LOS ANGELES -- The Cal State East Bay baseball team had an impressive performance on the road Saturday, opening its series against Cal State L.A. by sweeping a doubleheader with 2-0 and 6-3 victories over the Golden Eagles.

Pitchers Nick Sergi, Alex Vesia, Joel Lamont, and Andrew Fernandez combined to hold CSULA to just three runs in 18 innings as the Pioneers improve to 18-8 for the season with a 9-5 record in California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA).

East Bay, which is batting .302 as a team this season, also out-hit the Golden Eagles in both games, tallying 21 base hits in the doubleheader.

The Pioneers struck quickly to start the afternoon. With two outs and no one on base, Michael Thomas reached on an infield error and stole second. A double by Troy Resch, followed by a single by Wyatt Foreman gave the visitors an early two-run lead.

It was nothing by zeroes on the scoreboard the rest of the way, as CSULA starter Christian Broussard settled down and was outstanding the remainder of the game. The right-hander allowed eight hits and struck out seven in a complete game effort.

East Bay's two-run first inning proved enough to seal a victory, as Sergi and Vesia breezed through the Golden Eagle lineup. The former scattered four hits over 5.0 scoreless innings to earn his second victory. The latter finished the game in dominant fashion, allowing two hits and striking out five over the last 4.0 frames for his first career save.

Kris Bartlett was the only Pioneer with multiple hits in game one, going 2-for-4. Collectively, CSUEB swiped four bases without being caught.

Bartlett stayed hot to open the second game, setting the tone early as the Pioneers once again grabbed a lead in the first inning. The senior outfielder belted his first home run of a season, a solo shot to right-center, to make it 1-0 after two batters.

East Bay added another run in the second with two walks, a sacrifice bunt, and an RBI single by Marcus Wise. The following inning, Zack Perugi ripped a two-out double to plate Thomas and put the Pioneers up by three.

Thomas doubled to lead off the fifth and came around to score on Resch's single to right field. The senior crossed home plate again in the sixth on Foreman's two-out, two-run single.

The Golden Eagles finally got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the sixth, and they added two more in the eighth on Sean Watkins' two-run homer. But they were otherwise shut down by Lamont, who improved to 4-1 on the season by tossing 8.0 innings for the victory. Fernandez retired the side in order in the ninth to earn his team-leading fifth save.

Offensively, the Pioneers totaled six extra base hits and they stole two more bags. The top of the lineup was responsible for most of the damage, as the team's top three hitters combined for nine hits. Thomas led the way, going 4-for-5 with two doubles and three runs scored. Wise finished 3-for-5 to notch his 10th multi-hit game of the season.

The Pioneers have already clinched a series victory over the Golden Eagles by winning both ends of today's twinbill, but they'll go for the sweep on Sunday when the three-game series concludes at 11 a.m. from Reeder Field.