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Joseph Bahna
Greg Siller
4
Cal State L.A. CSLA 15-20
12
Winner Cal State San Marcos CSUSM 18-22
Cal State L.A. CSLA
15-20
4
Final
12
Cal State San Marcos CSUSM
18-22
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cal State L.A. CSLA 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 9 1
Cal State San Marcos CSUSM 1 1 0 0 4 0 2 4 X 12 15 3

W: Lopez, Mike (4-2) L: ANDROSS, Saxon (3-4) S: Stevens, John (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Hot Bats Put CSUSM Past CSULA, 12-4

SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos baseball team tallied its third consecutive win with a 12-4 victory against California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) opponent Cal State Los Angeles on Saturday afternoon at CSUSM Baseball Field.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Austin Ott – 3-for-4 | 3 RBIs | 3 R | 1 HR | 1 HBP
Grant Buck – 1-for-3 | 4 RBIs | 1 R | 1 2B | 1 BB
Joseph Bahna – 3-for-4 | 1 R | 1 2B
Andrew Garcia – 2-for-5 | 2 RBIs
Cabot Van Til – 2-for-5 | 2 R | 1 RBI  | 1 2B
Anthony Rodriguez – 2-for-4 | 2 R | 1 RBI
John Stevens – 3.2 IP | 1 K | 1 BB | 1 HBP
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • A first-inning solo homer by Ott put the Cougars up early before an RBI single by Näshéa Diggs in the second gave CSUSM a 2-0 lead.
  • The Golden Eagles broke up the shutout by scoring three runs on three RBI singles in the top of the fourth and took a 3-2 lead.
  • A four-run inning thanks to a three-run double by Buck and an RBI single by Garcia put the Cougars back on top at 6-3.
  • An RBI fielder's choice by CSULA's Nic Sandoval narrowed the gap to 6-4 in the top of the sixth.
  • RBI singles by Ott and Garcia put CSUSM up 8-4 in the bottom of the seventh.
  • The Cougars tacked on four more insurance runs in the bottom of the eighth with three RBI singles and a sacrifice fly by Ott.
  • Stevens shut the door on the Golden Eagles by allowing just one walk and a hit-by-pitch to pick up the 3.2-inning save.
 
QUICK HITS
  • The Cougars moved to 18-22 (14-20 CCAA) while the Golden Eagles dropped to 15-20 (14-17 CCAA).
  • CSUSM starter Mike Lopez (4-2) earned the victory as he struck out four and allowed four runs on nine hits, a walk and a hit-by-pitch in 5.1 innings of work.
  • Golden Eagle starter Saxon Andross (3-4) took the loss as he allowed eight runs on 12 hits, two walks and a hit-by-pitch while striking out five in seven innings.
  • Diggs moved his reached-base streak to 23 games – tied for the longest of the season.
  • Garcia improved his hitting streak to 12 games – the second longest of the year.
  • The Cougars' three-game winning streak is their second-longest of the season.
  • CSUSM is now 10-8 against CSULA and has won four consecutive games against the Golden Eagles.
  • The Cougars' win was their fifth straight over the Golden Eagles at home and moved their home record against them to 6-2.
  • Van Til's 67 hits on the season are tied for the seventh-most in program history.
  • Ott moved to third all-time for games played at 181.
 
 
UP NEXT
CSUSM and CSULA will now head to Los Angeles to finish up the series with a doubleheader set for 1 p.m. on Sunday at Reeder Field.
 
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