SAN FRANCISCO  — The RV San Francisco State baseball team jumped out to a 4-0 lead through the first two innings and never looked back in a 9-6 victory over Jessup.
 

By the Numbers

 

• SF State improves to 26-15 on the season. Jessup, who is currently third in the Pac West, falls to 30-16.
• AJ Schrader and Jackson Wood each record triples to give the Gators 13 on the year, most in the CCAA.
• Michael Cunningham hit a double to give him 13 on the season and fourth most in the conference.
• The Gators matched their season high of stolen bases with four. Daniel Murillo, Nicholas Allred, Justin Johnson and Nicholas Cook all swiped bases.
• Justin Johnson went 2-for-3 with two RBIs. He now has 113 career RBIs, five shy of tying the record.

 

How It Happened

Daniel Murillo and Nicholas Allred each recorded singles to start the game. They positioned themselves in scoring position thanks to a double steal and Johnson plated one with a sac fly. With a pair of runners on in the second, Nicholas cook singled to right to bring one home. A ball drilled Murillo to load the bases. A wild pitch advanced everyone 90 feet and Allred hit a sac fly to extend the lead 4-0. Jessup registered its first hits of the game in the fifth, resulting in a run. Johnson and Cunningham were both in scoring position in the bottom of the inning when Jackson Wood knocked a triple to center field to plate both of them. Schrader drilled the ball to the wall for another triple and Matt Sugden hit the ball up the middle to extend the Gator's lead to 8-1.

Johnson hit a two-out RBI knock in the sixth for an insurance run for the Gators. The Gators had some adversity in the eighth and gave up five runs with two going down as unearned. They did not allow a runner to get into scoring position in the ninth to hold on for the win.

On The Mound

 

• Alek Trukki faced the minimum through the first three innings. He tossed three strikeouts and gave up a walk.
• River Diaz De Leon (2-0) went two innings, tossing two and giving up two hits and a run while striking out three.
• Edrian Rangel, Brandon Gatson, Jude Atley, Scott Bauman and Anthony Alvarez all pieced together the rest of the game. Alvarez through one pitch for the save.
• Hailama Swartman took the loss for Jessup.

Up Next

The Gators play their final CCAA home series against Cal State East Bay. Game one kicks off on April 25 at 3 pm at home. Live stats will be available at sfstategators.com and fans can follow along on FloCollege.