SEASIDE, Calif. — The San Francisco State baseball team fell to Cal State Monterey Bay 5-1 in the series finale. A five-run sixth inning proved to be the undoing for the Gators.
- The Gators fall to 9-6 and 2-5 in the CCAA. The Otters improve to 9-6 and 7-1 in conference.
- Nick Upstill hit his first home run of the season. Upstill and Justin Clark were the only Gators to a have multi-hit game, both going 2-for-4 at the plate.
- Gator batters only drew one walk while striking out eight times.
- SF State only had a runner in scoring position once - during the first inning.
Nick Upstill scored the first run of the game, hitting a solo shot over the right field fence in the top of the third.
Nathan Shinn, who had kept the Otters off the board through five, gave up his first earned runs of the season in the bottom of the sixth. After miscues allowed a pair of Otters on the bases, a home run by Drew Williams gave the Otters the lead. Back-to-back RBIs in the bottom of the sixth increased the lead to 5-1. The pitching staff and defense held the Otters scoreless the rest of the way but the offense stayed mostly silent for the Gators.
- Nathan Shinn drew his first loss of the season and sits with a 2-1 record. He tossed six strikeouts while giving up seven hits, five runs and four earned runs.
- Andrew Silva threw two innings in relief while Mickey Radanovich threw one. Both did not give up a run and tossed one strikeout.
- Mitchell Torres went the distance in his first win of the season. He tossed eight strikeouts while only giving up five hits, one run and one walk.
The Gators return home to host Chico State. Game one of the series is schedule for March 10 at 2 pm. Live stats will be available through
sfstategators.com/livestats_bsb and on the
CCAA Network. Updates will be available on Twitter at
@sfstatebaseball.
