SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos baseball team (6-8) dropped the final game of the series against No. 5 Cal State San Bernardino (13-1) by a score of 7-2 on Sunday afternoon at Fiscalini Field.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Demetrius Freeman – 1-for-3 | 1 HR | 1 RBI
Sean McGrew – 1-for-4 | 1 RBI | 1 2B
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Yotes took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first on a sacrifice fly by Garrett Macias.
• An RBI single by Matt Gonzales put CSUSB up 2-0 in the bottom of the fourth.
• In the bottom of the fifth, Macias hit a two-run homer to left to give the Yotes a 4-0 lead.
• Freeman put CSUSM on the board in the top of the eighth with his second home run in as many days to cut the deficit to 4-1. An RBI double to left center by McGrew scored Emilio Luna to cut the Yotes' lead in half at 4-2.
• CSUSB wrapped up the scoring in the bottom of the eighth with an RBI single by Deshawn Johnson before a two-run homer to right by Daryl Ruiz gave the Yotes a 7-2 lead.

 
QUICK HITS

• Yotes starter Austyn Coleman (4-0) earned the win after striking out four and allowing two runs (one earned) on two hits, a walk and a hit-by-pitch.
• Cougar starter Josh Kim (2-1) took the loss after allowing two runs (one earned) on two hits, two walks and two hit-by-pitches while striking out three in 3.1 innings.
• CSUSM was held to just two hits.
• The Cougars' defense committed a season-high four errors.
• Luke Reece extended his reached-base streak to 13 games with a walk.

 
UP NEXT
CSUSM will return to San Marcos to begin a four-game series against Cal State Dominguez Hills on Friday at 2 p.m.