SAN MARCOS, Calif. – In a two-game series shortened by rain and poor field conditions, the Cal State San Marcos baseball team (10-9, 5-5 CCAA) swept Sunday's doubleheader against Stanislaus State (10-14, 5-9 CCAA) by scores of 6-3 and 6-1 at CSUSM Baseball Field.
 
GAME 1: CSUSM 6 – STAN STATE 3
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Hayden Tregidga – 2-for-3 | 2 RBIs | 1 R | 1 2B | 1 SB | 1 HBP
Mateo Lake – 1-for-2 | 2 RBIs | 1 2B | 1 BB | 1 HBP
Ethan Rivera – 1-for-4 | 2 RBIs
Evan Scalley – 2-for-4
Phoenix Sommay – 2-for-5 | 1 R
Spencer Anderson – 6.0 IP | 5 K | 2 ER | 5 H | 1 BB | 2 HBP
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Warriors came out of the gate swinging with a solo shot by Arthur Navarette Jr. before an RBI bunt single by Robert Valdivia to go up 2-0 in the top of the first.
• Mateo Lake knotted the game at 2-all in the bottom of the first with a two-run double.
• CSUSM took the lead in the bottom of the third on a two-run single by Ethan Rivera.
• Hayden Tregidga gave the Cougars a 6-2 lead.
• A bases-loaded walk by Danny Murphy cut Stanislaus' lead to 6-3 in the bottom of the eighth before a flyout and groundout ended the threat.

 
QUICK HITS

• CSUSM starter Spencer Anderson (3-0) picked up the win after striking out five while allowing two earned runs on five hits, two hit-by-pitches and a walk in 6.0 innings.
• Stanislaus starter Austin Balentine (2-2) took the loss after allowing four earned runs on seven hits, a walk and a hit-by-pitch in 2.2 innings.
• Cougar reliever Nate Brouse earned his first save of the year after striking out two and allowing just one walk in 1.2 innings.
• Tregidga notched his team-best seventh multi-RBI game and eighth multi-hit game.

 
 
GAME 2: CSUSM 6 – STAN STATE 1
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Jordan Townley – 6.1 IP | 5 K | 3 H | 2 HBP
Zavien Watson – 2-for-3 | 1 RBI | 1 SAC
Phoenix Sommay – 2-for-4 | 2 R | 1 RBI | 2 SB | 1 HBP
Jake Callahan – 2-for-4 | 1 RBI
Cameron Mahaffy – 1-for-3 | 1 RBI | 1 SAC | 1 SB
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• As CSUSM grounded into a double play, Phoenix Sommay scored the game's first run to put the Cougars up 1-0 in the first.
• The Cougars struck for three runs in the bottom of the fifth. After a double steal, an overthrown ball to third allowed Sommay to score to make it 2-0. Zavien Watson then laid down an RBI sacrifice bunt to score Garrett Teunissen before an RBI single by Cameron Mahaffy scored Hayden Tregidga to make it a 4-0 game.
• An RBI single to center by Sommay scored Blake Browning in the bottom of the sixth to give CSUSM a 5-0 lead.
• Stanislaus scored its lone run in the top of the seventh on an RBI double by Jacob Baker to cut the deficit to 5-1.
• An RBI single up the middle by Jake Callahan put CSUSM up 6-1 in the bottom of the eighth.

 
QUICK HITS

• Cougar starter Jordan Townley (2-2) earned the win after striking out five and allowing just three hits and two hit-by-pitches in 6.1 innings.
• Warrior starter Rocco Gurrola (2-3) had the loss after allowing four earned runs on seven hits, two walks and two hit-by-pitches while striking out three in 5.0 innings.
• Nolan Long got a step closer to the program's strikeout record by picking up the 172nd of his career. He's now just one behind Garrett Apker's record of 173.
• The Cougars' five stolen bases and four sac bunts matched their season highs in both categories.
• Sommay increased his season-best hitting streak to seven games while tying for the most multi-hit games on the team with eight.
• The win gave CSUSM a 14-13 lead in the all-time series against Stanislaus and was its fourth in a row dating back to last season.

 
UP NEXT
CSUSM will head to San Francisco State for a four-game series beginning on Friday at 3 p.m.