SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco State baseball team played #21 Cal State Monterey Bay 11 innings and walked it off for a 3-2 win before dropping game two 15-1.
- SF State sits at 13-9 and 7-5 in the CCAA while Monterey Bay sits at 13-7 and 9-3 in the CCAA.
- The walk-off in game one was the fourth of the season.
- Armando Murillo was responsible for all three RBIs in game one
- Jacob French hit his third home run of the season in game two.
- Joseph Scalzo and James Kobylt both made their first career appearances as Gators.
Game One
After back to back doubles allowed a run in the first,
David Eichhorn was nearly untouchable on the mound and only allowed two base runners through the next seven innings. A wild pitch set up runners in scoring position and Murillo drove one home to tie the game 1-1. With Eichhorn's day done in the ninth, Monterey Bay's JJ Engmen hit a lead-off single, stole second and advanced to third on a throwing error and scored on a wild pitch.
Cole Thompson hit a double to center and stole third. Murillo hit a bloop single to tie the game.
Derek Laferriere hit a double to the left field wall. Murillo was waved home from third but was thrown out at the plate. Tied 2-2 in the bottom of the 11th with one out, the Otters intentionally walked
Nicholas Cook to load the bases and try and turn a double play to extend the game. Murillo hit the ball to left field to give the Gators the win.
- Eichhorn went eight innings in the no-decision, tossed six strikeouts, gave up three hits, one run and one walk.
- Jacob French (2-0) moved from second base to the pitchers mound in the ninth. After giving up a run in the ninth, French settled, striking out a career-high five batters.
- Michael Potter (0-1) pitched the final 1.1 innings and took the loss
Game Two
The Otters demonstrated why they have on of the best offenses in the conference, hitting the ball 14 times for 15 runs. Three home runs were responsible for seven of their runs scored. French's solo shot in the fourth kept the Gators from being shut off the scoreboard.
The Gators will stay local for their next series and traval to Cal State East Bay with game one scheduled to start on March 15 at 3 p.m. Live stats will be available through
sfstategators.com/livestats_bsb and live video will be available at the CCAAnetwork.