run back in top of the fifth as Jason Hare doubled and advance to third on the throw home as Antone Self scored.
- An RBI single by Shaq Robinson in the top of the sixth scored Harley Lopez and knotted the game at 2-all.
- The Cougars regained the lead with an RBI single by Van Til in the bottom of the sixth and put CSUSM back on top at 3-2.
- SFSU tied the game at 3-all in the top of the seventh as Riley Clearly hit an RBI single through the left side to score Hare.
- A throwing error on an attempted double play ball in the top of the eighth allowed Robinson to score and put the Gators up 4-2.
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QUICK HITS
- CSUSM dropped to 10-5 (6-3 CCAA) while SFSU improved to 6-0-1 (4-0 CCAA).
- Troy Lamparello (0-1) took the loss for the Cougars as he pitch 1.2 innings of relief with one strikeout while allowing one run on three hits.
- SFSU reliever Joshua Romero (3-0) earned the win after throwing 2.1 innings with one strikeout and one hit allowed.
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GAME 2: SF STATE 4 - CSUSM 2
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TOP PERFORMERS
Cabot Van Til – 3-for-3 | 1 R
Grant Buck – 2-for-3 | 1 R
Joseph Bahna – 2-for-3 | 1 RBI | 1 2B
Austin Ott – 1-for-2 | 1 RBI | 1 SF
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Cougars struck first in the bottom of the first inning as Ott hit a deep sacrifice fly to center and allowed Van Til to come home.
- Right after Ott's sac fly, Bahna hit an RBI double to right center as Buck scored from first base.
- The Gators tied it up at 2-2 in the top of the fourth as Shaq Robinson hit a sac fly to center before Collin Gabel hit an RBI single down the right field line.
- SFSU took its first lead of the game in the top of the fifth thanks to an RBI single up the middle by Riley Cleary.
- The Gators capped off the game's scoring with an infield RBI single by Brady Dorn.
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QUICK HITS
- The Cougars dropped to 10-6 (6-4 CCAA) while the Gators earned a share of the series and improved to 7-0-1 (5-0 CCAA).
- Garrett Apker (1-1) took the loss for the Cougars as he threw five innings, struck out five and allowed three runs on five hits, three walks and one hit-by-pitch.
- SFSU's Jack Higgins (2-0) earned the win for the Gators while Dylan Madole picked up the two-inning save.
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UP NEXT
CSUSM will return to the diamond on Saturday as it hosts SFSU in the third game of the series at 2 p.m.
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