CHICO, Calif. – A barrage of hits and runs gave the Cal State San Marcos baseball team a series-opening 16-5 victory against Chico State in California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) play on Friday night at Nettleton Stadium.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Näshéa Diggs – 3-for-5 | 4 RBIs | 3 R | 1 SB
Andrew Garcia – 3-for-6 | 4 RBIs | 1 R
Anthony Rodriguez – 3-for-4 | 2 RBIs | 2 R | 1 2B
Grant Buck – 1-for-3 | 3 RBIs | 1 HR | 1 R | 1 BB
Cabot Van Til – 3-for-6 | 2 R
Austin Ott – 2-for-4 | 2 R | 1 RBI | 1 BB
Jake Rico – 2-for-5 | 2 R | 1 RBI
Griffin Teisher – 2-for-5 | 3 R
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• CSUSM got on the board in the top of the first inning thanks to a sacrifice fly to center by Ott that scored Diggs. Diggs got the inning started with a single and a stolen base.
• Chico went up 2-1 in the bottom of the first on a two-run triple by Turner Olson.
• The Wildcats made it a 4-1 game in the bottom of the third with an RBI single by Olson through the left side and a CSUSM fielding error.
• The Cougars started clawing their way back beginning in the top of the fifth inning as a Rodriguez RBI single plated Teisher to make it 4-2.
• CSUSM made it 4-3 in the top of the sixth as Garcia hit an RBI single to score Van Til with one out.
• The Cougars posted a five-run inning in the top of the seventh on a two-run single by Diggs, a base-loaded hit-by-pitch by Buck, an RBI groundout by Garcia and a wild pitch that scored Ott to go up 8-4.
• The Wildcats gained a run back in the bottom of the seventh as Olson scored on an RBI groundout by Jorge Perez.
• CSUSM's biggest inning of the night occurred in the top of the ninth as it scored eight runs with a two-run homer by Buck, an RBI single by Rico, an RBI double by Rodriguez, a two-run single by Diggs and a two-run single by Garcia.

 
QUICK HITS

• CSUSM improved to 15-20 (11-18 CCAA) while Chico dropped to 15-12 (11-11 CCAA).
• Cougar starter Dylan Wannamaker (2-1) picked up the victory as he struck out three while allowing four runs (none earned) on seven hits in six innings of work.
• Chico starter Grant Larson (4-2) took the loss for the Wildcats as he allowed seven runs on 10 hits in six innings of action.
• Of CSUSM's 20 hits, only two went for extra bases.
• The Cougars' 20 hits tied a season high as they posted the same total against Cal State East Bay on Feb. 16.

 
UP NEXT
The Cougars will continue their four-game series at Chico State with a doubleheader set for noon on Saturday.