SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos baseball team earned its second consecutive series victory while splitting Saturday's doubleheader against Cal State San Bernardino at CSUSM Baseball Field. The Cougars fell 9-7 in the first game before taking the series finale 6-2.
 
GAME 1: CSUSM 7 – CSUSB 9
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Grant Buck – 2-for-4 | 3 RBIs | 1 HR | 1 2B | 1 R | 1 BB
Näshéa Diggs – 1-for-3 | 2 R | 1 RBI | 1 SAC | 1 SB
John Stevens – 7.1 IP | 5 K | 3 R | 8 H | 2 BB | 1 HBP
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Coyotes put up six runs in the second inning on three doubles, a single and a sacrifice fly.
• The Cougars cut the deficit to 6-2 in the bottom of the second on an RBI single by Diggs and a sacrifice fly by Domenic Antonacci.
• Buck made it 6-3 in the bottom of the third with an RBI double down the right field line.
• CSUSB went up 8-3 in the top of the fourth inning as Richard Castro hit a two-run single down the left field line.
• CSUSM cut CSUSB's lead to 8-5 in the bottom of the fourth on a Coyote error and a sacrifice bunt by Griffin Teisher.
• Buck's 10th homer of the season put CSUSM down by one at 8-7 as he slugged a two-run blast to right.
• Castro gave CSUSB a 9-7 lead in the top of the ninth on a solo shot to left center.

 
QUICK HITS

• CSUSM dropped to 21-14 (17-22 CCAA) while CSUSB improved to 14-29 (11-27 CCAA).
• Coyote reliever Oscar Rauda (2-2) took the win as he struck out one and allowed two runs on two hits and an error in 3.2 innings while Jackson Gilmore picked up his fourth save of the season.
• Cougar starter Taylor Greene (2-3) took the loss after allowing six runs on five hits and a walk while striking out one in 1.2 innings.
• Stevens had his longest outing of the season as he struck out five while allowing three runs on eight hits and two walks.
• Buck's 48 RBIs for the season are tied for the seventh-most in program history.

 
GAME 2: CSUSM 6 – CSUSB 2 (7)
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Andrew Cowell – 3-for-3 | 2 R
Andrew Garcia – 2-for-3 | 1 2B | 1 R
Joseph Bahna – 2-for-3 | 1 R
Näshéa Diggs – 2-for-4 | 1 RBI | 1 R | 1 2B
Jake Rico – 1-for-3 | 2 RBI
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• CSUSB went up 1-0 while grounding into a double play in the top of the second inning.
• Rico hit a two-run single down the left field line in the bottom of the second before Anthony Rodriguez fouled out and earned an RBI as Cowell scored from third.
• Richard Castro cut CSUSM's lead to 3-2 in the top of the foruth with a solo shot to right.
• An RBI double by Diggs, an RBI single by Zach Schuberg and an RBI groundout by Austin Ott put CSUSM up 6-2 in the sixth inning.

 
QUICK HITS

• CSUSM improved to 22-24 (18-22 CCAA) while CSUSB dropped to 14-30 (11-28 CCAA).
• Griffin Teisher (1-0) earned the victory for the Cougars after throwing one inning of relief while allowing one run on one hit and a walk.
• Coyote starter Blake Timm (5-5) took the loss after allowing six runs on six hits while striking out four in 5.2 innings.
• Cabot Van Til tied James Scott (2009) for the third-most hits in a season at 78.

 

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— CSUSM Athletics (@CSUSMcougars) April 21, 2019

 
UP NEXT
CSUSM will play its final two home games of the season on Friday and Saturday against Cal Poly Pomona. Both games are slated for 3 p.m. CSUSM will honor its 15 seniors prior to the start of Saturday's contest.