Box Score: Coyotes 6, CSU East Bay 2

SAN BERNARDINO -- Senior RHP Casey McCarthy threw a 5-hitter and the Coyotes came through with a five-run sixth inning as they defeated visiting Cal State East Bay 6-2 in CCAA baseball at Fiscalini Field on Saturday.

CSUSB won its fourth straight and 12th in the last 16 games as it improved to 18-12 overall and 15-10 in the CCAA. The Pioneers are 14-21, 8-17.

McCarthy (3-3) threw his first complete game of the season and kept the Pioneers off balance. He allowed just two extra-base hits, struck out four and did not offer a walk. He hit one batter and gave up just one earned run.

Both McCarthy and Pioneers starter Bryce Miller (1-7) were equally effective. While McCarthy retired the nine batters in order, Miller retired the first 11 Coyotes and did not give up a run through five.

The Pioneers scored a run in the fourth. Charlie Sharrer reached base on a throwing error from McCarthy that brought in Brett Hall, who led off with a double to left center.

Two innings later, the Coyotes batted around and struck with a five-run sixth. All five runs were unearned as CSUEB committed three errors in the inning.

With one out, Brandon Day reached base on an error to the second baseman that scored Mike Newell, who reached on a throwing error from the shortstop. Darren Dworak brought in Curtis Cassise, who walked and the Coyotes led 2-0.

Paul Eshleman hit a one-out single to left that scored Day. Jake Pilkerton loaded the bases with a single and Matt Haney added a two-run single up the middle and CSUSB led 5-1.

Sharrer connected on a lead-off home run to left center that cut CSUSB's lead in the seventh, but the Coyotes got a run back in their half of the inning on Day's RBI-single to left that scored Newell, who singled.

Day and Eshleman each had two hits, while Day and Haney had two RBI.

The teams continue their series with a doubleheader Sunday that begins at 11 a.m.