TURLOCK, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos baseball team (26-17, 25-13 CCAA) split its final regular-season doubleheader at Stanislaus State (16-25-1, 12-21 CCAA) with a 5-1 loss in the first game before a 4-2 win in the second game on Saturday at Warrior Baseball Field.
 
GAME 1: CSUSM 1 - STAN 5
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Cameron Mahaffy – 2-for-3 | 1 R | 1 HBP
Bradley Chesterton – 2-for-3 | 1 R | 1 2B
Ethan Rivera – 1-for-3 | 1 2B | 1 HBP
Sean McGrew – 0-for-1 | 1 RBI | 1 BB | 1 SF
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Warriors went up 3-0 in the bottom of the first inning with a two-run double to left center by Kyle Rachels before a sacrifice fly to right by Chris Catalano scored JD Madrigal in the next at-bat.
• As Stanislaus grounded into a 5-3 double play, Alex Solis scored and put the Warriors up 4-0.
• After a double steal by Stan State, Jerry Nix hit an infield RBI single to short to score Catalano and give the Warriors a 5-0 lead in the bottom of the eighth.
• The Cougars scored their lone run in the top of the ninth inning. With runners in scoring position and one out, McGrew hit a sac fly down the right-field line to score Mahaffy and make it a 5-1 game. A CSUSM groundout to first ended any hopes of a comeback and concluded the game.

 
QUICK HITS

• With the loss, CSUSM cannot win the CCAA Regular-Season Championship this weekend and will now rely on the results of Cal State Monterey Bay's and Cal Poly Pomona's games next weekend.
• Stanislaus State starter Caleb Bertoncino (2-0) pitched a complete game, allowing just one earned run on six hits, three hit-by-pitches, and a walk with 106 pitches.
• CSUSM starter Sammy Murphy took (2-4) the loss after allowing five runs (four earned) on seven hits and four walks while striking out one in 7.2 innings.
• Phoenix Sommay extended his reached-base streak to 37 games after being hit by a pitch.

 
 
GAME 2: CSUSM 4 - STAN 3 (7 Inn.)
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Emilio Luna – 2-for-2 | 1 RBI | 1 2B | 1 BB
Garrett Teunissen – 2-for-3 | 1 RBI | 1 HBP | 1 SB
Phoenix Sommay – 0-for-1 | 1 RBI | 1 R | 2 BB | 1 SAC
Sean McGrew – 1-for-1 | 2 R | 1 BB | 1 SAC
Spencer Anderson – 5.0 IP | 3 K | 0 ER | 4 H
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Cougars quickly took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first. After a leadoff walk by Sommay and advancing to second on a failed pickoff attempt, he scored on an RBI single up the middle by Teunissen.
• CSUSM went up 2-0 in the bottom of the second as Victor Castaneda scored on a wild pitch.
• An RBI double by Luna in the top of the fourth gave the Cougars a 3-0 lead.
• Sommay picked up an RBI on a sacrifice bunt attempt that scored McGrew and put CSUSM up 4-0 in the top of the sixth.
• Stan State got on the board in the bottom of the sixth with a two-run single up the middle by Chris Catalano and a CSUSM throwing error that scored Catalano to make it 4-3.
• The Cougars put the Warriors away in the bottom of the seventh with two strikeouts and a pop up to win the game.

 
QUICK HITS

• Phoenix Sommay extended his reached-base streak to 38 – tying for the third longest in program history.
• Cougar starter Spencer Anderson (3-1) earned the win after striking out three and allowing just four hits in 5.0 innings.
• Warrior starter Tony Jacob (2-5) took the loss after allowing three runs (two earned) on five walks, four hits and a hit-by-pitch in 3.1 innings.
• Teunissen now has a team-leading 21 multi-hit games.

 
UP NEXT
CSUSM will go for the series split and close out its 2024 regular season on Sunday as it concludes its series at Stanislaus State at 11 a.m.