STOCKTON (May 11, 2016) — Wednesday afternoon became one of exasperation in Port City for the Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes in their CCAA Tournament game against Cal State East Bay.
 
The No. 2 seed Pioneers struck with nine runs on seven hits in the sixth inning and went on to win 13-2 over the fifth-seed Coyotes at Banner Island Ballpark.
 
The loss for the Coyotes (22-28) puts them in an elimination game against top-seed Cal Poly Pomona at 11 a.m. The Broncos lost to Chico State 6-2.
 
Coyotes ace Tyler Wells (4-7), the conference's strikeout leader, threw only one in 5 1/3 innings. He surrendered 10 hits and four walks and allowed nine runs with seven earned.
 
Offensively, the Coyotes struggled against Pioneers starter Alex Vesia. Grant Buchanan was the only Coyote who got past second base through six innings on a two-out triple in the sixth.
 
It was a tight 1-0 game in favor of the Pioneers before they unloaded in the sixth. Nick Perugi had a two-run triple and Joe Resch contributed a two-run double in the pivotal inning for the Pioneers (31-18).
 
Brian Lockey made sure the shutout bid came to a halt with a solo shot to left in the seventh. It was his third in the last four games.
 
Lockey finished with two hits and William Ouellette doubled.
 
All told, Coyotes pitchers issued a total of seven walks.