HAYWARD, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos baseball team (26-12, 13-10 CCAA) earned its sixth series win of the season as it swept Saturday's doubleheader against Cal State East Bay (19-22, 10-13 CCAA) by scores of 10-6 and 8-2 at Pioneer Baseball Field.
 
GAME 1: CSUSM 10 - CSUEB 6
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Jacob Embleton – 2-for-5 | 4 RBIs | 1 R | 1 HR | 1 SB | 1 HBP
Canon King – 1-for-2 | 3 RBIs | 2 R | 1 HR | 3 BB | 1 HBP
Jake Larson – 1-for-3 | 1 RBI | 1 2B | 1 BB
Stephen Espinoza – 2-for-4 | 1 R | 2 BB | 1 SB
Rees Kent – 2-for-4 | 1 R | 1 2B | 1 BB
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Pioneers went up 1-0 in the bottom of the first on a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch to Gio Martini.
• An RBI double to right center by Jake Larson knotted the game at 1-1 in the top of the fourth.
• CSUEB retook the lead at 2-1 in the bottom of the fifth on an RBI single through the right side by Caleb Chance.
• A three-run shot by Canon King in the top of the sixth put CSUSM ahead 4-2.
• The lead went back to the Pioneers in the bottom of the sixth as two runs scored on a fielder's choice before Alijah Ramos put a single through the left side to make it 5-4.
• A sacrifice fly to right by Dominick Najar in the bottom of the eighth gave CSUEB a 6-4 lead heading into the top of the ninth.
• After a wild pitch scored Victor Castaneda and King walked with one out, Jacob Embleton came through with a grand slam and was followed with a solo shot by Zech Samayoa to put the Cougars ahead 10-6.
• The Pioneers were unable to get anything going in the bottom of the ninth as they left two on base to end the game.

 
QUICK HITS

• CSUSM reliever Mikey Gray (1-0) earned the win after striking out one while allowing an earned run on four hits and a hit-by-pitch in 3.0 innings.
• CSUEB reliever Lincoln Juarez (4-2) took the loss after surrendering six earned runs on six hits, three walks and two hit-by-pitches while striking out four in 3.1 innings.
• Embleton's grand slam was CSUSM's fifth of the season, and he was the third Cougar to accomplish the task.
• Embleton also notched his team-leading 13th multi-hit game.
• Samayoa recorded his 15th homer of the season, putting him three back of Austin Way's single-season record at CSUSM set in 2008.
• King's homer was his 12th of the year, tying the freshman for the fifth most in a single season at CSUSM.
• The win gave the Cougars at least 25 wins for the third consecutive season.

 
 
GAME 2: CSUSM 8 - CSUEB 2
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Victor Castaneda – 2-for-4 | 2 RBIs
Zech Samayoa – 1-for-3 | 2 R | 2 RBIs | 1 BB
Stephen Espinoza – 1-for-3 | 2 RBIs | 1 R | 1 SF
Christopher Tampoya – 1-for-3 | 2 RBIs | 1 2B | 1 BB
Max Shor – 3-for-3 | 2 R | 1 SAC
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Scoreless after two innings, CSUSM changed that in the top of the third as an RBI fielder's choice by Samayoa, an RBI single by Stephen Espinoza and a two-run single by Victor Castaneda put the Cougars up 4-0.
• An RBI double by Logan Stelling cut the Pioneers' deficit to 4-1 in the bottom of the third.
• An RBI single to center by Samayoa in the top of the fourth put the Cougars back ahead by four at 5-1.
• A sac fly to right by Espinoza and a two-run double to right by Christopher Tampoya gave CSUSM an 8-1 lead in the top of the sixth.
• East Bay was only able to muster one final run in the bottom of the sixth on a sac fly by William James to make it 8-2.

 
QUICK HITS

• Cougar starter Jack Clark (5-1) earned the win after striking out five while allowing two earned runs on six hits and two walks in 6.0 innings.
• Pioneer starter Jack Harper (2-2) took the loss after giving up four earned runs on four hits, two walks and a hit-by-pitch while striking out one in 2.2 innings.
• The Cougars picked up their third series win over a CCAA opponent and a crucial tiebreaker against the Pioneers.
• This was CSUSM's fourth consecutive win against CSUEB dating back to last season, and the Cougars have now won seven of the last eight contests against the Pioneers since 2024.
• The Cougars' 26 wins are the program's second most in the Division II era (2016-present).
• Tampoya extended his hitting streak to 11 games, second best on the team this season.
• Samayoa posted his team-leading 14th multi-RBI performance.

 
UP NEXT
CSUSM will go for the four-game sweep in Sunday's 11 a.m. series finale in Hayward.