LOS ANGELES – The Cal State San Marcos baseball team (6-12, 0-8 CCAA) fell in both games of Saturday's doubleheader at Cal State LA (8-9, 3-5 CCAA) by scores of 6-5 and 12-2.
 
GAME 1: CSUSM 5 - LA 6
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Jake Adams – 3-for-5 | 2 RBIs
Luke Reece – 2-for-4 | 2 R | 1 RBI | 1 2B
Niko Diaz – 2-for-3 | 1 R
Nick Schnopp – 2-for-5 | 1 2B
Ethan Rivera – 1-for-5 | 2 RBIs
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• LA began the scoring in the bottom of the first with a one-out RBI single to right by Piotrowski to go up 1-0.
• The Golden Eagles took a 5-0 lead in the bottom of the fifth with a two-run double by Nick Atkins, an RBI groundout by Matthew Piotrowski and an RBI single by Andrew Tovar.
• CSUSM made it a game in the top of the seventh with a four-run inning. Reece put the Cougars' first run of the game across on an RBI single to first before a two-run single to left center by Rivera. With one out, an RBI single through the left side by Adams cut the deficit to 5-4.
• The Golden Eagles took a 6-4 lead in the bottom of the eighth on a failed pickoff attempt that allowed Wilem Drozdowski to score from third.
• The Cougars were able to plate a run in the bottom of the ninth on an RBI single to right by Adams, but a groundout to the pitcher two batters later ended CSUSM's comeback.

 
QUICK HITS

• LA starter Julian Tellez (1-1) earned the win after striking out two and allowing three runs on six hits and a walk in 6.0 innings.
• CSUSM starter Pat MacDonald Jr. (2-2) took the loss after allowing five runs on seven hits and a walk while striking out three in 4.0 innings.
• Reece increased his reached-base streak to 16 games.

 
GAME 2: CSUSM 2 - LA 12
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Ethan Rivera – 1-for-2 | 2 RBIs
Luke Reece – 1-for-3 | 1 2B
Nick Schnopp – 1-for-3 | 1 2B
Niko Diaz – 1-for-1 | 1 R
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Cougars took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first. After Diaz was hit by a pitch, he scored from second on a one-out RBI single up the middle by Rivera.
• The Golden Eagles took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the first on one swing by Matthew Piotrowski that went over the left field wall.
• LA broke the game wide open in the bottom of the second as it batted around with seven runs on six hits and a CSUSM error to go up 9-1.
• After Sean McGrew walked, advanced to second on a hit-by-pitch and moved over to third on a fly out, he scored on an error by the first baseman to cut CSUSM's deficit to 9-2 in the top of the third.
• A two-out RBI double down the right field line by Ethan Gonzalez put the Golden Eagles up 10-2 in the bottom of the fourth.
• LA went up 12-2 in the bottom of the fifth with a two-run homer by Piotrowski.

 
QUICK HITS

• Golden Eagle starter Trevor Baugh (2-1) earned the win after striking out five while allowing two unearned runs on four hits and three walks in 6.0 innings.
• Cougar starter Nolan Long (0-5) took the loss after allowing seven runs on six hits and a walk while striking out one in 1.1 innings.
• Reece extended his reach-base streak to 17 games with his double.

 
UP NEXT
The Cougars will look to avoid the series sweep tomorrow with the series finale slated for noon.