SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos baseball team (5-1, 1-0 CCAA) began conference play with a 12-2 win over Cal State Dominguez Hills (4-6, 0-1 CCAA) on Friday at CSUSM Baseball Field.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Marco Pirruccello – 2-for-3 | 3 R | 2 RBIs | 2 BB | 1 3B | 1 SB
Phoenix Sommay – 2-for-5 | 2 RBIs | 1 HBP
Cameron Mahaffy – 3-for-4 | 2 R | 1 RBI | 2 2B | 1 HBP
Jake Callahan – 2-for-5 | 1 RBI
Hayden Tregidga – 3-for-4 | 3 R | 1 R
Spencer Anderson – 6.1 IP | 5 K | 2 R | 1 ER | 1 BB | 1 HBP
Trevor Eby – 1.2 IP | 4 K
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Toros got out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the second with a solo homer from Teige Barrett.
• The Cougars took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the second as Phoenix Sommay was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded before Tyler Weaver scored on a wild pitch.
• CSUSM took a 5-1 lead in the fifth on a two-run single by Marco Pirruccello and an RBI double to center by Trey Becker.
• The bottom of the sixth saw the Cougars go up 7-1 on a solo shot by Garrett Teunissen and an RBI double by Cameron Mahaffy.
• A passed ball scored a Toro run in the top of the seventh to make it a 7-2 game.
• In the bottom of the seventh, an attempted safety squeeze by Sommay turned into an RBI single as Rivera scored to put CSUSM up 8-2.
• CSUSM scored the game's final four runs in the bottom of the eighth on an RBI single by Dylan Unangst, a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch for Zavien Watson, an RBI fielder's choice by Jake Callahan and a CSUDH throwing error that scored Unangst to make it 12-2.

 
QUICK HITS

• CSUSM starter Spencer Anderson (2-0) earned the win after throwing five strikeouts while allowing two runs (one earned) on six hits, a walk and a hit-by-pitch in 6.1 innings.
• CSUDH starter Dylan Goodrich (1-2) took the loss after allowing two runs on two walks, a hit and a hit-by-pitch in 1.1 innings.
• Sommay extended his program-record reached-base streak to 48 games.
• This was CSUSM's fifth consecutive win against CSUDH.
• The Cougars' 10-run win tied for the largest margin of victory in the all-time series against the Toros.

 
UP NEXT
CSUSM will continue its series with CSUDH on Saturday in a doubleheader beginning at 11 a.m.