POMONA, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos baseball team (13-28, 9-22 CCAA) dropped a pair of games at Cal Poly Pomona (25-15, 20-10 CCAA) by scores of 10-7 and 7-4 on Saturday at Scolinos Field.
 
GAME 1: CSUSM 7 - CPP 10
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Demetrius Freeman – 2-for-3 | 2 R | 1 RBI | 1 2B | 1 SAC
Griffin Teisher – 2-for-5 | 1 RBI
Luke Reece – 1-for-5 | 2 RBI | 1 SB
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• CPP took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. After Ryon Knowles singled to short, a CSUSM throwing error allowed Jacob Lopez to score the opening run.
• The Broncos made it 2-0 in the bottom of the second as AJ Nimeh scored on a bases-loaded sacrifice fly to right by Johnny Papas with no outs.
• The Cougars took their first lead of the series in the top of the third as Reece plated two runs on a single to left before Pat MacDonald Jr. brought the go-ahead run home on an RBI single to make it 3-2.
• CPP retook the lead at 4-3 in the bottom of the third with a two-run homer to left by Tyler Chaffee.
• CSUSM battled back to take a 6-4 lead in the top of the sixth. After a leadoff walk by Ethan Rivera, Mark Stanford hit an RBI double down the left field line. With runners on the corners and no outs, Emilio Luna laid down a sac bunt to plate Stanford. After Aiden Richert stole third, he scored as Freeman put down his own sac bunt for the Cougars' third run of the inning.
• In the bottom of the seventh inning, Knowles scored on an RBI fielder's choice to short by Nimeh. Pappas then hit a two-run single to left to give the Broncos a 7-6 lead.
• CPP added three more runs in the bottom of the eighth on a sac fly to right by Nimeh and a bases-loaded two-run single through the left side by Lopez to go up 10-6.
• Down to the final three outs in the top of the ninth, Freeman hit a leadoff double down the left field line before advancing to third on a fly out. Freeman then scored the Cougars' final run of the game on an RBI groundout by Teisher.

 
QUICK HITS

• Bronco reliever Connor Tousignant (5-1) earned the win after tossing one scoreless inning and allowing just one hit.
• Cougar reliever Trevor Schott (1-4) took the loss after allowing three runs on two hits and four walks while tallying three strikeouts in 3.2 innings.
• CPP's Eric Romo earned his fifth save of the season as he struck out two and allowed one run on a hit and a hit-by-pitch in 2.0 innings.
• Reece extended his team-best hitting streak to 14 games.

 
GAME 2: CSUSM 4 - CPP 7 (7 inn.)
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Mark Stanford – 2-for-4 | 3 RBIs | 1 2B
Aiden Richert – 2-for-4 | 2 R | 1 2B
Pat MacDonald Jr. – 1-for-3 | 1 RBI | 1 R | 1 2B
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• CPP got the scoring started in the bottom of the first inning. After a bunt single by Cesar Lopez, Jacob Lopez scored on a pitcher throwing error.
• In the bottom of the second inning, the Broncos took a 3-0 lead on a two-run homer to left by Jacob Lopez.
• In the bottom of the third, CPP went up 6-0 on a sac fly to center by AJ Nimeh and a two-run single up the middle by Jacob Lopez.
• The Cougars plated their first run of the game in the top of the fourth on an RBI double to right center by MacDonald to cut the deficit to 6-1.
• An RBI double to left center by Tyler Chaffee gave the Broncos a 7-1 lead in the bottom of the fourth.
• With the bases loaded and two outs in the top of the seventh, Stanford delivered a bases-clearing double to right center to make it a 7-4 game, but a groundout immediately after ended the game.

 
QUICK HITS

• CPP starter Drew Atherton (1-1) earned the win as he struck out five while allowing one run on four hits, two hit-by-pitches and a walk in 6.0 innings.
• CSUSM starter Jacob Casson (2-2) took the loss as he allowed six runs (five earned) on eight hits, two walks and two hit-by-pitches while tallying one strikeout in 3.0 innings.
• MacDonald ran his hitting streak to 11 games ­– tying for the second longest by a Cougar this season.

 
UP NEXT
CSUSM and CPP will close out the series tomorrow at noon.