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Kendrick Mooney
10
MSU Billings MSUB 3-2
11
Winner San Francisco State SFSU 1-0
MSU Billings MSUB
3-2
10
Final
11
San Francisco State SFSU
1-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
MSU Billings MSUB 1 0 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 10 12 3
San Francisco State SFSU 1 0 0 1 5 0 2 0 1 1 11 13 1

W: Shinn, Nathan (1-0) L: Malcolm Bartholomew (1-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Kendrick Mooney

BSB | Gators Mount Wild Comeback to Win in Extras on Opening Day

HAYWARD, Calif. — The San Francisco State baseball team trailed 9-1 in the bottom of the fourth but came back to tie the game at 10-10 in the ninth and walk it off in the tenth. Stephen Espinoza's first at bat as a Gator was a memorable one as he launched a double to right center to drive in the game-winning run.
 

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 By the Numbers


 

  • MSU Billings falls to 3-2 on the season after taking the first three games from Cal State East Bay in their four-game series.
  • Nicholas Allred had a team high four hits and went 4-for-5 while adding a pair of RBIs
  • Michael Cunningham, who missed 2024, made is presence felt with a home run and a pair of doubles and brought in a team-high four RBIs.
  • Daniel Murillo also launched a home run.
  • The Gators struck out six times while the Yellowjackets were struck out 12 by the Gators' pitching staff.
 
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 How It Happened



Bodee Wright hit a first pitch lead-off home run to start the game. The Gators equalized in the bottom of the inning with a solo shot over right field from Cunninghum. A three-run home run capped off a six-run third that put Billings up 7-1. With bases loaded in the fourth, the Yellowjackets Ryan Jeffrey singled and the next batter drew a walk to extend the lead to 9-1. In the bottom of the fourth, Allred singled to right with bases loaded to move everyone up a base. The Gators looked to do more damage but Kyle Olimpia hit into a double play to end the inning.

Murillo's solo shot sparked a five run fifth inning for the Gators. With a pair of runners in scoring position, Derek Laferriere reached first on a throwing error, allowing both runners to come home. After Justion Johnson walked to put runners on the corners, Allred singled down the right line and Olimpia singled to center to cut the deficit to two runs. The Yellowjackets singled up the middle in the next inning to bring the lead back up by three at 10-7. Cunningham cleared the bases with a 2RBI double to right center in the bottom of the seventh. Down 10-9 in the bottom of the ninth, Cunningham hit a ball deep to center that looked like it could go out of the park but the winds kept it in and the Gators had to settle for a RBI tying ground rule double.

In the bottom of the tenth, the Gators drew a lead-off walk and Johnson landed a sac bunt to advance the runner to second. Billings intentionally walked Allred to bring up Espinoza who was a defensive substitution from the top of the inning. Espinoza took the second pitch he saw to right center to walk it off for the Gators.
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 On The Mound


 

  • Ryan Garza started on the mound in a bullpen game for the Gators. He went one inning and gave up one run.
  • Edrian Rangel, Ian Sullivan, Anythony Alvarez and River Diaz De Leon all came in after Garza.
  • Andrew Silva had the longest outing of any pitcher and went 2.1 innings with three strikeouts and one hit to get the Gators into the ninth.
  • Nathan Shinn (1-0) pitched the final two innings and retired all six batters faced, tossing three strikeouts.
  •  Malcolm Bartholomew (1-1) was on the hook for the loss.
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 Up Next



The Gators travel to Westmont for a four-game series starting on February 7 at 11 am. Live stats will be available at sfstategators.com.
 
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