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Christopher Tampoya
Abel Pedroza
4
Winner Cal State San Marcos CSUSM 30-14, 17-12 CCAA
3
Cal Poly Pomona CPP 27-19, 17-12 CCAA
Winner
Cal State San Marcos CSUSM
30-14, 17-12 CCAA
4
Final
3
Cal Poly Pomona CPP
27-19, 17-12 CCAA
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cal State San Marcos CSUSM 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 4 11 0
Cal Poly Pomona CPP 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 2

W: Wendler, PJ (9-2) L: CAMPBELL, Andrew (10-3) S: Romero, Zach (3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

CSUSM Earns CCAA Tournament Berth with Series-Opening Win at CPP

POMONA, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos baseball team (30-14, 17-12 CCAA) clinched a CCAA Tournament berth for the third consecutive season with a 3-2 victory in its series opener over (RV) Cal Poly Pomona (27-19, 17-12 CCAA) on Thursday night at Scolinos Field.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Leighton Helfrick – 2-for-4 | 2 RBIs | 1 HBP
Christopher Tampoya – 2-for-4 | 1 RBI | 1 R | 1 BB
Rees Kent – 2-for-4 | 1 RBI
Zech Samayoa – 2-for-3 | 1 R | 1 BB
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Broncos opened the scoring in the bottom of the first inning with an RBI single up the middle by Austin Duarte to make it 1-0.
  • In the bottom of the third, CPP went up 2-0 on an RBI single by Evan Nahra.
  • The Cougars scored their first run in the top of the sixth with an RBI single to left center by Rees Kent to make it 2-1.
  • Back-to-back RBI singles by Christopher Tampoya and Leighton Helfrick gave CSUSM its first lead at 3-2 in the top of the seventh.
  • An insurance run was added by the Cougars in the top of the ninth on an RBI fielder's choice from Helfrick to go up 4-2.
  • The Broncos put runners in scoring position with one out in the bottom of the ninth and scored one on a sacrifice fly to center by Ashton Romero, but Cougar reliever Zach Romero got a strikeout immediately after to end the game and clinch the CCAA Tournament berth for CSUSM.
 
QUICK HITS
  • Cougar starter PJ Wendler (9-2) earned the win after striking out four while allowing two earned runs on five hits, two walks and two hit-by-pitches in 6.0 innings. His ninth win ties him with James Dykstra (2013) for the second-most victories in a single season at CSUSM.
  • Bronco starter Andrew Campbell (10-3) took the loss after giving up three runs (one earned) on eight hits, a walk and a hit-by-pitch while striking out three in 6.2 innings.
  • Zach Romero earned his third save of the season for CSUSM.
  • Zech Samayoa claimed his team-leading 17th multi-hit game of the season.
  • Tampoya extended his reached-base streak to 18 games – the Cougars' second longest of the season.
  • CSUSM moved into a tie with Cal Poly Pomona for second place in the CCAA standings.
  • With the victory, the Cougars earned their first 30-win season in the program's NCAA Division II era (2016-present) and the fifth in program history.
 
UP NEXT
The Cougars and Broncos will play their final doubleheader of the regular season on Friday, beginning at 2 p.m.
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