SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., -- The Cal State East Bay baseball team opened California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) play with a 5-0 victory over Cal State San Bernardino to kick start their four game road series at Fiscalini Field.
 
The Pioneers improved to 5-0 on the season for the first time since 2013 with their first shutout of 2020. The Pioneers have also won five consecutive games over the Coyotes.
 
The contest was tight through the opening innings of action as East Bay had the lone run of the ballgame through the six inning. The Pios would tack on four more run in the seventh and eighth innings to secure the 5-0 road win.
 
Ethan Brodsky (W, 1-0) was a force on the mound for CSUEB. The sophomore from Mission Viejo racked up the complete game shutout victory as he only allowed three total hits. Brodsky collected a career best 12 strikeouts, three shy of the Pioneer record for a contest.
 
Newcomers Jordan Macias and Samuel Esparza both turned in solid performances from the plate. Macias tallied two hits, including a double with one run. The junior from Ewa Beach, Hawaii has complied at least one hit and scored one run in each game this season. Esparza also collected two hits and scored a run.
 
Kaleb Keelean, AJ Curtis and Adrian Padilla each finished with a hit and an RBI. Ryan McSwain registered a hit and stole the Pioneers lone base of the evening. Omar Sanchez notched a hit and scored a run. Robert Lujan added to hit team-leading nine RBI with one in the ballgame to go along with a run. Ryan Thomasy who made season debut on the diamond, scored East Bay's final run of the game.
 
The Pioneers will be back at Fiscalini Field for a Saturday doubleheader against the Coyotes scheduled to start at noon.