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Mark Stanford
Greg Siller
5
Cal St. San Marcos CSUSM 6-9, 2-3 CCAA
9
Winner Cal St. Dom. Hills CSUDH 11-8, 6-3 CCAA
Cal St. San Marcos CSUSM
6-9, 2-3 CCAA
5
Final
9
Cal St. Dom. Hills CSUDH
11-8, 6-3 CCAA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cal St. San Marcos CSUSM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 6 0
Cal St. Dom. Hills CSUDH 1 0 2 0 2 0 4 0 0 9 9 1

W: STEEN, Dylan (3-3) L: Apker, Garrett (2-1) S: McCORVEY, Zachariah (2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Cougars Fall 9-5 in Series Opener at Dominguez Hills

CARSON, Calif. – A ninth-inning rally fell short for the Cal State San Marcos baseball team (6-9, 2-3 CCAA) as it lost 9-5 in the series opener to Cal State Dominguez Hills (11-8, 6-3 CCAA) on Friday at Toro Field.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Luke Reece – 1-for-4 | 3 RBIs | 1 2B | 1 BB
Jesus Lopez – 1-for-1 | 2 RBIs | 1 SF
Mark Stanford – 1-for-3 | 1 R | 1 BB
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • A leadoff homer on a 1-0 pitch in the bottom of the first inning by Eric Smelko put the Toros up 1-0.
  • Dominguez Hills took a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the third inning with a two-run, inside-the-park homer by Scott Ogrin.
  • In the bottom of the fifth inning, an RBI single to left by Ogrin followed by an RBI single down the left field line by Pierson Loska put CSUDH up 5-0.
  • The Toros took a 9-0 lead in the bottom of the seventh with a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch, an RBI single by Alberto Luevano and back-to-back bases-loaded walks.
  • The Cougars broke up the shutout in the top of the eighth inning. With runners on second and third following a Toro fielding error, a walk and a wild pitch, Lopez hit a sacrifice fly to right to bring in Ponce de Leon for CSUSM's first run.
  • CSUSM tried to get a little ninth-inning magic going. With the bases juiced following two singles and a walk, Reece cleared the bases with a three-run double down the left field line to make it 9-4. A single to center immediately after by Lopez made it 9-5, however, a strikeout and groundout ended the game.
 
QUICK HITS
  • Toro starter Dylan Steen (3-3) earned the win as he allowed just two hits, two walks and two hit-by-pitches while striking out eight in seven innings.
  • Cougar starter Garrett Apker (2-1) took the loss after allowing five runs on six hits, two walks and a hit-by-pitch while striking out six in six innings.
  • Reece extended his hitting streak to seven games – the best by a Cougar this season.
  • Niko Diaz and Kevin Van Linge each extended their reached-base streak to a season-best eight games.
 
UP NEXT
CSUSM will continue its series against CSUDH tomorrow with a doubleheader beginning at 11 a.m.
 
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