With six strikeouts in win, junior Jeff Owen becomes CSUMB's career strikeout leader.
BOX SCORE 1 |
BOX SCORE 2 CHICO, Calif. – The Cal State Monterey Bay Otter baseball team snagged a come-from-behind 3-2 victory in the twinbill nightcap at No. 19 Chico State to earn its first road win of 2014 and prevent a Wildcat series sweep. The Otters dropped a 14-2 decision in the doubleheader opener.
Senior
Mark Hurley (Hollister/College of San Mateo) raised his team-leading batting average to .431 after going 2-for-5 with two doubles.
The Otters play their first of three split series next weekend, traveling to San Francisco State for the series opener on Friday, March 7 at 2 p.m. CSUMB will host the Gators in a doubleheader on Saturday, March 8 at 11 a.m. The Otters return to SF State for the finale on Sunday, March 9.
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5-13, 2-9 CCAA
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13-3, 5-2 CCAA
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CSUMB |
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Chico |
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March 1, 2014 | Nettleton Stadium | Chico State, Calif. |
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Pitching |
IP |
H |
R (ER) |
BB |
SO |
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W - Brad LOUSE (3-0) |
5.0 |
6 |
2 (2) |
2 |
2 |
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L - A.J. QUINTERO (0-2) |
4.2 |
8 |
7 (3) |
1 |
1 |
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S - Luke BARKER (4) |
4.0 |
0 |
0 (0) |
0 |
2 |
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Hitting |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
Misc. |
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CSUMB - Mark HURLEY |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2B |
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CSUMB - Travis BONNER |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
X |
GAME 1: Chico State 14, CSUMB 2
Chico State took advantage of five Otter errors to take the first game of Sunday's doubleheader 14-2.
After two shutout innings, CSUMB put together two runs in the top of the third. Chico State responded with runs in each of their next at-bats to total 14.
Hurley's first double of the day scored
Richie Johnson (San Leandro/SJSU) who reached first on a single to the left field. Hurley later scored on
Travis Bonner's (Los Gatos/West Valley College) single to the opposite field.
Ryan McClellan and Ryne Clark led the Wildcat offense with three hits and two runs apiece.
Chico State's Brad Lohse (3-0) nabbed the win after a 6-hit, 2-run outing and Luke Barker picked up his fourth save of the season. Senior
A.J. Quintero (Vacaville/Sacramento City College) took the loss despite only giving up three earned runs in his 4.2 innings on the mound.
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6-13, 3-9 CCAA
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13-4, 5-3 CCAA
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CSUMB |
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Chico |
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March 1, 2014 | Nettleton Stadium | Chico State, Calif. |
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Pitching |
IP |
H |
R (ER) |
BB |
SO |
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W - Jeff OWEN (3-1) |
5.0 |
6 |
2 (2) |
2 |
2 |
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L - Drew FREEMAN (0-2) |
4.2 |
8 |
7 (3) |
1 |
1 |
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Hitting |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
Misc. |
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CSUMB - Mark HURLEY |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 2B |
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CSUMB - Brian HAMM |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
SB |
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CSUMB - Richie JOHNSON |
4 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2B |
GAME 2: CSUMB 3, Chico State 2
The Otters erased a 2-0 deficit with a two-out three-run rally in their final at-bat.
After junior
Brian Hamm (Pleasanton/Chabot College) drew a 10-pitch walk and advanced to second unchallenged, freshman pinch hitter
Josh Heinz (Santa Clarita/West Ranch HS) singled up the middle to make it 1-0. Sophomore
Andres Coll (Panorama City/Arleta HS) entered the game to pinch run for Heinz. Hurley doubled down the right line and Chico State's Ronnie Galosic halted Coll at third after an on-target throw. Johnson doubled down the opposite line to push Coll and Hurley across the plate to give CSUMB its first lead of the game.
The 3-2 lead proved to be enough for CSUMB after junior starter
Jeff Owen (Clovis East HS) went 1-2-3 in the bottom of the seventh. Owen tossed a seven strong innings, allowing two earned runs on two hits with two walks and six strikeouts.
Owen's fourth strikeout gave him the new title of CSUMB's career strikeout record holder, vaulting him past Patrick McClain's 169 strikeouts. He has fanned 172 batters in 33 appearances and 182.2 innings pitched.
Chico State took the lead with a run in the first after a pitch hit Eric Angerer and later scored on a single by Jeffery Ortega.
The Wildcat's second run came two innings later when Otter catch
Michael Lonsdale (Castro Valley/Chabot College) was called for catcher interference while Ortega was batting and Cody Slader was attempting to steal home.
