SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos baseball team opened up its four-game series against Cal State San Bernardino with a 10-4 victory on Thursday night at Fiscalini Field.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Grant Buck – 3-for-4 | 4 RBIs | 2 R | 1 HR | 1 BB
Cabot Van Til – 3-for-5 | 2 RBIs | 2 R
Andrew Garcia – 2-for-4 | 2 RBIs | 1 R
Joseph Bahna – 2 RBIs | 1 R | 1-for-5
Dylan Wannamaker – 6 IP | 7 K | 4 R | 8 H
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Cougars took a 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning on a two-run single by Buck to right and an RBI single by Garcia to left.
• Garcia tallied his second RBI of the night with a sacrifice fly to center to score Teisher and put CSUSM up 4-0.
• Buck put up his ninth home run of the season in the top of the fourth with a two-run shot to right center.
• The Coyotes finally got on the board in the bottom of the fourth as Kyle Csakan hit a solo shot to left and cut the deficit to 6-1.
• A three-run homer by CSUSB's Gabe Chavez cut CSUSM's lead to 6-4 in the fifth.
• CSUSM once again took a six-run lead at 10-4 in the top of the sixth inning with a pair of two-run singles by Buck and Van Til.

 
QUICK HITS

• CSUSM improved to 20-23 (16-21 CCAA) while CSUSB dropped to 13-28 (10-25 CCAA).
• Wannamaker (3-1) earned the win for the Cougars after posting seven strikeouts with four runs allowed on eight hits in six innings.
• Coyote starter Ryan Kurtz (1-2) took the loss as he allowed four runs on four hits and two walks in just one inning.
• Now with 16 conference wins for the season, CSUSM has tallied its most-ever CCAA victories since joining the league in 2016.
• CSUSM has matched its overall win total from last season at 20.
• Garcia pushed his hitting streak to 15 games – the longest by a Cougar this season.
• Of CSUSM's 11 hits, only one went for extra bases.

 
UP NEXT
CSUSM will play its final game at CSUSB on Friday at 3 p.m. before coming home to face the Coyotes in a doubleheader on Saturday at noon.