SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos baseball team (1-2) suffered a 7-0 shutout loss to Concordia University Irvine (4-0-1) at CSUSM Baseball Field on Tuesday afternoon.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Griffin Teisher – 1-for-2 | 1 HBP
Aiden Richert – 1-for-3
Niko Diaz – 1-for-4
Pat MacDonald Jr. – 3.0 IP | 1 H | 0 R | 2 BB
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Scoreless heading into the top of the third inning, CUI's Jackson Collins hit a two-out RBI single up the middle to score Michael Dixon from third and gave the Eagles a 1-0 lead.
• CUI made it 2-0 in the top of the fourth thanks to a Tristan Hanoian RBI double down the left field line with two outs.
• With a runner on second and no outs, Collins struck again for CUI with an RBI triple to center to go up 3-0. Richard Castro then hit a two-run blast to left with one out to give the Eagles a 5-0 lead.
• MacDonald Jr. took over on the mound after the home run and threw three scoreless innings of relief for CSUSM.
• The Cougars had an opportunity in the bottom of the eighth with the bases juiced, but a fly out to right ended the inning.
• CUI rounded out the scoring in the top of the ninth as Nick Benefeito scored on a passed ball before Collins scored from third on a balk to give the Eagles a 7-0 lead.

 
QUICK HITS

• CUI's Matthew Williams (1-0) earned the win after throwing 5.0 scoreless innings, allowing just three hits and two hit-by-pitches while posting one strikeout. Tristan Perrin earned his first save of the year after throwing 4.0 scoreless innings of relief while recording three strikeouts and allowing three hits.
• CSUSM starter Christian Becerra (0-1) took the loss after allowing two runs on five hits, a walk and two hit-by-pitches while recording two strikeouts in 4.0 innings.
• CSUSM was held without an extra-base hit.
• Diaz and Teisher have recorded a hit in all three games this season.

 
UP NEXT
CSUSM and CUI will tangle once again next Tuesday (Feb. 15) as the Cougars take a trip up to Irvine to face the Eagles at 5 p.m.