SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos baseball team (18-16, 13-12 CCAA) began the Dennis A. Pugh Baseball Field era with an 8-5 win against Cal State East Bay (16-21, 12-15 CCAA) before falling 17-1 in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader.
 
Prior to the game, CSUSM Baseball Field officially became Dennis A. Pugh Field in a naming ceremony.
 
GAME 1: CSUSM 8 – CSUEB 5
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Marco Pirruccello – 2-for-3 | 2 RBIs | 1 2B | 1 SF
Fisher Pyatt – 1-for-5 | 2 RBIs | 1 2B
Jake Adams – 2-for-4 | 1 R | 1 RBI
Victor Castaneda – 1-for-3 | 2 R | 1 RBI | 1 SB
Evan Scalley – 2-for-2 | 1 SB
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• CSUSM got out to a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first with a solo homer from Victor Castaneda, his second of the season.
• CSUEB tied the game in the top of the second after a misplayed ball in right field allowed Luke Brown to score.
• The Cougars took a 4-1 lead in the bottom of the second with an RBI single from Jake Adams, who then scored on an error before an RBI groundout from Garrett Teunissen.
• A sacrifice fly by Marco Pirruccello put CSUSM up 5-1 in the bottom of the third.
• Pirruccello tacked on his second RBI of the game with an infield RBI single before a two-run double down the left field line from Fisher Pyatt, giving the Cougars an 8-1 lead in the bottom of the fourth.
• A three-run triple from Jaylen Hodges made it an 8-4 game in the top of the sixth before the Pioneers plated the game's final run in the top of the ninth on an bases-loaded walk from Danelle Daniels.

 
QUICK HITS

• CSUSM starter Jordan Townley (4-3) picked up the win after striking out four and allowing four runs (two earned) on five hits, three walks and a hit-by-pitch in 5.1 innings.
• East Bay starter Ryan Juric (1-4) took the loss after giving up eight runs (three earned) on seven hits, four walks and a hit-by-pitch in 3.2 innings.
• Cougar reliever Nolan Long earned his seventh save of the season after striking out one and allowing a walk in two-thirds of an inning.
• Mateo Lake improved his reached-base streak to 11 games, tying for the longest by a Cougar this season.
• The win was CSUSM's third straight win against CSUEB dating back to last season.

 
 
GAME 2: CSUSM 1 – CSUEB 17 (7 Inn.)
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Garrett Teunissen – 1-for-1 | 1 R | 1 RBI | 1 HR
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Pioneers began the game with a 3-0 lead on a three-run homer from Luke Brown.
• A solo homer from Garrett Teunissen narrowed the gap to 3-1 in the bottom of the first.
• East Bay went on to score 14 unanswered runs to end the game, scoring in all by the fourth and seventh innings.

 
QUICK HITS

• Pioneer starter Max Gonzales (6-2) picked up the win after striking out eight while allowing one earned run on four hits and four walks in 5.0 innings.
• Cougar starter Trevor Eby (3-2) took the loss after giving up three earned runs on five hits in an inning.

 
UP NEXT
CSUSM and CSUEB will wrap up the series on Sunday at 11 a.m. at Dennis A. Pugh Baseball Field.