SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos baseball team came away with a series split as it won the finale game of its four-game California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) set at Chico State by a score of 5-2 on Sunday at Nettleton Stadium.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Grant Buck – 1 HR | 2 RBI | 2 R | 1 BB | 1-for-4
Näshéa Diggs – 2-for-4 | 1 RBI | 1 R
Andrew Garcia – 2-for-3 | 2 BB | 1 R
Marcus Wilhite – 2-for-4 | 1 R | 1 BB
Mike Lopez – 7 IP | 2 K | 2 R | 7 H
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Chico took an early 2-0 lead in the first inning on RBI singles by DeVito and Pineda.
• A sacrifice bunt by Cabot Van Til scored Diggs in the third inning and trimmed the deficit to 2-1.
• A two-run homer by Buck in the fifth gave CSUSM a 3-2 lead.
• A bases-loaded walk by Anthony Rodriguez and an RBI single by Andrew Cowell put the Cougars up 5-2 over the Wildcats in the seventh.

 
QUICK HITS

• CSUSM improved to 16-22 (12-20 CCAA) while Chico dropped to 17-13 (13-12 CCAA).
• Lopez (3-2) earned the victory as he struck out two while allowing two runs on seven hits in seven innings.
• Reliever Garrett Apker earned his second save of the season by striking out two and allowing just one walk in the final two innings.
• Chico starter William Curless (2-2) took the loss after allowing three runs on five hits and four walks while striking out five in five innings.
• Diggs increased his reached-base streak to 21 games.

 
UP NEXT
The Cougars will return to CSUSM Baseball Field on Friday to start a four-game home-and-home series against Cal State L.A. First pitch is set for 3 p.m.