SANTA ROSA, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos baseball team split its California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) doubleheader against Sonoma State by earning a 4-2 win before taking a 10-7 loss on Friday afternoon at Sypher Field on the campus of Santa Rosa Junior College.
 
GAME 1: CSUSM 4 - SSU 2
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Cabot Van Til – 3-for-4 | 2 R | 2 SB | 1 RBI
Austin Ott – 1-for-3 | 2 RBIs | 1 SB | 1 BB
Näshéa Diggs – 1-for-3 | 1 R | 1 2B | 1 SB | 1 BB
Garrett Apker – 6.2 IP | 7 K | 2 R | 5 H | 4 BB
Troy Lamparello – 1.0 IP | 2 K
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• SSU jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning as Jack Pridy hit a two-run single with bases loaded and two outs.
• Held scoreless until the bottom of the fifth, CSUSM finally got on the board as Van Til hit an RBI single to right to score Jake Rico.
• Right after Van Til's RBI single, Ott hit a two-run single of his own to score Diggs and Van Til and gave the Cougars a 3-2 lead.
• With one out and a runner on third in the bottom of the eighth, Grant Buck put the Cougars up 4-2 with an RBI single into left.
• Troy Lamparello earned his first save of the year with two strikeouts in the bottom of the ninth to secure the win for the Cougars.

 
QUICK HITS

• CSUSM improved to 11-8 (7-6 CCAA) while SSU dropped to 4-9 (3-7 CCAA).
• The victory gave the Cougars the all-time series lead at 6-5, and it was their second consecutive win over the Seawolves.
• The win was CSUSM's first on the road against SSU.
• Apker (2-1) earned the win as he tallied career highs for strikeouts (7) and innings pitched (6.2) while allowing two runs on five hits and four walks.
• SSU's Roberto Baldenebro took the loss as he allowed three runs on five hits and three walks in five innings of work.

 
GAME 2: CSUSM 7 - SSU 10
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Domenic Antonacci – 1 HR | 2 RBI | 2 R | 1 BB | 1-for-4
Griffin Teisher – 2-for-3 | 1 RBI | 1 R | 1 2B
Cabot Van Til – 2-for-5 | 1 RBI | 1 R | 1 2B
Danny Johnson – 2-for-4 | 1 RBI
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Seawolves took an early 1-0 lead with a two-out homer by Zachary Guardino in the first inning.
• Antonacci raised the ante with a two-run homer in the bottom of the second to put CSUSM up 2-1.
• An RBI double by Guardino knotted the game at 2-2.
• The Cougars took a 4-2 lead in the bottom of the fourth thanks to an RBI singles by Johnson and Van Til.
• The Seawolves went up 6-4 in the sixth with a two-run single by Matt Hill and a two-run homer by Dan Deely.
• An RBI double by Joseph Bahna and a sacrifice fly by Andrew Garcia tied the game at 6-all in the top of the seventh.
• SSU tallied another four-run inning to go up 10-6 with two RBI singles, a sacrifice fly and an RBI fielder's choice.
• Van Til concluded the scoring for the Cougars as his RBI single to right in the eighth inning cut the deficit to 10-7.

 
QUICK HITS

• CSUSM dropped to 11-9 (7-7 CCAA) while SSU improved to 5-9 (4-7 CCAA).
• SSU reliever Kyle Stevenson (1-0) took the win while CSUSM reliever Brandon Bachman (1-2) took the loss.

 
UP NEXT
The Cougars and Seawolves will conclude the four-game series with another doubleheader on Sunday beginning at 11 a.m. at Santa Rosa Junior College.