SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco State baseball team squeaked by with another win over Chico State on Wednesday afternoon. Two unearned runs was the difference in a 3-2 victory over the Wildcats.
- The Gators improve to 21-12 and 14-11 in the CCAA. The Wildcats fall to 15-16 and 9-12 in the CCAA.
- The two hits given up by the Gators' pitching staff is a new season low.
- Nick Upstill powered the offense with a 2-for-4 performance, a pair of RBIs, a double and a run
- Kody Gardner was a perfect 3-for-3 with a double.
With
Daniel Santos at first and
Sammy Gonzales at second,
Nick Upstill went to the plate with two outs in the bottom of the third. Upstill's double allowed Gonzales to score cleanly and an errant throw from the right fielder allowed Santos to cross home plate. The Gators loaded the bases with two outs in the bottom of the fifth. Justin Tamelier's pitch bounced off the catcher, allowing
Nick Upstill to score off the passed ball.
The Wildcats cut the lead to one with a two-run homer in the top of the seventh, but only reached base one more time the rest of the game.
- Tyler Franks had his best outing of the season, going five scoreless innings with three strikeouts, a walk and a hit. Franks improves his record to 2-1.
- Gabrial Lopez went two innings in relief and gave up his first runs of the season off the two-run homer. He also tossed a pair of strikeouts.
- Andrew Silva earned his third save of the season, throwing three strikeouts through two scoreless innings of work.
- Justin Tamelier took the loss for Chico.
The Gators have a four-game series with Stanislaus State starting on April 14 at 6 p.m. Live coverage will be available through
sfstategators.com/livestats_bsb and on the
CCAA Network. Updates will be available on Twitter at
@sfstatebaseball.
