SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos baseball team (20-7, 7-5 CCAA) dropped its series finale to Stanislaus State (16-17, 7-9 CCAA) by a score of 5-3 on Sunday afternoon at Dennis A. Pugh Field.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Zech Samayoa – 2-for-2 | 1 RBI | 1 2B | 2 BB
Christopher Tampoya – 1-for-3 | 1 RBI | 1 SF
Jacob Embleton – 1-for-5 | 1 RBI | 1 R | 1 HR
Michael Ryan – 2-for-5 | 2 R
Zach Romero – 4.2 IP | 3 K | 0 R | 2 H | 1 HBP
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Warriors struck first in the top of the first with an RBI single up the middle by Chris Ortiz to take a 1-0 lead.
• The Cougars matched the Warriors with a run in the bottom of the inning with an RBI double to left field by Zech Samayoa to tie the game at 1-1.
• A pair of two-run blasts to left and right by Zach Lewis and AJ Carter put Stanislaus up 5-1 in the top of the third.
• CSUSM cut the deficit to 5-3 in the bottom of the fifth with a solo homer to left by Jacob Embleton and a sacrifice fly to center by Christopher Tampoya.

 
QUICK HITS

• Stanislaus reliever Evan Fanconi (2-0) earned the win after going 3.2 scoreless innings with a strikeout while allowing two walks, a hit and a hit-by-pitch.
• CSUSM starter Luke Higgins (1-2) took the loss after allowing five earned runs on seven hits and two walks while fanning four in 2.1 innings.
• Pierce Sailer picked up his fourth save for the Warriors, allowing just one hit in an inning of work.
• The loss snapped a seven-game winning streak by CSUSM against Stanislaus.
• Samayoa's RBI gave him 10 for the series and a team-leading 35 for the year.
• Embleton's homer was his first as a Cougar.
• Canon King extended his team-best reached-base and hitting streaks to 15 and 11 games, respectively.

 
UP NEXT
CSUSM will visit Cal State Dominguez Hills to begin a four-game series on Thursday at 3 p.m. in Carson.