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Christopher Tampoya
Aaron Draper
5
Winner Cal St. San Marcos CSUSM 15-5, 2-3 CCAA
4
Chico St. CHICO 14-13, 3-6 CCAA
Winner
Cal St. San Marcos CSUSM
15-5, 2-3 CCAA
5
Final
4
Chico St. CHICO
14-13, 3-6 CCAA
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cal St. San Marcos CSUSM 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 8 2
Chico St. CHICO 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 4 8 0

W: Wendler, PJ (5-0) L: TEWS, Jack (2-2) S: Morgan, Trevor (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

CSUSM Claims Series Opener at Chico State, 5-4

CHICO, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos baseball team (15-5, 2-3 CCAA) secured a 5-4 win over Chico State (14-13, 3-6 CCAA) in the series opener on Friday night at Nettleton Stadium.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
PJ Wendler – 7.2 IP | 7 K | 1 ER | 6 H | 2 BB
Michael Weber – 2-for-3 | 2 RBIs | 1 BB
Stephen Espinoza – 3-for-4 | 2 R | 1 RBI
Christopher Tampoya – 1-for-4 | 1 RBI | 1 2B
Canon King – 2-for-5 | 1 2B
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • CSUSM opened the scoring in the top of the second with an RBI double to left center by Christopher Tampoya.
  • The Cougars went up 3-0 in the top of the third on a bases-loaded balk that scored Leighton Helfrick and an RBI single by Stephen Espinoza.
  • Chico got on the board in the bottom of the fourth as Jesse Gadd scored on a wild pitch to make it 3-1.
  • A two-run single by Michael Weber put CSUSM up 5-1 in the top of the eighth.
  • The Wildcats matched the Cougars with two runs of their own in the bottom of the eighth on a sacrifice fly by Carson Case and an RBI ground out by Jackson Snitko to make it 5-3.
  • Chico made one last run at CSUSM's lead in the bottom of the ninth as Roman Roberts hit a two-out RBI single to cut the deficit to 5-4, but the Wildcats left the tying run at second as a groundout handed the Cougars the win.
 
QUICK HITS
  • CSUSM starter PJ Wendler (5-0) earned the win by tying his season high with seven strikeouts while allowing three runs (one earned) on six hits and two walks in a season-high 7.2 innings. His 7.2 innings pitched were the most by a CCAA pitcher this season.
  • Chico starter Jack Tews (2-2) took the loss after surrendering three earned runs on five hits and four walks while striking out two in 6.0 innings.
  • Cougar reliever Trevor Morgan earned his first save of the season, striking out one while allowing an earned run on two hits in 1.1 innings.
  • This was the Cougars' third consecutive win over the Wildcats dating back to last season.
  • Espinoza and Weber each tallied their team-best seventh multi-hit game of the season while Weber improved his team-best hitting streak to eight games.
  • Wendler now leads the CCAA with a 2.43 ERA and a .193 opposing batting average.
 
UP NEXT
CSUSM will continue its series at Chico State with a 1 p.m. doubleheader on Saturday.
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