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Conner Gleissner
Kirra Robusto
8
Cal State East Bay CSUEB 23-20, 17-16 CCAA
10
Winner Cal State San Marcos CSUSM 17-21, 11-17 CCAA
Cal State East Bay CSUEB
23-20, 17-16 CCAA
8
Final
10
Cal State San Marcos CSUSM
17-21, 11-17 CCAA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cal State East Bay CSUEB 0 1 2 0 3 2 0 0 0 8 13 4
Cal State San Marcos CSUSM 0 1 1 0 1 5 0 2 X 10 13 1

W: Babineau, Thomas (1-1) L: GONZALES, Max (4-1) S: Kelly, Preston (8)

Game Recap: Baseball |

CSUSM Secures Come-From-Behind Win Over East Bay

SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos baseball team (17-21, 11-17 CCAA) posted a come-from-behind win over Cal State East Bay (23-20, 17-16 CCAA) with a 10-8 victory in the series opener on Friday at CSUSM Baseball Field.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Luke Reece – 2-for-3 | 3 RBIs | 2 2B | 2 SF
Niko Diaz – 2-for-3 | 2 RBIs | 2 R | 2 BB
Anthony Pacino – 3-for-5 | 3 R | 1 RBI | 1 2B
Nick Schnopp – 2-for-5 | 1 RBI | 1 2B
Sean McGrew – 2-for-4 | 1 R | 1 SAC
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • CSUEB began the scoring in the bottom of the second inning with a solo homer to left by Manny Garcia to give the Pioneers a 1-0 lead.
  • CSUSM evened the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the second. After a leadoff double by Ethan Rivera and a single by McGrew put runners on the corners, Rivera scored on a double play ball to the middle infield.
  • The Pioneers retook the lead in the top of the third at 3-1 on an RBI single by Luke Brown and a sacrifice fly to right by Matthew O'Mahony.
  • The Cougars got a run back with an RBI single up the middle by Diaz to make it 3-2 in the bottom of the third.
  • East Bay took a 6-2 lead in the top of the fifth with an RBI single by Luke Novitske, a wild pitch that scored Essex Brown Jr., and an RBI single by Garcia.
  • CSUSM cut the deficit to 6-3 in the bottom of the fifth with an RBI double to left center by Reece.
  • The Pioneers increased their lead to 8-3 in the top of the sixth with an Essex Brown Jr. single through the right side and an RBI double down the left field line by Novitske.
  • The Cougars rallied with a five-run inning in the bottom of the sixth to tie the game at 8-all. With the bases loaded and one out, CSUSM got RBI singles from Jake Adams and Pacino before a bases-loaded walk by Diaz made it 8-6. A sacrifice fly to right by Reece scored Adams before a muffed throw allowed Pacino to score the tying run.
  • CSUSM went ahead 10-8 in the bottom of the eighth with a sac fly to center by Reece and an RBI double down the left field line by Schnopp.
  • Preston Kelly came on to begin the top of the ninth and secured his eighth save of the year with a ground out, a pickoff at first following a Pioneer single and a strikeout to end the game.
 
QUICK HITS
  • Cougar reliever Thomas Babineau (1-1) earned the win with two strikeouts while allowing just one run and one walk in 1.2 innings.
  • Pioneer reliever Max Gonzalez (4-1) took the loss after allowing two runs on two hits and a walk in 1.2 innings.
  • Kelly is now all alone for the second-most saves in a single season at CSUSM and sits two behind Justin Hertzmann's 10 in 2015.
  • The Cougars have now won three consecutive home games against the Pioneers dating back to 2019, all by scoring 10 or more runs.
  • Schnopp and Reece each tallied their 13th multi-hit game of the season as Schnopp extended his hitting streak to seven games.
  • CSUSM continues to sit in a tie for eighth in the CCAA standings as Chico State also posted a win at Cal State Dominguez Hills on Friday.
 
UP NEXT
CSUSM and CSUEB will continue the series on Saturday with a doubleheader beginning at noon.
 
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