SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco State baseball team cruised to a 7-1 victory over Simpson in the team's home opener on Friday afternoon at Maloney Field.
- SF State (1-0) tallied 12 hits.
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- SF State pitchers racked up 15 strikeouts and issued just one walk.
- Simpson (3-6) got on the board first thanks when an error led to a sacrifice fly.
- The Gators answered quickly in the bottom of the first with Trevor Rogers' RBI single that brought home Jonah Gonzales.
- In the second, it was a trio of new Gators who put SF State ahead for good. Richie Rios and Nicholas Upstill both singled and Rudy Aguilar scored them both with a double to left.
- Jackson Kritsch's two-run homer in the fourth cleared the SF State Baseball sign in left center field and extended the lead to 5-1.
- In the seventh, Jason Hare scored on a Rios infield single.
- In the eight, Gonzales and Kritsch drew back-to-back walks. Kritsch drew a throw from the catcher and was caught in a rundown, which allowed Gonzales to score from third.
- Jack Higgins (1-0) mowed down a career-high 10 batters in six innings of three-hit ball.
- Sebastian Selway struck out three over a pair of perfect innings.
- Brody Eglite struck out a pair in a perfect ninth inning.
- Gabriel Rojas (0-1) gave up five runs in three and a third innings of work and took the loss for Simpson. Four relievers went the rest of the way and combined for the other two runs.
The four-game series continues with an 11 a.m. doubleheader on Saturday, February 8 and concludes on Sunday, February 9 at noon. The games will be streamed on the CCAA Network and live stats will also be available at sfstategators.com. Be sure to follow San Francisco State Baseball on Twitter and Instagram at @sfstatebaseball.
Next week is the CCAA Food Drive. Fans are asked to support the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee's initiative by bringing non-perishable food items to Tuesday's baseball game vs. Sonoma State. Items will be donated to the SF-Marin Food Bank.
