SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos baseball team (5-8, 1-2 CCAA) dropped both ends of its doubleheader against Cal State LA by scores of 10-2 and 21-7 on Sunday at CSUSM Baseball Field.
 
GAME 1: CSUSM 2 – CSULA 10
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Griffin Teisher – 2-for-3 | 1 R
Zack Berohn – 1-for-2 | 1 RBI | 1 BB | 1 SF
Tommy Garcia – 2.1 IP | 1 K | 2 H | 0 R
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• LA went up 4-0 in the top of the first inning after a two-run double by Will Pickets, a sacrifice fly by Drew Emmons and an RBI single by Thomas Chavez.
• The Cougars got on the board in the bottom of the second as Pat MacDonald Jr. scored on a sacrifice fly to center by Zack Berohn.
• CSUSM cut the deficit to 4-2 in the bottom of the fourth on its second sac fly of the game as Griffin Teisher scored on a fly out to center by Mark Stanford.
• The Golden Eagles took a 5-2 lead in the top of the fifth on an RBI single by AJ Salgado.
• LA finished up the scoring in the top of the eighth. Nick Penzetta put a one-out RBI single through the left side before Noe Garcia hit an RBI single of his own to right. Penzetta scored from third on a sac fly to left by Nick Atkins before scoring on an RBI double to left center by Johnny Pacheco. Wilem Drozdowski wrapped up the scoring with an RBI single up the middle to score Pacheco and give the Golden Eagles a 10-2 lead.

 
QUICK HITS

• LA starter Brent Jacques (1-0) earned the win after tossing 6.0 innings with three strikeouts while allowing two runs on five hits, two walks and two hit-by-pitches.
• CSUSM starter Christian Becerra (0-3) took the loss after allowing four runs on three hits and two hit-by-pitches while striking out one in two-thirds of an inning.
• Golden Eagle reliever Christian Longoria earned his first save of the season after throwing three flawless innings on 30 pitches.

 
 
GAME 2: CSUSM 7 – CSULA 21 (7)
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Ethan Rivera – 2-for-4 | 2 RBIs | 1 R
Griffin Teisher – 2-for-4 | 1 RBI | 1 R | 1 3B
Niko Diaz – 1-for-3 | 2 R | 1 RBI | 2 BB
 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• LA started the scoring in the top of the first inning with an RBI single up the middle by Will Picketts to go out front 1-0.
• CSUSM took the lead in the bottom of the first inning. Ethan Rivera brought home two runs on a single up the middle before Griffin Teisher put an RBI back up the middle to give the Cougars a 3-1 advantage.
• The Golden Eagles knotted the game at 3-3 in the bottom of the second on a two-run double to left center by Johnny Pacheco.
• CSUSM retook the lead at 4-3 in the bottom of the second on an RBI single through the left side by Kevin Van Linge.
• The Cougars went up 6-3 in the bottom of the third on an RBI single up the middle by Niko Diaz before a Golden Eagle fielding error at third allowed Emilio Luna to score the inning's second run.
• LA took control for good in the top of the fourth with a seven-run inning to go up 10-6.
• A Zach Berohn RBI single up the middle in the bottom of the fourth cut CSUSM's deficit to 10-7.
• The Golden Eagles scored on a CSUSM fielding error in the top of the fifth to go up 11-7.
• LA then had an eight-run inning in the sixth to take a 19-7 lead.
• The Golden Eagles finished up the scoring in the top of the seventh with a two-run homer to left by Picketts.

 
QUICK HITS

• LA starter Owen Hunt (2-0) picked up the win as he struck out four in 4.0 innings while allowing seven runs (five earned) on seven hits, six walks, a wild pitch and a hit-by-pitch.
• CSUSM reliever Jaren Billen (0-1) took the loss after allowing four runs on two walks, a hit and a hit-by-pitch in a third of an inning.
• Rivera now leads CSUSM with five multi-RBI games this season.

 
UP NEXT
CSUSM will look to split the four-game series in the finale on Monday at 11 a.m.