CHICO, Calif. – A scoreless game heading into the 11th inning, the Cal State San Marcos baseball team (17-6, 4-4 CCAA) came away victorious with a 2-0 win to earn the series victory against Chico State (15-15, 4-8 CCAA) in Sunday's finale at Nettleton Stadium.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Luke Higgins – 6.0 IP | 2 K | 0 ER | 4 H | 2 BB
Zach Romero – 4.0 IP | 4 K | 0 ER | 0 H | 1 HBP
Zech Samayoa – 1-for-3 | 2 RBIs | 1 R | 1 HR
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Scoreless after 10 innings, Zech Samayoa delivered with a two-out, two-run homer to left center in the top of the 11th to put CSUSM up 2-0.
• Trevor Morgan came on for CSUSM in the bottom of the 11th and put the game away with a strikeout, pop up and fly out to end the game and hand the Cougars the series win.

 
QUICK HITS

• Cougar reliever Zach Romero (3-1) picked up the win after delivering a near-flawless 4.0-inning performance as he allowed just one runner to get on base via a hit-by-pitch while striking out four.
• Wildcat reliever Manny Lopez (4-1) took the loss after giving up the go-ahead homer on a hit and one hit-by-pitch while striking out four in 3.0 innings.
• Trevor Morgan earned his second save of the season as he allowed nothing while striking out one in an inning of work.
• CSUSM starter Luke Higgins had his best start of the season, going 6.0 innings and striking out two while allowing no runs on four hits, two walks and three hit-by-pitches.
• Samayoa's homer was his team-leading eighth of the season, while he also earned his team-best seventh multi-RBI game of the year.
• Canon King extended his reached-base streak to 11 games, the second longest by a Cougar this season.
• This was CSUSM's first-ever series win against Chico.

 
UP NEXT
CSUSM will return home to Dennis A. Pugh Field to begin a four-game series against Stanislaus State on Friday at 3 p.m.