SEASIDE, Calif. — The San Francisco State baseball team dropped the series opener at No. 16 Cal State Monterey Bay, 15-6, on Friday at the Otter Sports Complex.
San Francisco State (20-23/19-18 CCAA) trailed 5-0 early after the Otters (32-11/26-11 CCAA) scored in each of the first four innings before the Gators pulled within a run with a four-run fifth.
Jordan Abernathy led off the inning with his second homer of the season.
Antone Self followed with a single, then moved up 90 feet on a balk. Two batters later, Self scored when
David Mansell reached on an error.
Jack Harris, Chris Smunty, and
Brady Dorn all singled, resulting in two more runs that made it 5-4. Harris tied the game in the seventh when he turned the first into his team-leading sixth homer of the season.
Things unraveled in the bottom of the seventh though. The Otters batted around and plated 10 runs to retake the lead, 15-5.
In the ninth, Harris reached on an error and later scored on a
Brady Dorn RBI single to right center.
Scoreboard Watch
Cal State LA edged second-place UC San Diego 6-5 while Sonoma State fell 2-1 at Cal State East Bay. Cal State LA now stands in fifth place by a half game while the Gators and Seawolves are tied for sixth in the CCAA.
On Deck
The four-game series continues on Saturday with a noon doubleheader. Stats and radio broadcast will be provided for Sunday's 11 a.m. finale by the Otters.
