SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco State baseball team's regular series finale was spoiled by Sonoma State, who took both games by the score of 8-5 and 2-1 in seven innings.
The Gators finish the regular season 23-19-1 overall and 21-19 in CCAA play.
- Prior to the doubleheader, the Gators honored their 10 seniors: Brady Dorn, Collin Gabel, Trevor Greenley, Ethan Lageson, Harely Lopez, David Mansell, Jeff Piver, Shaq Robinson, Antone Self, and Chris Smutny
- President Leslie E. Wong threw out the ceremonial first pitch.
- The two teams began the morning by concluding their halted game from February 17. Brady Dorn made his pitching debut and recorded a strikeout but the Gators dropped the game 16-4. Technically, it was their first loss of the season.
GAME ONE
- A Smutny throwing error put a runner on and led to a pair of unearned runs later in the inning. Smutny got a run back when he took ball four inside with the bases loaded to make it 2-1 but the Gators left them loaded.
- With one on and two out in the third, Antone Self was hit in his earflap by a pitch. Smutny and Robinson followed with a pair of singles that scored Dorn, who reached on an outfield single, and Self to give the Gators the a 3-2 lead.
- In the seventh, Sonoma State right fielder Josh Lenney's solo homer to left center tied the game 3-3. The next three runners reached with Anthony Clyma's double giving the Seawolves the lead, which grew to 5-3 on a wild pitch.
- In the bottom of the seventh, the inning was cut short when Lopez and Mansell were caught in a throwdown. Both runners moved up 90 feet but Mansell was picked off going back to third. Jake Hernandez ended the inning and saved a run with a diving catch on Trevor Rogers's ball to left field.
- A bases-loaded single up the middle from Zach Guardino extended the Seawolves lead to 7-3 and a wild pitch made it 8-3.
- In the ninth, David Mansell doubled to the left field wall and Gabel, who walked, scored all the way from first. Dorn walked to load the bases and Rogers lined an RBI single to shallow center to cut it to 8-5 but the Gators left the bases loaded with one out.
- Luis Salinas gave up a pair of unearned runs in the first but settled down after that. A double play began a streak of a dozen consecutive batters retired. That was finally snapped by Lenney's game-tying homer in the seventh. The next three runners reached and Salinas left with the Seawolves in front, 4-3.
- Ryan Nabas came on in relief and his first pitch was a wild pitch that allowed another Seawolves run before getting out of the inning. He gave up two more in the ninth.
- Daniel Jimenez came on in the ninth. An inherited runner scored on a wild pitch before he began a 1-6-3 double play to get out of the inning.
- Seawolves starter Tyson Canfield and Roberto Boldenebro (3-3) each threw 73 pitches. Canfield allowed three runs on four hits in three innings of work. Boldenebro allowed one run on four hits over five and a third innings of work. Andrew Trahan came on in the ninth and was pulled mid-batter after allowing a single to Lopez and falling behind in the count to Dorn. Josh Cashman came on to complete the at-bat and walked on Dorn on two pitches to load the bases, then allowed an RBI single before leaving the bases loaded.
GAME TWO
- Anthony Clyma reached on a throwing error, stole second, and scored on Kory Brown's single to shallow left field to give the Seawolves a 1-0 lead in the first.
- The Gators tied it 1-1 on a delayed steal attempt. Jack Harris broke for second, which allowed Jason Hare to swipe home. Harris was caught in the rundown long enough to allow the run to score.
- In the fourth, Patrick Tolbert's home run into the trees past left field put the Seawolves back in front.
- Harley Lopez hit a ball about 415 feet to dead center field but Guardino settled under it just in front of the 420 marker to end the game.
- Riley Cleary allowed a pair or runs, only one earned, over four innings and struck out six.
- Dylan Madole struck out four in three scoreless innings of relief.
- Dominic Garahan needed just 96 pitches for a complete game. He struck out nine and allowed just one run on four hits.
The Gators are headed back to the CCAA Championships at Banner Island Ballpark in Stockton. Final seedings will be announced at the conclusion of all CCAA games. Tournament action begins on Wednesday, May 8. Be sure to follow San Francisco State baseball on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook at @sfstatebaseball.
