SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco State baseball team swept Simpson in a non-conference doubleheader at Maloney Field on Saturday, 10-0 and 6-5.
- A day after putting up a dozen hits, SF State (3-0) tallied 13 in game one and needed just four in game two on Saturday.
- The Gators are hitting .326 for the series.
- In three games, SF State pitchers have posted a 1.80 ERA and have held Simpson (3-8) to just .153.
- In the two games, Jonah Gonzales went 3-for-7 with three runs, four RBI, and a pair of walks.
GAME ONE
- Riley Cleary's single to center field got the scoring going in the first.
- The Gators added two more in the second. Kyler Crone singled and got all the way to third on an error, which also allowed Richie Rios to score.
- SF State doubled its lead in the fourth. Rudy Aguilar doubled home Crone and In tGonzales' single back up the middle scored a pair.
- Aguilar added another run in the fifth with an RBI groundout.
- Jackson Kritsch added a sac fly in the sixth to make it 8-0.
- In the seventh, Rios scored on a passed ball and Kayleb Becerra drove in a run with a sac fly.
- Jordyn Eglite (1-0) faced one over the minimum in six innings of one-hit ball.
- Mike Manley tossed a pair of perfect innings and Jack Reitsma struck out two in a perfect ninth.
- Nick Sanderson (0-2) gave up six runs on eight hits in three innings of work. Collin Bovee gave up two runs over the next three innings, and Jake Alexander was charged with a run.
GAME TWO
- Simpson plated runs in the third and fourth
- SF State didn't record a hit until the fourth but the Gators manufactured a couple of runs that inning. Gonzales walked and stole second, and advanced to third on a flyout. Riley Cleary walked and moved up 90 feet thanks to a passed ball. Gonzales scored on Trevor Rogers's sac fly. Jackson Kritsch broke up the no-hitter with a triple down the left field line that scored Cleary and tied the game at 2-2.
- The Gators failed to get a shutdown inning in the fifth and a five-hit inning found SF State trailing again, 5-2.
- SF State went down in order in the sixth and Thaddues Wilson's pinch-hit single pulled SF State to within two but the Gators were down to their final out. With runners on second and third, Gonzales delivered a game-tying triple to left center.
- Tyler Franks made his first appearance since suffering an injury in his 2018 debut. He tossed 46 pitches and left after two and two thirds innings trailing 2-0. He allowed three hits and struck out a pair.
- Theo Dopkins was roughed up for three runs on four hits in just two thirds innings.
- Nate Jenkins (1-0) struck out five in two and two thirds innings and came up with the win in game two.
- Damien Awai went six and a third innings and gave up five runs. Jackson Bennett (0-1) entered with a 5-3 led but left with the loss.
The four-game series 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.
