POMONA, Calif. – Cal State East Bay baseball completed a four-game CCAA series against Cal Poly Pomona on Sunday at Scolinos Field. The Pioneers won 5-4 over the Broncos as both teams split the series with two wins apiece.
The Pioneers took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning on a
Luke Novitske RBI single through the left side that drove in
Luke Brown.
In the top of the fourth inning, the Pioneers scored two runs on a
Matthew Mandeville single down the right field line that drove in
Brenden Bell and
Niko Mollat for a 3-0 lead.
The Pioneers added two more runs in top of the seventh inning – one coming on a Bell RBI single to left field that scored
Matthew O'Mahony and
Sam Gilliam scored on a passed ball.
Cal Poly Pomona got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the seventh inning with three runs, trimming CSUEB's lead to 5-3. In bottom of the ninth inning, the Broncos would score a run and would have the tying run in scoring position but
Drake Richardson struck out the next batter for the final out as the Pioneers prevailed 5-4.
- Derek Murphy picked up his first win of the season with 5.0 innings on the mound allowing no runs and only two hits.
- The save went to Richardson, which was his third of the season.
- Mandeville led the Pioneers' offense going 3-for-5 with two RBIs.
- O'Mahony had two hits on Sunday. He has at least one hit in 18 of the 20 games played this season.
Cal State East Bay: 12-8, 4-4 CCAA
Cal Poly Pomona: 9-11, 5-7 CCAA
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UP NEXT FOR CAL STATE EAST BAY |
The Pioneers host San Francisco State for an upcoming four-game CCAA series that starts on Friday, March 15 from Pioneer Baseball Field. First pitch of the series opener is set for 3 p.m.
