TURLOCK, Calif. - After struggling to get hits all weekend, the San Francisco State baseball team found some offense late in game two of a doubleheader with Stanislaus State. The Gators fell 3-1 in game one but took game two 5-1 after scoring five runs in the sixth and seventh innings.
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- The Gators sit at 22-14 and 15-13 in the CCAA. The Warriors sit at 20-16 and 13-13 in the CCAA.
- SF State drew 15 walks on the day.
- Kody Gardner was the first player this series to have a multi RBI game, going 2-for-3 with two RBIs in game two.
- AJ Schrader hit his first triple of the season.
Game One
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A dropped fly ball allowed a pair of runners in scoring position for Stanislaus State in the second with no outs. A sacrifice hit brought the first runner in. The Warriors loaded the bases up with two outs and drew an RBI walk to take a 2-0 lead, but the Gators retired the next batter up.
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Michael Cunningham drew a free base thanks to a hit by pitch and advanced to second on a wild pitch. The Gators used small ball to move him over to third and
Caleb Chance hit a groundout to plate Cunningham. The Warriors added an insurance run in the sixth. Gators loaded the bases in the top of the ninth with two outs but a fielder's choice ended the comeback.
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- Brody Eglite drew the loss while only giving up one earned run. He went six innings while tossing six strikes and giving up four hits and four walks.
- Mickey Radanovich gave the Gators two shut-out innings in relief.
- Casey Carr earned the win while Anthony Ramirez picked up his sixth save of the season.
Game Two
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After five scoreless innings, the Gators got on the board first thanks in part to four walks by the Warriors pitching staff in the sixth inning.
Nick Upstill drew a leadoff walk, stole second and crossed home off an RBI single by
Kody Gardner. With bases loaded and two outs,
Cole Thompson stepped up to the plate. After Thompson worked the count to full, Stanislaus elected to make a pitching change. Thompson took a ball on the next pitch for an RBI walk.
A sac fly plated a runner in the bottom of the sixth for the Warriors. The Gators put up three runs in the top of the seventh off of three consecutive RBI hits. Gardner singled to center,
Matt Sugden doubled to left center and
AJ Schrader tripled to cap off the scoring drive.
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- Gary Grosjean pitched a complete seven inning game for the third time in his career. He tossed six strikeouts, gave up seven hits and only one run.
- Damian Vallejos drew the loss for Stanislaus.
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The Gators looks to finish the series with a split in the series finale at . Live coverage will be available through
sfstategators.com/livestats_bsb and on the
CCAA Network. Updates will be available on Twitter at
@sfstatebaseball.
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