HAYWARD, Calif., -- The Cal State East Bay baseball team will embark on the final road trip of their 2019 season with a four-game series against Cal State L.A. at Reeder Field beginning on Friday, April 26.
 
East Bay is sitting at 19-23 on the season with a 16-20 mark in California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) after winning four consecutive games. The Pioneers are 15-16 all-time against the Golden Eagles with a 2-9 mark in road meetings.
 
WEEK IN REVIEW
East Bay avoided the series sweep against Chico State with their fourth consecutive win on Tuesday afternoon. The Pioneers notched a 3-1 series road victory over Sonoma State. CSUEB also broke their .500 record at home as they now sit 11-10 at games played at Pioneer Field.
 
The game started out slow as both offenses struggled to get a bead on either starting pitcher. Brian Martinez (Livermore, Calif.) got the start on the mound and tossed the first three innings on the ball game. Martinez finished with a strikeout and only two hits and an earned run given up.
 
The Pioneers began to break out the bats in the bottom of the third inning trailing the Wildcats 1-0. After a Jacob Eder (Prescott, Calif.) walk and with two outs on the board senior Steve Robinson (Yuba City, Calif.) stepped up to the plate an delivered first run of the game with an RBI double to left field to lock the game at 1-1.
 
That would not be the end of Steve Robinson's huge day on the diamond as he finished with three hits, including two doubles, three RBIs and three runs scored. Robinson leads the Pioneers with 16 doubles, which is good for third in the CCAA. Eder compiled a hit, a run scored and drew two walks.
 
In the fourth inning, Dylan Dudley (W, 3-2) (Newman, Calif.) took the mound for East Bay and hurled a tremendous game. Dudley racked up three punch outs en route to notching his third win of the season. Dudley only gave up two hits and two runs scored.
 
The Pioneers would continue their offensive punch with three more runs in the bottom of the fifth to take a 4-1 lead. East Bay kept on adding runs with two outs on the board as Dakota Conners (Manteca, Calif.) singled up the middle to get things started for CSUEB. After Ryan McSwain (Redwood City, Calif.), in the next at bat senior Kyosuke Ushimaru (Tokyo, Japan) slapped a double through the right side bringing home both Conners and McSwain with the help of a throwing error by Chico State.
 
Dakota Conners tallied a hit, an RBI and scored two runs for East Bay and Ryan McSwain also added two runs, a hit and an RBI. Kyosuke Ushimaru had a stellar performance as he tied a season-high mark with five RBIs to go along with two hits, including a double.
 
After the Wildcats attempted to fight back with two runs in the top of the seventh inning, the Pioneers responded with two runs of their own in the bottom of the seventh and four more runs in the bottom of the eighth to take a 10-3 advantage.
 
Sophomore closer Mark Woinarowicz (S, 6) (Yorba Linda, Calif.) secured his sixth save of the season after he replaced Dylan Dudley on the mound midway through the seventh inning and carried the Pioneers through the end of the outing. Woinarowicz added a strikeout and did not allow any earned runs.
 
Omar Sanchez (Winton, Calif.) logged a hit and scored a run for East Bay. Matt Cantelme (Fair Oaks, Calif.) added a hit and drew a walk. Adam Hollar (Livermore, Calif.) recorded a hit and Robert Lujan (Reno, Nev.) stole two bases and drew a walk.
 
VETERAN SLUGGERS
The Pioneers are batting .280 with a .357 on-base percentage as a team through 42 games, both of which rank seventh and ninth in the CCAA. East Bay senior hitter Steve Robinson (.343) is leading CSUEB with a .526 slugging percentage to go along with 47 hits, a team-best 15 doubles, good for third in the conference with 34 RBI and 27 runs scored. Adam Hollar (.342) is tied for team lead with 51 hits, with 20 RBIs and 29 runs scored. Fellow Kysosuke Ushimaru (.340) also had 51 hits and a team best 36 RBIs to go along with a team-high five home runs and 19 runs scored. Junior Ryan McSwain is fourth on the Pioneers with a .305 batting average and second with a .437 slugging percentage, 46 hits, 33 runs scored, two home runs and 66 total bases.
 
THIEVING WAYS
East Bay leads all CCAA teams with 50 stolen bases in 75 attempts. Individually, Ryan McSwain (7 SB), Robert Lujan (7 SB) and Kyosuke Ushimaru (7 SB) have three of the top ten stolen base totals in the league.
 
HOW DO YOU PRONOUNCE THAT?
CSUEB has a 5.54 team ERA thus far this season. Sophomore Mark Woinarowicz has a 1.51 ERA in 17 appearances. He is holding batters to a .252 batting average and has converted on six of seven of his save opportunities. Starter Brian Martinez (3.75 ERA) leads the Pioneers with strikeouts on the season. Newcomer Dylan Dudley (3.60 ERA) has all been effective on the mound with 3-2 record, including a shutout and 27 strikeouts through 11 appearances.
 
SCOUTING CAL STATE L.A.
The Cal State L.A. Golden Eagles come into the match up with East Bay carrying an 18-20 record on the season with a 17-20 showing in league play after splitting their home and away series 2-2 against UC San Diego. Adam Gordon leads CSULA with a .324 batting average and 48 hits to go along with eight home runs, 38 RBI and 29 runs scored. Saxon Andross leads the Golden Eagles on the mound with 56 strikeouts and a 3-4 record through 11 starts.