Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 SANTA ROSA, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos baseball team fell 11-5 and 4-2 against Sonoma State in Sunday's California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) action at Sypher Field at Santa Rosa Junior College.
 
GAME 1: CSUSM 5 – SSU 11
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Marcus Wilhite – 2-for-4 | 1 R | 1 2B
Danny Johnson – 2-for-4 | 1 RBI
Austin Ott – 2-for-5 | 1 R | 1 2B
Grant Buck – 2 RBIs | 1 R | 1 2B | 1 BB | 1-for-4
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Seawolves took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning after scoring on a passed ball and a Bryce Vitt RBI single down right field line.
• An RBI single down the left field line by Näshéa Diggs cut the Cougars' deficit to 2-1 in the top of the fifth.
• SSU went up by three in the bottom of the fifth as Zachary Guardino hit a two-run double into right center.
• A two-run single by Dan Deely put the Seawolves up 6-1 in the bottom of the sixth.
• The Cougars fought back with a four-run inning in the top of the eighth as Buck hit a two-run double into right before scoring on a wild pitch. An RBI single through the left side by Johnson cut the deficit to 6-5.
• SSU countered CSUSM with a five-run inning in the bottom of the eighth to put the game out of reach.

 
QUICK HITS

• CSUSM dropped to 11-10 (7-8 CCAA) while SSU improved to 6-9 (5-7 CCAA).
• Starter Mike Lopez (2-2) took the loss for the Cougars as he threw eight strikeouts in 4.1 innings of work while allowing two runs on four hits and no walks.
• SSU's John Cashman (2-1) earned the win after throwing 6.0 innings with four strikeouts while allowing one run on seven hits and two walks.

 
GAME 2: CSUSM 2 - SSU 4
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Grant Buck – 2-for-4 | 2 RBIs | 1 2B
Cabot Van Til – 2-for-3 | 1 R | 1 SB | 1 BB
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• SSU took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first as Josh Lenney roped an RBI single into left.
• An RBI double by Buck that scored Van Til knotted the game at 1-1 in the top of the third.
• A solo shot to right by the Seawolves' Matt Hill put SSU up 2-1 in the bottom of the fourth.
• Lenney's two-run double in the bottom of the sixth put SSU up 4-1.
• Buck scored Austin Ott with an RBI single to cut the Cougars' deficit to 4-2 in the top of the seventh.

 
QUICK HITS

• CSUSM dropped to 11-11 (7-9 CCAA) while SSU improved to 7-9 (6-7 CCAA).
• John Stevens (2-1) took the loss for the Cougars as he tossed five innings with two strikeouts while allowing two runs on four hits and one walk.
• Ott improved his hitting streak to eight games.

 
UP NEXT
CSUSM will face UC San Diego in a home-and-home series beginning on Thursday. The Cougars and Tritons will tangle on Thursday and Friday in La Jolla at 6 p.m. before taking the series to San Marcos for a doubleheader on Sunday beginning at noon.