SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco State baseball team used a four-run seventh inning to come from behind for the second time in as many days in an 8-4 victory over Stanislaus State on Saturday afternoon at Maloney Field.
- SF State improves to 22-14 and tied for third place in the CCAA at 16-10 while Stanislaus State falls to 13-23-1 and 9-19 in conference play.
- The top three batters of the Gators lineup – Armando Murrillo, Jacob French, and Derek Laferriere – all had two-hit days.
- The top five batters of the order – including designated hitter Justin Johnson and Daniel Santos – accounted for eight of the Gators' 14 hits with six runs and two RBI.
- Johnson's RBI brought his season total up to 47, which continues to lead the CCAA.
- Laferriere (.384), French (.369), and Johnson (.352) all rank among the top 20 hitters among CCAA batters.
- Keep going down the order and number six batter Nicholas Allred went 1-for-2 with an RBI and three walks.
- Designated batter Christian Smith went drew a walk and drove in a run.
- Kyle Olimpia, the number eight battter, went 3-for-4 with two RBI.
- Cole Thompson had a hit and scored a run.
- Stanislaus State's top six batters accounted for all eight hits and all four runs. Their No. 5 and 6 batters, JD Madrigal and Flavio Perez, both had three hits apiece.
- The Gators struck first with Santos' two-out single through the left side but the Warriors answered in the top of the second. Madrigal and Perez led off the inning with back-to-back hits and Madrigal scored on a Murphy groundout.
- SF State retook the lead in the fourth inning. Allred and Smith drew back-to-back walks and Smith eventually scored on an Olimpia single to left center.
- However, the Gators failed again to get a shutdown inning and the Warriors capitalized with a two-out rally. A Madrigal single to right field tied the game and Stan State took the lead on a Perez single to short.
- The Warriors grew their lead to 4-2 in the seventh. Chris Catalano tripled down the first base line, though the Gators eventually got him out at home on a squeeze play. Madrigal had another two-out single to extend the lead.
- This time it was Stan State who couldn't get the shutdown inning and the Gators took the lead for good in the seventh. Thompson, Murrillo, and French all singled to load the bases. Laferreire hit into a double play, though a run scored to make it 4-3. A throwing error by shortstop Robert Valdivia allowed Johnson to score and tied the game at 4-4. Santos drew a walk that chased reliever Damian Vallejos. JoJo Keldsen walked the first batter he faced, Allred, then AJ Schrader delieverd a pinch-hit single to give the Gators the lead. Olimpia capped off the rally with another RBI single.
- The Gators doubled their lead in the eighth with another two-out rally. Johnson singled home a run and Allred drew a bases-loaded walk.
- Nathan Shinn (2-2) struck out six over seven innings and did not issue a walk.
- Mickey Radanovich earned his first save with two perfect innings. He struck out one.
- Warriors starter Tony Jacob lasted six innings and gave up two runs. He walked three and walked three.
- Vallejos (0-1) took the loss. He was charged with four runs, just one earned, in two thirds innings.
- Keldsen gave up two runs on five hits in an inning of relief for Stan State.
- Quinn Oliver recorded an out for the Warriors.
Weather permitting, the series will wrap up with a noon doubleheader on Sunday, April 14. The game will be broadcast on the
CCAA Network with live stats also available at
sfstategators.com/livestats_bsb.
