HAYWARD, Calif. -- The Cal State East Bay baseball team dropped the final game of its California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) series to visiting Stanislaus State by a final score of 8-4 on Sunday after the Warriors put together a four-run rally in the ninth inning. 

Stanislaus captures the series victory, three games to one, as the Pioneers fall to 7-11 for the season with a 4-8 record in conference play. They have now dropped two straight series.

Things looked promising early on a gorgeous day at Pioneer Field, as Dakota Conners singled, stole second, and scored on Raymond Jones's opposite field hit to put East Bay ahead in the first inning. However, they got runners to second and third with one out, and stranded both of them. This would become an unfortunate theme for the afternoon, as the Pioneers out-hit Stanislaus 13-10 but left 10 runners on base. Some of it could be attributed to bad luck, as several hard-hit CSUEB balls seemed to find their way straight into Warrior gloves. 

Stanislaus tied the game with a run in the third, but senior Jacob Call was otherwise outstanding in the early part of the game. He allowed just that one run through the first six innings and carried a lead into the seventh after a Kyosuke Ushimaru triple and a Matt Cantelme single put the Pioneers ahead in the sixth. But it was just a one-run advantage for the home team, as they once again stranded a pair. 

The lead didn't last long because Warrior first baseman Jack Large muscled up and sent a two-run homer to right-center in the top of the seventh. Call escaped that inning without further damage and exited after allowing just five hits in seven complete frames, but with a 3-2 deficit. 

The Pioneers trailed 4-2 after a two-out Stanislaus single brought home a run in the top of the eighth. But East Bay still had a little fight left in them. They got runners on second and third with one out in the bottom of the inning after a pair of infield hits. Then pinch-hitter Steve Robinson came up big with two outs, pulling a two-run single into right field to tie the game.

But once again, their momentum was short-lived. After pitching the eighth, Ransome Alexander came back out for the ninth, then was lifting after the first two batters hit singles. Nick Risucci came into a tough situation, which got tougher after a sacrifice bunt and an intentional walk loaded the bases. Andrew Wheat gave Stanislaus the lead back with a sacrifice fly, and then doubles by Michael Wyatt and Anthony Enwiya broke the game open.

Dallas Dey finished off an impressive weekend at the dish by reaching base four times, going 2-for-3 with two walks, a stolen base, and a run. Cantelme, Conners, and Paul Bryniarski also notched multi-hit performances.

Next up, the Pioneers face a tough road trip as their CCAA schedule continues next weekend with four games at No. 24 Chico State.