San Francisco, Calif.--- The SF State Gators swept this afternoon's California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) doubleheader from the visiting CSU Monterey Bay Otters (9-35, 4-23 CCAA) 7-4 and 10-8 at SF State's Maloney Field in the Gators' Senior Day. Prior to the game, the Gators recognized both teams' seniors as it was SF State's last home game of the 2009 season.
The Otters jumped out to an early 2-0 in the third inning, but the Gators came back in their half with two runs of their own to tie the game at 2-2.
Javier Solis (Gridley, Yuba College) two-out single in the sixth which scored
Sean Proni (Valencia, CA, College of Marin)gave the Gators a 3-2 lead.
Back to back one-out RBI singles by Matt DeJesus and Jacob Flores gave the lead back to the visitors, 4-3 in the sixth.
Zack Anderson (Ventura, California, Ventura College) opened the SF State's frame with a home run to left field to tie the game at 4-4.
Bobby Carini (Pleasant Hill, California, Canada College)followed that with a single and scored on a two-out two-run home run by
Ryan Williams (Woodland, Yuba College) which gave the Gators a 6-4 lead. SF State added an insurance run in the sixth to increase its lead to 7-4.
Solis (3-3 with a RBI) and
Zack Anderson (Ventura, California, Ventura College) (3-4 with a RBI and two runs scored) led the Gator attack each with three hits while
Williams (2-4 and a run scored) had two hits and drove in three runs. Andrew Marquardt and Jacob Flores led the way for the Otters with three hits apiece.
Oscar Campos (Santa Monica, California, LA City College) (1-0) picked up the win pitching 1.2 scoreless innings of relief while giving up one hit and striking out two.
Danny Graybill (Santa Barbara, California, Santa Barbara City College)recorded his third save, pitching a scoreless ninth and giving up just one hit. Norman Hebert (2-9) recorded the loss for the Otters.
In the night cap, the Otters jumped out to a 4-0 lead with four runs on six hits. SF State came back with a run in the bottom half on a RBI single by Williams. CSU Monterey Bay added two more runs in the second to increase its lead to 6-1.
SF State cut the Otters lead to just two (6-4) with three runs in its half of the second inning capped by another RBI single by Williams. The Otters added a run each in the third and fourth to build their lead to 8-4.
The Gators would not go away as they scored three times in their half of the fourth keyed by
Greg Kline's two-run two-out single to put the Gators within one run (8-7).
Bobby Carini, who hit a two-out two-run home run in yesterday's 12-10 come from behind win, played heroics again with a one-out RBI double to left center that drove in
Sean Proni with the tying run in the Gators' fifth.
Matt Memeo (Cottonwood, California, Shasta College) opened up the Gators' half of the sixth with a double to right field.
Kyle Amick (Manteca, California, Sierra)pinch ran for
Memeo and advanced to third on a single through the right side by
Kline. Then with the count 0-2 and with one out,
Anderson hit a two-run single to center field to give the Gators (14-38, 7-24 CCAA) a 10-8 lead.
Daniel Abeloe (Ventura, Oxnard College)(1-0) pitched the final inning of his three scoreless innings pitched to preserve the win for SF State.
Abeloe pitched three innings of one-hit ball while facing just 10 batters.
Anderson finished game two 3 for 4 with two RBIs for the Gators while
Carini,
Williams,
Kline¸ and
Patrick Haugen (Cayucos, California, Cuesta College) each had two hits for the hosts.
Matt DeJesus finished 4 for 4 for the Otters while Thadd McAlpin (1-2) record the loss in relief for CSU Monterey Bay.
The two teams will wrap-up the four-game series tomorrow afternoon with a single nine-inning game in Seaside at 12pm.
