SAN FRANCISCO – In its series finale at San Francisco State, the Cal State San Marcos baseball team took a 10-inning 7-6 loss in California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) play on Sunday at Maloney Field.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Joseph Bahna – 3-for-5 | 1 SB | 1 R
Griffin Teisher – 1-for-4 | 1 HR | 2 RBIs | 1 SF
Demetrius Freeman – 1-for-3 | 1 RBI | 1 2B | 1 BB
Michael Lopez – 1-for-4 | 2 RBIs | 1 2B | 1 BB |1 SB
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Scoreless entering the bottom of the fifth inning, the Gators loaded the bases with one out. Jackson Kritsch hit a ball to short, but the Cougars were only able to get the out at second as Rudy Aguilar scored from third on the RBI fielder's choice. Trevor Rogers then delivered a two-RBI double to left center to put the Gators up 3-0. Graham Cumming came on to relieve starter Garrett Apker and got the strikeout to end the inning.
• Teisher got the top of the seventh started with a leadoff homer on a solo shot to right. With one out and Lopez on first after walking, Freeman hit an RBI double down the left field line to score Lopez and cut the deficit to 3-2.
• The Cougars got three consecutive singles by Zach Schuberg, Bahna and Andrew Garcia to begin the eighth inning. Ethan Ellis then hit an RBI fielder's choice to score Schuberg, but Garcia was safe at second on the Gators' fifth error of the day. A sacrifice fly to right by Teisher then scored Bahna to give CSUSM its first lead of the afternoon at 4-3 with one out. Lopez then hit a two-run double to left field to put the Cougars up 6-3.
• With one out and the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth, SF State's Nick Upstill reached on an infield error while Jason Hare scored. Kyler Crone was then hit-by-pitch and brought Marco Salvetti home. The Gators then scored on a wild pitch to knot the game at 6-6. The Gators nearly scored the game-winning run on another wild pitch, but Upstill was thrown out at home. CSUSM got out of the jam with a foul out to end the inning.
• In the bottom of the 10th, Salvetti walked and advanced to second on a passed ball with one out. After Jarrett Brannen was intentionally walked, Jonah Gonzales hit a walk-off single through the left side to score Salvetti and give the Gators the series sweep.

 
QUICK HITS

• CSUSM drops to 3-11 (2-6 CCAA) while SF State improves to 11-3 (5-3 CCAA).
• Gator reliever Luis Salinas (1-0) earned the win as he allowed just one hit in 1.2 innings of work.
• Cougar reliever Cole Tague (0-1) took the loss as he allowed one run on one hit, three walks and two wild pitches while striking out one in an inning of relief.
• This was the Gators' second walk-off game of the series, and it was SF State's second consecutive series sweep against the Cougars.
• The Cougars notched 13 hits or more for the fourth time this season.
• CSUSM tied its season high for stolen bases with four.
• The Cougars gave up a season-high 12 walks.
• Bahna's team-leading hitting streak now stands at 12 games.

 
UP NEXT
CSUSM will return to San Marcos to host Sonoma State in a four-game series beginning on Friday at 2 p.m.