SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos baseball team (21-19, 16-15 CCAA) began its final home series of the season with a 9-3 loss to Chico State (26-16, 19-14 CCAA) on Friday at Dennis A. Pugh Baseball Field.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Marco Pirruccello – 2-for-5 | 1 RBI
Dylan Unangst – 1-for-1 | 1 RBI | 1 R | 1 HR
Ethan Rivera – 2-for-4 | 1 R
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Cougars took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first on an RBI fielder's choice by Mateo Lake as Phoenix Sommay crossed the plate for the game's first run.
• CSUSM went up 2-0 with an RBI single to left by Marco Pirruccello in the bottom of the second.
• Chico cut the deficit to 2-1 in the top of the third with an RBI single through the left side by Casey Vogan.
• The Wildcats went up 3-2 in the top of the fourth on an RBI single to right by Troy Kent and a later CSUSM fielding error that allowed Kent to score.
• Chico kept the hits coming with an RBI single from Jeremy Keller in the sixth and a sacrifice fly by Thade Miller in the seventh before seeing Michael Baker hit an RBI double and Eric Arambula hit a two-run double in the eighth to make it 8-2.
• Pinch hitter Dylan Unangst hit a leadoff homer in the bottom of the eighth to cut the Cougars' deficit to 8-3.
• The Wildcats scored the game's final run in the top of the ninth as Baker hit a sacrifice fly to make it 9-3.

 
QUICK HITS

• Chico's Evan Tomlinson (7-1) earned the win after striking out four while allowing two earned runs on seven hits, two walks and a hit-by-pitch in 6.0 innings.
• CSUSM's Spencer Anderson (5-2) took the loss after giving up four runs (two earned) on seven hits, two walks and two hit-by-pitches while striking out one in 5.1 innings.
• Unangst's home run was his second of the season, and he improved his reached-base streak to seven games – the longest active streak on the team.
• This was CSUSM's first home against Chico State since 2018.

 
UP NEXT
Due to possible rain in the afternoon, Saturday's doubleheader against Chico has been moved up one hour to 11 a.m.