HAYWARD, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos baseball team (12-22, 8-16 CCAA) took a 5-2 loss in the series finale at Cal State East Bay (17-17, 10-14 CCAA) on Sunday afternoon at Pioneer Baseball Field.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Luke Reece – 2-for-4 | 1 BB
Mark Stanford – 1-for-3 | 1 R | 1 2B | 1 BB | 1 SB
Pat MacDonald Jr. – 1-for-3 | 1 BB
Adam Chadwick – 0-for-2 | 1 RBI | 1 SAC
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Pioneers took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning on an RBI single to left by Francisco Pedraza that scored Essex Brown Jr. from second.
• East Bay extended its lead to 3-0 in the bottom of the third inning on a pair of RBI singles by Luke Novitske and Matthew Mandeville.
• The Cougars cut into the Pioneers lead in the top of the fourth inning at 3-2. After Stanford doubled and scored on an infield error, Niko Diaz scored from third on a sacrifice bunt by Chadwick.
• CSUEB made it 4-2 in the bottom of the fourth as Brown scored on an RBI groundout by Manny Garcia.
• An RBI single by Brown scored Samuel Esparza in the bottom of the sixth to wrap up the scoring for East Bay at 5-2.
• The Cougars tried to rally with two outs in the top of the ninth on a walk by Kevin Van Linge and a single to right by Reece, but a fly out to center ended the game.

 
QUICK HITS

• East Bay reliever Anthony Perez (1-2) earned the win after tossing five scoreless innings of relief while allowing three hits and two walks.
• CSUSM starter Pat MacDonald Jr. (1-4) took the loss after giving up three runs (one earned) on seven hits while striking out two.
• Luke Reece took the team lead for multiple hits with 15 for the year. He also extended his hitting streak to eight games ­– the longest active streak on the team.

 
UP NEXT
The Cougars will return home to face Sonoma State beginning on Thursday at 3 p.m. at CSUSM Baseball Field.