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Ethan Rivera
Greg Siller
5
CSU San Marcos CSUSM 0-1
13
Winner Biola University BU-BASE 1-0
CSU San Marcos CSUSM
0-1
5
Final
13
Biola University BU-BASE
1-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
CSU San Marcos CSUSM 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 5 8 0
Biola University BU-BASE 0 1 5 4 0 1 0 2 X 13 15 2

W: Bixby, Lucas (1-0) L: Gleissner, Conner (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

CSUSM Falls 13-5 in Season Opener at Biola

LA MIRADA, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos baseball team (0-1) opened the 2023 season with a 13-5 loss at Biola (1-0) on Friday afternoon at Eagles Diamond.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Anthony Pacino – 2-for-3 | 1 HR | 1 2B | 1 RBI | 1 BB
Ethan Rivera – 2-for-4 | 1 3B | 1 RBI
Jesus Lopez – 1-for-4 | 2R | 1 HR | 1 RBI
Spencer Davis – 1-for-4 | 1 R | 1 RBI
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Biola scored the first run of the season in the bottom of the second as James Whitman hit a two-out RBI single up the middle.
  • CSUSM knotted the game at 1-1 in the top of the third. After Lopez reached on an error and advanced to third on a double from Pacino, an RBI groundout by Davis brought Lopez home for the Cougars' first run of the year.
  • The Eagles took control of the game in the bottom of the third with a three-run homer by Wyatt Duncan and a two-run blast by Taylor Justus to make it 6-1.
  • Rivera began the top of the fourth with a leadoff triple down the right field line before scoring on an RBI groundout by Pat MacDonald Jr. to cut the deficit to 6-2.
  • Biola struck again with four more runs in the bottom of the fourth with a solo homer by Brenden Bell, a bases-loaded walk by Austin Carillo and a two-run double by Justus to go up 10-2.
  • The Cougars struck quick in the top of the fifth with a leadoff homer by Pacino before a bases-loaded single to left by Rivera to make it 10-4.
  • With two outs in the bottom of the sixth, Duncan hit another homer with a solo blast to make it 11-4.
  • A two-out solo shot by Lopez decreased the Cougars' deficit in the top of the eighth to 11-5.
  • In the bottom of the eighth, Biola's AJ Ortiz led off with a solo homer before Whitman hit an RBI single with one out to make it 13-5.
 
QUICK HITS
  • Biola starter Lucas Bixby (1-0) earned the win after striking out four and allowing four runs (three earned) on seven hits in 5.0 innings.
  • CSUSM starter Conner Gleissner (0-1) took the loss as he allowed six earned runs on five hits and two walks in 3.0 innings while striking out three.
  • CSUSM and Biola are now knotted at 14-14 in the all-time series.
  • The Eagles' victory snapped a four-game winning streak by the Cougars in the series.
 
UP NEXT
CSUSM will play its home opener against Biola tomorrow with a doubleheader set for 12 p.m. at CSUSM Baseball Field.
 
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