SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos baseball team (22-15, 21-11 CCAA) began its final home series of the season with a 13-9 win over San Francisco State (23-16, 17-12 CCAA) on Friday afternoon at CSUSM Baseball Field.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Garrett Teunissen – 2-for-5 | 5 RBIs | 2 R | 1 HR | 1 2B
Victor Castaneda – 3-for-5 | 3 RBIs | 1 R | 1 2B
Bradley Chesterton – 1-for-2 | 2 RBIs | 2 R | 1 HR | 1 HBP
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Gators began the scoring in the top of the first with a solo shot to right by Jacob French.
• Teunissen gave the Cougars a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the first with a two-run blast to left.
• SF State retook the lead at 4-2 in the top of the second with a solo homer by AJ Schrader, a CSUSM throwing error that scored Nick Allred and an RBI single by French.
• CSUSM took a 7-4 lead in the bottom of the second with five runs coming from an RBI fielder's choice by Teunissen, a sacrifice fly by Luke Reece and three RBI singles from Ethan Rivera, Cameron Mahaffy and Castaneda.
• The Gators came within a run of the lead at 7-6 in the top of the fourth with an RBI double by French and an RBI single by Derek LaFerriere.
• An RBI single by Castaneda gave the Cougars an 8-6 lead in the bottom of the fourth.
• SF State knotted the game at 8-all with a wild pitch that scored Anthony Alvarez in the top of the sixth and a solo homer by River Diaz de Leon in the top of the seventh.
• A bases-loaded double by Teunissen in the bottom of the seventh put the Cougars on top once again at 10-8.
• Alvarez hit a solo homer for the Gators in the top of the eighth to cut the deficit to 10-9.
• The Cougars put the game away in the bottom of the eighth with an RBI double by Castaneda and a two-run shot by Chesterton to increase their lead to 13-9.

 
QUICK HITS

• Cougar reliever Nate Jaramillo (1-1) earned the win after striking out two and allowing two runs on three hits in 2.0 innings of work.
• Gator reliever Mickey Radanovich (2-1) took the loss after allowing five runs on four hits, two walks and two hit-by-pitches in 2.0 innings.
• CSUSM increased its program record for CCAA wins to 21.
• The Cougars can now finish with a winning percentage of no less than .538.
• CSUSM is guaranteed to finish the regular season with an overall winning percentage of at least .500, something it hasn't done as a program since its final year of NAIA play in 2015.
• Earning three walks, Phoenix Sommay upped his reached-base streak to 32 games.
• Teunissen became the fourth Cougar to post at least five RBIs in a game this season while posting his team-leading 19th multi-RBI game.

 
UP NEXT
CSUSM will play its final home doubleheader of the year against SF State on Saturday at noon.