SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos baseball team fell 5-3 against Cal State Dominguez Hills to split the season series on Tuesday afternoon at CSUSM Baseball Field.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Tanner Aoki – 3-for-4 | 1 RBI | 1 R
Ethan Rivera – 2-for-3 | 1 R
Anthony Pacino – 1-for-4 | 1 RBI | 1 3B | 1 SAC
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Toros plated the game's first run in the top of the third as Scott Ogrin scored on a CSUSM fielding error.
• The Cougars evened the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the third as an RBI triple by Pacino scored Aoki from first.
• CSUDH went up 3-1 in the top of the fourth on an RBI double to right center by Aaron Greenfield and an RBI single to center by Eric Smelko.
• CSUSM knotted the game once again in the bottom of the fourth on an RBI fielder's choice by Jake Adams and an RBI single to left by Aoki.
• An RBI single to right center by Smelko put the Toros back on top at 4-3.
• CSUDH wrapped up the scoring in the top of the ninth as Brock Denbo put down a sacrifice bunt that scored Emilio Barrera from third to make it 5-3.
• The Cougars ended the game with a fly out and two groundouts.

 
QUICK HITS

• Toro reliever Josh Castillo (1-1) earned the win as he pitched 1.1 scoreless innings with just two hits and a walk allowed.
• Cougar reliever Christian Becerra (0-2) took the loss after allowing one run on three hits and two walks in 3.0 innings while striking out two.
• Pacino extended his reached-base streak to 10 games and hitting streak to eight.
• This is the first series split between the Cougars and Toros since 2020, and the all-time series in now knotted up at 16-all.

 
UP NEXT
CSUSM will host Cal Poly Pomona in a four-game series beginning on Friday at 3 p.m.