SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco State baseball team's non-conference doubleheader versus Simpson that was originally scheduled for last Tuesday was played on Tuesday. The Gators overcame an early deficit to take game one 8-4 but darkness cut the nightcap short, 3-3 while in extra innings, resulting in a tie.
GAME ONE
- SF State hit .303 (10-of-33) in game one.
- The Red Hawks stranded 14 runners on base.
- Riley Cleary went 3-for-4 with a pair of runs and an RBI.
- Jack Harris and Collin Gabel both went 2-for-4.
- The Gators scored first on a bases-loaded walk to Antone Self but the next two batters were retired, leaving the bases loaded.
- Jonathan Liu gave the Red Hawks the lead in the third with a two-run single down the left field line. The ball hit off of Cleary's glove as he dove into foul territory. Head Coach Tony Schifano came out to argue that the ball was foul but the call stood.
- Simpson added to the lead in the fourth. A four-pitch leadoff walk to Michael Driscoll proved costly. He stole second, advanced to third on a wild pitch, and scored on Damien Chavez's groundout
- With two out and two on out in the bottom of the fourth, the Gators shifted the momentum back to their corner for good. Jackson Kritsch singled home a run and later tied the game on a wild pitch. Harley Lopez walked on four straight pitches, then Brady Dorn regained the lead with a double to right center. Clearly followed with an RBI single up the middle, then Trevor Rogers drove home Cleary with a double down the right field line. Jack Harris capped off the seven-run rally with an RBI single to center.
- The Red Hawks took advantage of another leadoff walk in the ninth. Derick Kuhn worked a full count to draw the walk, then stole second. With the bases loaded, a dropped ball at first allowed Kuhn to score from third.
- The Gators used seven pitchers in game one. Jack Higgins got the start and struck out one, and allowed a hit. A 6-4-3 double play helped him out in the second.
- Hudson Hartley gave up a pair of runs in his Gators debut and Luke Genova gave up a run in his debut.
- Freshman Ryan Nabas struck out a pair in a scoreless debut and earned the victory.
- Luis Salinas worked a scoreless sixth inning.
- Cleary moved from the outfield to the mound in the seventh and worked two scoreless innings. He struck out three.
- Cameron Crone struck out two but allowed one run.
GAME TWO
- Originally scheduled for seven innings, game two was called after eight innings due to darkness.
- In game two, the Gators hit .314 (11-of-35), bringing the team's batting average up to .302 through three games.
- The Gators used 23 players in game two, including six more pitchers.
- Jonah Gonzales went 3-for-3 with a pair of runs.
- Harley Lopez and Shaq Robinson both went 2-for-4.
- Gonzales led the game off with a double. Lopez won an eight-pitch at bat and drove Gonzales in with a single down the right field line.
- Robinson's first at-bat as a Gator was a two-out double to left field that scored Brady Dorn to give the Gators a 2-0 lead.
- Driscoll singled up the middle that plated Creed Smith, who reached on a walk, and miscommunication on the part of the Gators defense allowed James Turnbull to score on the relay throw back in.
- Dorn put the Gators back up in the fifth with.a single to third that allowed Gonzales to score.
- Turnbull ripped a single down the third base line to begin the seventh, stole second, and tied the game on Smith's single up the middle.
- Jeff PIver got the start and struck out three in two scoreless innings of work.
- Daniel Jimenez faced five batters and surrendered two runs on two hits.
- Nate Jenkins worked a scoreless inning and Dylan Madole worked a one and two third innings.
- Sebastian Selway, who appeared in the Gators' win over Concordia (Ore.) but saw that outing erased when that game was called due to rain, gave up the lead in the top of the seventh. He worked one and a third inning.
- Joshua Romero worked out of a jam in the eighth to keep the game tied at 3-3.
Weather permitting, conference play begins with a split series versus Sonoma State. The Gators are scheduled to play in Rohnert Park on Friday and Sunday and host a doubleheader on Saturday, February 16 at 11 a.m.
