SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos baseball team lost its California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) series against Sonoma State after falling 12-4 and 7-6 in Saturday's doubleheader at CSUSM Baseball Field.
 
GAME 1: SSU 12 – CSUSM 4
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Joseph Bahna – 3-for-4 | 3 RBIs
Ethan Ellis – 2-for-3 | 1 SAC
Dominic Meza – 1-for-2 | 2 R | 1 2B | 1 BB
Andrew Garcia – 1-for-3 | 1 RBI | 2 BB
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• SSU took an early 1-0 lead in the first inning as Dante Peretti scored Jake Hernandez on a sacrifice fly.
• The Seawolves went up 4-0 in the top of the fourth inning on an RBI double by Isaiah Morales, an RBI single by Hernandez and a CSUSM throwing error.
• Three more runs were scored by SSU in the top of the sixth inning with an RBI double by Hernandez, a bases-loaded walk by Trevor Mallett and another bases-loaded walk by Ben Sanderson.
• Down 7-0, Bahna broke up the shutout with an RBI single up the middle to score Meza in the bottom of the sixth inning.
• The Cougars cut the deficit to 7-4 in the bottom of the seventh with a two-run single through the left side by Bahna and an RBI single to center by Garcia.
• Trevor Mallet's two-run homer to left center in the top of the eighth put the Seawolves up 9-4.
• SSU capped off the scoring in the top of the ninth with an RBI double down the right field line by Joshua Medina and a two-run homer to left by Peretti.

 
QUICK HITS

• CSUSM fell to 4-13 (3-8 CCAA) while Sonoma State improved to 5-11 (4-7 CCAA).
• SSU starter Demian White (1-1) earned the win as he tossed three strikeouts in 5.1 innings while allowing one run on four hits and three walks.
• Cougar starter Tommy Garcia (0-2) took the loss as he allowed six runs (five earned) on eight hits, five walks and a hit-by-pitch in 5.0 innings while striking out one.
• Bahna extended his team-leading hitting streak to 15 games.

 
 
GAME 2: SSU 7 – CSUSM 6 (7 innings)
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Andrew Garcia – 2-for-3 | 3 RBIs | 1 HR | 1 SF
Zach Schuberg – 2-for-3 | 2 RBIs | 1 3B
Emilio Luna – 0-for-1 | 3 R | 3 BB
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• CSUSM quickly got on the board in the bottom of the first inning as Garcia powered a ball over the left field wall to give the Cougars a 2-0 lead.
• SSU put together a six-run inning in the top of the third on a bases-loaded walk, a bases-loaded wild pitch, a CSUSM throwing error and a bases-clearing triple by Bryce Vitt.
• Garcia tallied his third RBI of the day with a sacrifice fly to right in the bottom of the third to score Luna and cut the deficit to 6-3.
• A two-RBI triple to right center by Schuberg in the bottom of the fourth put the Cougars within a run at 6-5.
• SSU's Ben Sanderson reached on an RBI fielder's choice in the top of the seventh to put the Seawolves up 7-5.
• CSUSM tried to mount a come-from-behind win in the bottom of the seventh. With no outs and runners on first and second, the Cougars hit into a 4-6-3 double play and advanced Luna to third. Luna then scored on an RBI single to center by Luc Stuka. The Cougars' potential comeback came to an end as a lineout to short ended the game.

 
QUICK HITS

• CSUSM dropped to 4-14 (3-9 CCAA) while SSU moved to 6-11 (5-7 CCAA).
• SSU third baseman and reliever Joshua Medina (2-0) earned the win after tossing 2.2 innings and recording one strikeout while allowing one run on two hits and a walk.
• Cougar starter Garrett Apker (0-4) took the loss as he threw 2.1 innings with five strikeouts while allowing three runs (two earned) on one hit, four walks and a wild pitch.
• SSU's Andrew Trahan recorded his third save of the year in one inning of relief work and allowed just one hit and a walk.
• Joseph Bahna extended his team-leading hitting streak to 16 games.

 
UP NEXT
CSUSM will return to action on Friday as it hosts UC San Diego in the first game of a home-and-home series at 2 p.m.