SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco State baseball team got a pair of quality starts from its starting pitching on Saturday in a doubleheader split with Cal State San Bernardino. The Gators took game one 4-0 and dropped the nightcap 5-2.

Andrew Najeeb-Brush (2-4) went the distance to earn the Gators' first complete-game shutout of the season. He set the tone with a quick 1-2-3 first inning that included a fully-extended diving catch in foul territory from Myles Franklin. Najeeb-Brush needed just 111 pitches and scattered three hits in his fourth consecutive quality start.

The Gators (8-22/5-15 CCAA) got to Coyotes (8-22/7-13 CCAA) pitcher Sabino Ramirez (3-5) early. Dalton Pizzuti plated an RBI single to center and Chris Nicholson shot one back up the middle that scored Jordan Abernathy, who reached on a misplayed bunt to pitcher Sabino Ramirez. The Coyotes subdued a further threat with a double play and Ramirez settled in for what turned out to be a pitcher's duel. The righty also went the distance and at one point retired nine consecutive Gators.

Jacob Lopez's bases-loaded sacrifice fly in the second inning scored Bryce Brooks and extended the lead to 3-0. The Gators added a pair of infield hits in the eighth and Franklin singled in the team's fourth run with his single through the left side.

In game two, Ryan Bohnet (1-5) also made a quality start but was charged with the loss. The senior struck out six and allowed three runs on nine hits in seven innings of work.

The two teams traded runs early. Tyler Robles' leadoff double led to a run but Pizzuti's RBI single back up the middle in the bottom half of the inning tied things at 1-1. In the fourth, CSUSB went ahead on a one-out RBI single but Jackson Kritsch answered with a looping single to left center. That scored Bryce Brooks from second, then Kritsch advanced to third on consecutive wild pitches but a 643 double play ended the inning.

The Coyotes broke through in the seventh with a run, then scored two more in the eighth off of the SF State bullpen.

The Gators got the tying run up to the plate in the eighth but Cory Peterson got pinch-hitter Cole Lang swinging to end the threat. With two outs in the ninth, Pizzuti and Nicholson both singled, then Myles Franklin wore one to load the bases but Brian Conley got pinch hitter Johnny Juarez to fly out to center field to end it.

Up Next
The Gators and Coyotes wrap up the series in the rubber game on Sunday, April 2 at 11 a.m. Follow along via live stats or on Twitter at @sfstatebaseball.