SAN MARCOS, Calif. – Splitting its doubleheader against Stanislaus State (17-15, 10-12 CCAA), the Cal State San Marcos baseball team (9-13, 3-9 CCAA) fell 4-3 in the first game before earning a 2-0 win in the second game at CSUSM Baseball Field on Sunday.
 
GAME 1: CSUSM 3, STANISLAUS 4
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Nick Schnopp – 1-for-2 | 1 RBI | 2 BB
Luke Reece – 1-for-3 | 1 R | 1 BB
Ethan Rivera – 1-for-4 | 1 RBI
Anthony Pacino – 0-for-2 | 1 RBI | 2 BB | 1 SF
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Stanislaus State began the scoring in the top of the fifth as Robert Valdivia hit a solo shot to left to give the Warriors a 1-0 lead.
• CSUSM went up 2-1 in the bottom of the sixth with an RBI single by Rivera and a sacrifice fly to center by Pacino.
• The Warriors retook the lead at 4-2 in the top of the eighth on an RBI single by Jon Luke Goldman and RBI single by Jacob Baker that also scored Goldman on a throwing error.
• The Cougars made it 4-3 in the bottom of the eighth as Schnopp earned an RBI on a fielder's choice that scored Niko Diaz.

 
QUICK HITS

• Warrior starter Tony Jacob (2-1) earned the win as he struck out six white allowing two runs on three hits and five walks.
• Warrior reliever Anthony Ramirez earned his fifth save of the season with 1.1 innings of works.
• Cougar reliever Josiah Torres (0-1) took the loss as he allowed three runs (one earned) on three hits while striking out one in 1.0 inning.
• Cougar starter Conner Gleissner took the no-decision as he struck out four while allowing one run on five hits and two walks in 5.0 innings.
• Luke Reece advanced his reached-base streak to 20 games.

 
GAME 2: CSUSM 2, STANISLAUS 0
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Nick Schnopp – 1-for-2 | 1 RBI | 1 R | 1 2B | 1 SB
Anthony Pacino – 1-for-2 | 1 RBI | 2 SB | 1 BB
Luke Reece – 1-for-3 | 1 R
Pat MacDonald Jr. – 6.0 IP | 5 K | 1 H | 2 BB | 0 R
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Still scoreless entering the bottom of the fourth, that all changed with a two-out RBI single to right field by Pacino and gave CSUSM a 1-0 lead.
• An RBI double to left by Schnopp put the Cougars up 2-0 in the bottom of the sixth.
• Preston Kelly got out of his own jam in the bottom of the seventh. After a walk, a hit-by-pitch and a fielding error, Kelly earned back-to-back swinging strikeouts before putting the game away with a fly out to center.

 
QUICK HITS

• CSUSM starter Pat MacDonald Jr. (3-2) earned the win after five strikeouts with just one hit and two walks allowed in 6.0 innings of work.
• Kelly earned his second save of the season.
• Stan State starter Casey Carr (3-3) took the loss as he allowed two runs on four hits, three walks and a hit-by-pitch in 5.1 innings.
• Luke Reece extended his reached-base streak to 21 games.
• Schnopp has the Cougars' longest hitting streak of the season at eight games.

 
UP NEXT
CSUSM will look to win the series against Stanislaus State on Monday with first pitch scheduled for 11 a.m.