SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., -- The Cal State East Bay baseball dropped both ends of their Sunday afternoon doubleheader at Fiscalini Field as they concluded their California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) road series against Cal State San Bernardino.
 
The Pioneers moved to 6-8 on the season and 3-5 in CCAA action after completing the series with a 1-3 mark versus the Coyotes.
 
The opening game of the doubleheader saw a solid pitching duel between East Bay starter Jacob Call and CSUSB starter Matthew Moriarty. Both hurlers had only given up one run apiece through the first three innings.
 
Then the Coyotes erupted with five runs in the bottom of the fourth inning. The Pioneers followed with two runs in the fifth and sixth innings as San Bernardino kept the lead with one run in the bottom of the sixth. Both squads would score six runs in the final three innings as the Coyotes came away with a, 13-11 victory.
 
Call finished with five strikeouts while only allowing two earned runs.
 
Adam Hollar paced the Pioneers with four hits and a run scored in the opening game. Paul Bryniarski and Dakota Conners also turned in multi-hit performances for East Bay. Bryniarski compiled three hits, including a double, three RBIs, two scores and a CSUEB's only stolen base. Conners tallied three hits, with two doubles, two runs scored and a RBI.
 
Evan Steele had a solid day offensively for CSUEB registering two hits, two RBI and two runs. Raymond Jones chipped in a double and two RBI while Jacob Eder added two runs with a hit and a RBI. Brennan Carey also had a hit on the afternoon.
 
Kyosuke Ushimaru and Steve Robinson both scored a run for the Pioneers.
 
Mark Woinarowicz (L, 0-1) tossed 2.1 innings and picked up one strikeout.
 
In the series finale, San Bernardino raced out to an early 6-0 lead after the first two innings of action. East Bay would battle back with the three runs in the top of third inning.
 
After three scoreless innings for the Pioneers in which the Coyotes added three more runs, East Bay would explode with five runs in the final inning. But the Pioneers comeback attempt fell short as the final score read, 8-9 in favor of the Coyotes.
 
East Bay had a host of players post multi-hit games to wrap-up the doubleheader. Raymond Jones led the Pioneers with three hits, including a double, a RBI and a run scored.
 
Dallas Dey cracked his team-leading second home run of the season as he racked up four RBI and two total hits. Paul Bryniarski added two hits, including a double and a run scored.
 
Jacob Eder finished with two hits, a run and a RBI while Adam Hollar chipped in two hits, with a double and a run.
 
Dakota Conners notched a double, two runs and a RBI. Evan Steele recorded a run, a hit and a RBI and Kyosuke Ushimaru had a hit.
 
The Pioneer pitching rotation featured a platoon of hurlers in the series finale. Donovan Ramirez (L, 0-1) tossed 0.2 innings and allowed a run while walking three batters. Joey Portugal picked up a strikeout in 0.1 innings of work on the mound.
 
Nick Risucci led the Pioneer staff with three strikeouts through 1.2 innings. Jordan Milligan completed in time on the mound after retiring one Coyote in 1.1 innings of work. Jacob Nelson also struck out one batter through 2.0 innings of action.
 
Cal State East Bay will return to Pioneer Field with a four game home series, March 9-11 against Stanislaus State.