SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. - The California State University San Bernardino baseball team split a CCAA doubleheader with Cal State East Bay Friday afternoon at Fiscalini Field.
CSUSB dropped game one by a final of 8-6 before rebounding with a 9-2 win in game two.
With the split, the Coyotes move to 20-22 overall on the season and 12-13 in CCAA play.
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Game 1 - Cal State East Bay 8, CSUSB 6
The Coyotes got on the board first in game one of the doubleheader, as redshirt senior Garret Barto (Pittsburgh, Pa.) roped one into center field to plate junior Eddie Alfaro (Moreno Valley, Calif.), putting CSUSB up 1-0.
Cal State East Bay briefly leveled the score on a sac fly in the top of the third, but CSUSB answered in the bottom of the frame when senior Jeremy Giesegh (Upland, Calif.) belted a two-run homer over the wall in left to put the Coyotes back on top at 3-1.
In the fourth, the Pioneers tied the score back up at 3-3 on a two-run big fly off the scoreboard in right, but CSUSB went back on top in the fifth when junior Juni Rodriguez (Hemet, Calif.) cleared the bases with a double to right field. He recorded two RBIs on the play, before a third run scored on a throwing error.
CSUSB's offense would go cold after that, and Cal State East Bay took advantage. The Pioneers scored four times in the sixth to take the lead for good, and added an insurance run in the seventh to give the game its final score of 8-6.
In the leadoff spot, Alfaro paced CSUSB with a 3-for-4 effort at the dish, while Barto went 2-for-3 with a run scored and an RBI.
On the hill, starter Devyn Hernandez (Pasco, Wash.) got a no-decision, throwing 5.1 innings and allowing six earned.
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Game 2 - CSUSB 9, Cal State East Bay 2
Cal State East Bay took the early lead by scoring twice in the top of the first inning, but that would be the end of their offense on the day.Â
The Coyotes immediately responded with a pair on a two-run single from freshman Tyson Pettingill (Overton, Nev.) leveling the score at 2-2.
Two innings later, the Yotes flipped the game on its head by scoring five times to take a 7-2 lead. Barto, Pettingill, and senior Benji Solano (Chula Vista, Calif.) all delivered RBI singles in the frame, while a fifth run scored on a wild pitch.
CSUSB added some insurance in the bottom of the fifth on a sacrifice fly from sophomore Keedan Nadeau (Highland, Calif.) and an RBI single from senior Dom Dominguez (Victorville, Calif.).
The win on the hill went to redshirt junior Kailer Saunders (Boise, Idaho), who went the distance to earn his sixth victory of the season. He allowed two earned on six hits with five strikeouts in the victory.
Barto went 3-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored in the win, while Dominguez, Pettingill, Noah Betanco (San Diego, Calif.), and Michael Gonsalez (Los Angeles, Calif.) all collected two hits en route to the victory.
The Coyotes and Pioneers will play game three of the series on Saturday. First pitch is slated for a 12 p.m. start.
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