SAN BERNARINO, Calif. – The CSUSB baseball team completed the sweep against Cal State San Marcos on Sunday afternoon on the back of
Austyn Coleman's deep no-hit bid on the mound. With the win, the No. 5 ranked Yotes improve to a West Region-leading 13-1 on the season and a perfect 12-0 at home. In addition, the Yotes outscored the Cougars 39-19 in the series sweep.
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Austyn Coleman was lights out on the mound, taking a no-hit bid into the eighth inning. Coleman finished with 8.0 innings pitched, four strikeouts, one walk, and one earned run on a career-high 113 pitches. The Fontana native now leads CSUSB with a 4-0 record and ranks third in strikeouts at 19.
Andrick Jones closed out the game in the ninth, striking out one batter while not allowing baserunner.
Per usual, the offense came to play at Fiscalini Field. Both
Daryl Ruiz and
Garrett Macias went deep; Ruiz with his team-leading sixth home run and Macias with his fourth of the season.
Danny Garcia was the lone Yote to collect multiple hits in the game, while
DeShawn Johnson was the only to score multiple runs. Johnson finished the series going 8-for-14 (.571) with nine runs scored, one double, one home run, and three RBI. The Yotes outhit the Cougars eight to two in the game, and 43 to 24 in the series.
"The biggest improvement this year has been more discipline at the plate, and keeping to Coach James' approach each weekend. Our guys are confident, and they are feeding off each other. They work hard all week. It's fun to watch." – Head Coach Mike Nadeau
Up Next
The Yotes will take their first CCAA road trip of the season to Turlock next week for a four-game series against Stanislaus State (10-8, 3-5). They will return home on Friday, March 17
th, for a series against San Francisco State at Fiscalini Field. You can purchase tickets
here or catch the action on the CCAA Network at
ccaanetwork.com.
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