SAN MARCOS, Calif. — The San Francisco State baseball team dropped both ends of the doubleheader to Cal State San Marcos. They fell in game one 10-6 and 8-4 in game two. The Gators were able to keep up with the Cougars' high power offense but left 12 runs on base in both games on the day.
- SF State falls to 23-18 and 17-14 in the CCAA while Cal State San Marcos improves to 24-15 and 23-11 in the CCAA.
- San Marcos had six errors in game two but the Gators barely capitalized on them as three of their four runs were earned.
- Derek Laferriere had a team high three RBIs on the day.
- The Gators ran into three doubleplays on the day and were caught stealing twice.
- The doubles by Anthony Alvarez and River Diaz De Leon in game one were the only extra base hits on the day. San Marcos had six including a home run in each game.
Game One
San Marcos put up crooked numbers early, scoring four runs on four hits in the second. An RBI single up the middle by
Daniel Santos brought in the Gators first run in the third. The Gators loaded the bases in the fourth with one out. Laferriere drew a RBI walk and
Justin Johnson hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 4-3. With two outs and no one on in the bottom of the inning, the Gators looked to get out of it unharmed. A double and a pair of walks loaded the bases, a hit by pitch scored one run and a single plus a scoring error allowed the bases to be cleared for the Cougars to go up 8-3. A two-run homer added insurance for the Cougars in the eighth.
Down to their final three outs, the Gators tried to mount a comeback. With runners in scoring position,
Matt Sugden hit a sac fly and
Anthony Alvarez and
Andrew Silva both hit RBI singles to cut the lead to 10-6. But the Gators were unable to get anymore going to overcome the deficit.
- Nathan Shinn (2-6) went 5.2 innings, giving up seven hits, plunking three batters, six earned runs and two walks. He added two more strikeouts to his career total, tying him with former teammate Jordyn Eglite with 173 career strikeouts.
- Garrett Jensen pitched 1.1 innings of relief, only allowing a hit in another scoreless frame. Jensen has now brought his ERA down to 2.84
- Trent Lopez pitched .1 innings, allowing a pair of runs to come across. Nicholas Thomson closed out the game, not allowing any runs during his time on the mound.
- Nolan Long (3-1) pitched 5.1 innings in relief to earn the win.
Game Two
With runners on the corners and one out, Laferriere beat the double play throw to allow a run home in the second. But a big five-run bottom of the second for the Cougars proved to be all the runs they would need. They added another two runs off a two-run homer in the fourth to go up 7-1. The Gators loaded the bases in the six with no outs but only managed an RBI walk from
Johnny Alvarez and a sac fly from Kyle Olympia. Down 8-3 in the final inning, Laferriere grounded out to score another run but
Jacob French struck out to end the game.
- Andrew Silva (2-2) made his first career start. Silva gave up five runs off seven hits in three innings.
- Ian Sullivan pitched the other three innings, giving up three runs off two hits with two being earned.
- Spencer Anderson (2-1) got the win while Preston Kelly picked up his seventh save.
The Gators look to salvage the series with a win against the Cougars tomorrow, Sunday April 21. First pitch is at 11 am. The game will be broadcast on the
CCAA Network with live stats also available at
sfstategators.com/livestats_bsb.
