HAYWARD, Calif. – Cal State East Bay baseball opened a CCAA series against Cal State Monterey Bay on Friday at Pioneer Field. The Otters topped the Pioneers 8-3.
 

GAME SUMMARY

 
The Pioneers opened the scoring in the bottom of the first as Essex Brown Jr. hit a leadoff solo home run.

The Otters answered with two runs in the top of the third.

CSUEB tied the game in the bottom of the third on a Luke Brown RBI double to left field that scored Brown Jr.

The Otters scored a run in the top of the fourth and in the top of the sixth inning to lead 4-2.

Jacob Froess singled to right field for an RBI that scored Cole Anderson in the bottom of the sixth. 

Leading by a run in the top of the ninth, CSUMB added four runs to pull away and finish with an 8-3 victory. 
 

NOTABLE STATS

• Luke Brown went 2-for-4 in the game with one RBI. He is batting .348 on the season. 
• In 7.0 innings on the mound, Ethan Brodsky had seven strikeouts.
• Brown Jr.'s home run was his first of the season and third of his CSUEB career. 
• Brown Jr. had one stolen base, as he leads the CCAA with 12 on the season. 

 

RECORDS

 
Cal State East Bay: 10-9, 4-5 CCAA
(RV) Cal State Monterey Bay: 15-9, 13-4 CCAA
 

UP NEXT FOR CAL STATE EAST BAY

 
The Pioneers will continue their CCAA series with a doubleheader against the Otters. First pitch of game one is set for noon.