SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos baseball team (11-6, 10-2 CCAA) captured its third consecutive CCAA series win as it won 17-5 to complete Saturday's suspended game before earning a come-from-behind 8-6 victory in the series finale against Cal State San Bernardino (9-11, 2-8 CCAA) on Sunday at CSUSM Baseball Field.
 
CSUSM 17 – CSUSB 5
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Luke Reece – 3-for-3 | 4 RBIs | 3 R | 1 2B | 1 SF
Garrett Teunissen – 3-for-4 | 3 RBIs | 3 R | 1 HR | 1 2B | 1 SAC
Ethan Rivera – 3-for-4 | 3 RBIs | 2 R | 1 2B
Cameron Mahaffy – 1-for-3 | 2 RBIs | 1 R | 1 2B
Bradley Chesterton – 3-for-4 | 1 RBI | 1 R
Phoenix Sommay – 2-for-4 | 2 R | 1 RBI | 1 HBP
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• After CSUSB took a 1-0 lead on a Giovanni Del Negro RBI single in the top of the first, CSUSM bounced back with a three-run first inning on an RBI double by Mateo Lake and a two-run single by Rivera.
• The Coyotes cut the deficit to 3-2 in the top of the third as Jason Shedlock scored from third on an error at second.
• The Cougars took a 7-2 lead in the bottom of the third on a solo shot to left by Teunissen, a two-run double by Mahaffy and an RBI groundout by Chesterton.
• A sacrifice fly to center by Reece scored Jordan KU and put CSUSM up 8-2.
• A bases-clearing double by Patrick Fregoso trimmed the Cougars' lead to 8-5 in the top of the sixth.
• CSUSM then rattled off nine runs in the bottom of the sixth to take a commanding 17-5 lead.
• Due to a preset drop-dead time, the game was suspended after the completion of the sixth inning.
• CSUSM recorded the final three outs of the game in just six minutes on Sunday as Spencer Anderson finished the game with two strikeouts and a groundout.

 
QUICK HITS

• CSUSM starter Sammy Murphy (1-1) earned the win as he struck out two and allowed five runs on seven hits, three hit-by-pitches and a walk in 5.2 innings.
• CSUSB starter Dylan O'Connor (0-1) took the loss as he allowed seven runs (six earned) on seven hits and a walk while tallying three strikeouts in 2.1 innings.
• The Cougars' 17 runs and 17 RBIs were both season highs while their 17 hits tied their season high.
• Reece and Sommay extended their reached-base streaks to 11 games while Sommay improved his hitting streak to eight games.
• CSUSM's 12-run win was the largest margin of victory by either team in the all-time series.

 
 
CSUSM 8 – CSUSB 6
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Cameron Mahaffy – 2-for-4 | 3 RBIs | 1 R | 1 HR
Mateo Lake – 2-for-5 | 2 RBIs | 2 R
Garrett Teunissen – 2-for-3 | 1 R | 1 BB | 1 SAC
Phoenix Sommay – 2-for-5 | 2 R
Luke Reece – 1-for-2 | 3 BB | 2 R
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Coyotes took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first on an RBI single to right center by Jake Borst and then went up 2-0 in the top of the second on an RBI fielder's choice by Riley Parker.
• A two-run triple by Jason Shedlock gave CSUSB a 4-0 lead in the top of the fourth.
• An RBI double to right by Daryl Ruiz and a sac fly to right by Jeremy Giesegh made it a 6-0 game for the Coyotes in the top of the fifth.
• CSUSM's comeback began in the bottom of the fifth as Mahaffy hit a leadoff homer to left center to cut the deficit to 6-1.
• In the bottom of the sixth, Teunissen and Sommay scored on an error at first with no outs before Reece scored from third on a wild pitch. Another wild pitch scored Lake, putting the Cougars within striking distance at 6-5.
• CSUSM finally overcame its six-run deficit in the bottom of the seventh as Mahaffy hit a one-out, two-run single to left to score Reece and Lake and give CSUSM a 7-6 lead.
• An RBI single to right by Lake provided some insurance in the bottom of the eighth as Sommay scored to make it 8-6.
• In the top of the ninth, Preston Kelly came in for Nate Jaramillo, who pitched a flawless eighth inning. Kelly got a groundout and strikeout before hitting a Coyote with a pitch. With the potential tying run at the plate, Kelly got the strikeout on four pitches to hand CSUSM the series win and earn his third save of the year.

 
QUICK HITS

• Cougar reliever Nolan Long (2-0) earned the win as he struck out two while allowing two runs on four hits and two walks in 3.2 innings.
• Coyote reliever Andrick Jones (1-1) was saddled with the loss after allowing two runs on five walks and no hits in an inning of work.
• This was CSUSM's third consecutive CCAA series win – a first for the program.
• The Cougars won the series against the Coyotes for the third time in the last four series.
• CSUSM took a 10-9 lead when playing CSUSB at home in the all-time series.
• CSUSM is now at the top of the CCAA standings with a two-game lead over San Francisco State and Cal State Monterey Bay.

 
UP NEXT
CSUSM will head to fifth-place Chico State for a four-game series beginning on Friday at 6 p.m.