Friday, May 4
vs. San Francisco State (15-30, 12-24 CCAA)
Maloney Field | San Francisco
3 p.m.
Live stats
Saturday, May 5
vs. San Francisco State
Pioneer Field | Hayward
11 a.m. | 2 p.m.
Live audio | Live stats
Sunday, May 6
vs. San Francisco State
Maloney Field | San Francisco
11 a.m.
Live stats
HAYWARD, Calif. - The Pioneer baseball team will play San Francisco State in a four-game series May 4-6 to conclude the 2012 season. The series will open on May 4 with a single contest at San Francisco State beginning at 3:00 p.m. The two teams will play a doubleheader on May 5 at Pioneer Field. The first pitch is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. The series and the season for both teams will end on May 6 with an 11:00 a.m. game at San Francisco State. The Pioneers took three out of four games from the Gators in 2011.
“We would like to end the season on a winning note,” Pioneer coach
Bob Ralston said. “San Francisco State is a good team.” “They've beaten Cal State L.A. three times, and recorded wins over Chico State, UC San Diego, Cal Poly Pomona and Cal State San Bernardino. It should be a good series.”
Prior to the start of the second game of the doubleheader on May 5, the Cal State East Bay baseball program will honor 11 seniors, playing their final game at Pioneer Field. The 11 Pioneer seniors to be honored on May 5 include
Alex Anicich,
Brandyn Bell,
Nolan Cassidy,
Jake Davis,
Xavier De La Cruz,
A.J. Gallardo,
Brett Hall,
Tanner Laran,
Bryce Miller,
Eddie Rettagliata and
Andrew Woolfe.
Cal State East Bay baseball fans can follow the Pioneers on May 5. The games will be broadcast on the Pioneers Internet Network.
You can catch the Pioneers on www.waldcast.com, by clicking the "UStream" link. Ronnie Wald, “The Dean of CCAA Broadcasting”, will do the play-by-play.
The Pioneers stand in 10th place in the CCAA with a 10-24 record. East Bay is 16-28 for the season. East Bay is 10-0 this season when leading after eight innings.
Jordan Wilder is the Pioneers leading hitter for the season (.323) and in CCAA play (.314). In his last 13 games, Wilder is hitting .438 with 10 runs scored, four doubles, one triple, nine RBI, five stolen bases, and a .563 slugging percentage.
Kyle Zozaya has a .297 overall batting average. Zozaya is batting .303 in the CCAA. In his last 14 games, Zozaya is batting .340 with two home runs and 12 RBI. Rettagliata is hitting .288 overall and .287 in the CCAA. Coming off a 4-hit performance against Cal State Los Angeles,
Brett Hall is hitting .287 for the season. In CCAA play, Hall is batting .291. In his last 14 games, Hall is hitting .321 with eight runs scored and six RBI. Woolfe is batting .279, and leads the Pioneers with 31 runs scored.
Charlie Sharrer tops the Pioneers with five home runs.
Gallardo is 5-1 with a 2.66 ERA. He is eighth in the CCAA with a 2.78 ERA. Miller, who retired seven straight Cal State L.A. hitters to pick up his first save of the season on April 30, has a staff-best 72 strikeouts. He is fourth in the CCAA with 55 strikeouts.
Ben O'Bryan is 2-4 with a 3.35 ERA.
San Francisco State is ninth in the CCAA with a 12-24 record. The Gators are 15-30 for the season. Freshman Mark Lindsay is the eighth leading hitter in the CCAA with a .352 batting average. Pitcher Branden Petrangelo is tied for fifth in the CCAA with five victories.
