SAN MARCOS, Calif. – After falling 14-7 in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader, the Cal State San Marcos baseball team (22-20, 17-16 CCAA) earned a walk-off 8-7 win over Chico State (27-17, 20-15 CCAA) in the second game of the day at Dennis A. Pugh Baseball Field.
GAME 1: CSUSM 7 – CHICO 14
TOP PERFORMERS
Fisher Pyatt – 1-for-2 | 4 RBIs | 1 R | 1 HR | 1 BB
Dylan Unangst – 4-for-5 | 2 RBIs | 2 R | 1 HR | 1 2B
Garrett Teunissen – 1-for-4 | 1 R | 1 RBI | 1 BB
Jake Adams – 1-for-2 | 2 R | 2 BB
Conner Gleissner – 4.0 IP | 2 K | 0R | 5 H | 1 BB
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Wildcats jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first with a sacrifice fly by Jeremy Keller before a balk scored Phoenix Casias.
- Chico went up 3-0 in the second on an RBI single from Thade Miller.
- A solo shot from Dylan Unangst cut CSUSM's deficit to 3-1 in the bottom of the second.
- The Wildcats erupted for six runs on five hits and two walks in the top of the third to take a 9-1 lead.
- With the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the fourth, Fisher Pyatt delivered with a grand slam to right to trim CSUSM's deficit to 9-5.
- An RBI single by Garrett Teunissen in the bottom of the seventh put the Cougars within three runs at 9-6.
- Chico had another big inning in the top of the eighth, scoring five runs on four hits and two walks to go up 14-6.
- An RBI single up the middle by Unangst made it a 14-7 game in the bottom of the ninth.
QUICK HITS
- Chico starter Rocco Borrelli (5-3) earned the win after striking out one while allowing five earned runs on five hits and two walks in 5.0 innings.
- CSUSM starter Jordan Townley (4-5) took the loss after giving up nine runs (eight earned) on six hits, five walks and a hit-by-pitch in 3.0 innings.
- Pyatt's home run was his fourth of the season while Unangst's was his third while tallying a season-high four hits.
- This was Pyatt's fifth multi-RBI game of the year.
GAME 2: CSUSM 8 – CHICO 7 (8 Inn.)
TOP PERFORMERS
Fisher Pyatt – 2-for-3 | 3 RBIs | 1 R | 1 HR | 1 HBP
Victor Castaneda – 1-for-1 | 2 RBIs | 1 2B
Ethan Rivera – 0-for-3 | 2 RBIs | 1 BB
Garrett Teunissen – 3-for-4 | 2 R | 1 SB | 1 BB
Dylan Unangst – 2-for-4 | 1 2B | 1 R | 1 BB
Phoenix Sommay – 2-for-5
HOW IT HAPPENED
- In the bottom of the second, Fisher Pyatt hit his second home run of the day with a two-run shot to right center to give the Cougars a 2-0 lead.
- A CSUSM error with two outs scored two Chico runs before an RBI double by Jesse Gadd and an RBI single by Casey Vogan gave the Wildcats a 4-2 lead in the top of the third.
- The Cougars knotted the game at 4-all in the bottom of the third as Trey Becker scored on wild pitch before Ethan Rivera earned a bases-loaded walk to score Garrett Teunissen.
- An RBI double by Michael Baker in the fifth and a sacrifice fly by Phoenix Casias in the sixth put Chico back on top at 6-4.
- Down to its final two outs in the bottom of the seventh, an RBI groundout to third by Ethan Rivera scored Dylan Unangst before Pyatt delivered with game-tying single to right as Tyler Weaver scored to make it 6-6.
- In the top of the eighth, the Wildcats went ahead 7-6 on an RBI single through the right side by Baker.
- With two on and two out in the bottom of the eighth, Victor Castaneda came on as a pinch hitter and put the game away on a 2-2 pitch with a walk-off double to left center as both runners scored to give CSUSM an 8-7 win.
QUICK HITS
- Cougar reliever Nolan Long (3-0) earned the victory after striking out one while allowing an earned run on two hits in an inning of work.
- Wildcat reliever Aaron McCurley (1-1) took the loss after giving up four earned runs on six hits and a walk while striking out three in 2.2 innings.
- Pyatt's homer was his fifth of the year as he earned his sixth multi-RBI game.
- Unangst extended his reached-base streak to nine games.
- Sommay and Teunissen each earned their team-leading 11th multi-hit game of the year.
- This was CSUSM's third walk-off win of the year.
UP NEXT
CSUSM will look to close out its home schedule with a series split against Chico in Sunday's 11 a.m. finale at Dennis A. Pugh Baseball Field. Before the game at 10:30 a.m., CSUSM will honor its 18 seniors.
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