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Luke Reece
Greg Siller
5
CSUSB CSUSBBB 8-9
9
Winner Cal State San Marcos CSUSM 9-5
CSUSB CSUSBBB
8-9
5
Final
9
Cal State San Marcos CSUSM
9-5
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
CSUSB CSUSBBB 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 11 0
Cal State San Marcos CSUSM 1 0 0 1 5 0 2 0 X 9 11 0

W: Connolly, Roman (1-0) L: Luke Hempel (2-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

CSUSM Earns Eighth Consecutive Win in Series Opener Against CSUSB

SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos baseball team (9-5, 8-1 CCAA) earned its eighth consecutive win with a 9-5 victory in the series opener against Cal State San Bernardino (8-9, 1-6 CCAA) on Friday at CSUSM Baseball Field.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Ethan Rivera – 3-for-4 | 3 RBIs | 1 2B
Luke Reece – 2-for-4 | 2 RBIs | 2 R
Garrett Teunissen – 2-for-4 | 3 R | 1 RBI | 1 3B | 1 SB
Phoenix Sommay – 1-for-5 | 1 R | 1 RBI | 1 HR
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Sommay hit a leadoff home run in the bottom of the first to center and put CSUSM up 1-0.
  • CSUSB went up 4-1 in the top of the second with RBI singles through the left side by Jake Borst and Adrian Hinojosa before Riley Parker wrapped up the scoring with a two-run single to left.
  • The Cougars cut the deficit to 4-2 in the bottom of the fourth with an RBI single to short by Mateo Lake.
  • In the bottom of the fifth CSUSM retook the lead at 7-4 with an RBI single up the middle by Teunissen, an RBI single through the left side by Reece, a two-run single through the right side by Rivera and an RBI groundout to second by Cameron Mahaffy.
  • The Coyotes gained a run back in the top of the seventh with an RBI double to right center by Garrett Macias and cut CSUSM's lead to 7-5.
  • CSUSM went up 9-5 in the bottom of the seventh with an RBI single up the middle by Reece and an RBI single by Rivera down the right field line.
  • Working with a four-run lead, CSUSM reliever Preston Kelly allowed nothing to get the final six outs on 25 pitches, inducing four groundouts and two fly outs to end the game.
 
QUICK HITS
  • Cougar starter Roman Connolly (1-0) earned the win after striking out two and allowing four runs on eight hits and two walks in 5.0 innings.
  • Coyote starter Luke Hempel (2-2) took the loss after allowing six runs on five hits, two walks and a hit-by-pitch while striking out seven in 4.1 innings.
  • CSUSM's eight-game winning streak is the longest since the final year of NAIA play in 2015.
  • The Cougars snapped a five-game winning streak by the Coyotes in the all-time series.
  • The Cougars turned four double plays, tying for the second most in a single game in program history.
  • Reece and Sommay extended their reached base streaks to a team-leading nine games.
 
UP NEXT
CSUSM will continue the series on Saturday with a doubleheader against CSUSB beginning at 11 a.m. at CSUSM Baseball Field.
 
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