HAYWARD, Calif. – After winning the series yesterday, the Cal State San Marcos baseball team (26-13, 13-11 CCAA) fell 5-3 in its series finale at Cal State East Bay (20-22, 11-13 CCAA) on Sunday at Pioneer Baseball Field.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Jacob Embleton – 3-for-5 | 2 RBIs | 1 2B
Canon King – 2-for-4 | 1 RBI | 1 R | 1 3B | 1 BB
Isaac Cota – 4.0 IP | 3 K | 0 R | 1 H
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Scoreless heading into the top of the fourth, an RBI single to left by Jacob Embleton put the Cougars up 1-0.
• In the bottom of the inning, the Pioneers put up a five-spot with a two-run double by former Cougar Dylan Unangst, an RBI groundout by Micah Cervantes and a two-run single by Cristian Angulo to take a 5-1 lead.
• CSUSM cut the deficit to 5-3 in the top of the sixth with an RBI triple to right by Canon King before an RBI groundout to second by Embleton.

 
QUICK HITS

• CSUEB reliever Hunter Timothy (0-1) earned the win after striking out one while allowing two earned runs on two hits and a walk in 2.0 innings.
• CSUSM starter Luke Higgins (1-3) took the loss after giving up five earned runs on six hits and two walks while striking out two in 3.1 innings.
• Pioneer reliever Gamboa earned the save after striking out three while giving up just a hit in the final 3.0 innings.
• Embleton tallied his team-leading 14th multi-hit game and fifth three-hit game.
• Christopher Tampoya improved his reached-base streak to 13 games, tying for the second longest on the team this season.

 
UP NEXT
CSUSM will return to San Marcos for its final home series of the season as it takes on Cal State LA on Friday at 3 p.m. at Dennis A. Pugh Field.