BSB | Rogers' Big Day, Timely Hitting Lead Gators to Series Sweep

SAN MARCOS, Calif. — San Francisco State swept Sunday's doubleheader at Cal State San Marcos, 11-5 and 10-9 in seven innings, en route to the series sweep over the Cougars.

By the Numbers

 

• With two more victories, the Gators improved to 9-0-1 and 7-0 in CCAA play. CSUM fell to 10-8 overall and 6-5 in CCAA play.
• SF State raised its team batting average to .313.
• Trevor Rogers was 5-for-9 on the day. He launched a pair of homers, drove in seven RBIs, and scored three runs. Rogers is now hitting .385 on the season.
• Harley Lopez hit his team-leading fourth homer. He went 2-for-6 with four runs, three RBIs, and five walks.
• Shaq Robinson went 2-for-6 with two runs, two RBIs, and a walk.
• Jonah Gonzales went 4-for-5 with three runs scored, an RBI, and a pair of stolen bases.
• Jackson Kritsch 3-for-6 with a pair of RBIs and a run.
• Collin Gabel went 2-for-4 and is hitting a team-leading .571.
• SF State won the first game despite leaving 13 runners on base, including the bases loaded twice. In game two, SF State stranded eight while the Cougars left 10.
• The Gators hit a season-high 14 hits in game two as they completed the comeback.

GAME ONE

How They Scored

• The Gators went up 2-0 in the second on Kritsch's RBI double. Lopez drew a walk that loaded the bases and Brady Dorn drew the bases-loaded walk to make it 3-0. The Gators still had the bases loaded with one out but hit into a fielder's choice and a flyout.
• Robinson led off the third with a single, advanced to second on a wild pitch, to third on a throwing error, and scored on David Mansell's single through the left side to make it 4-0.
• After the Cougars cut the lead to 4-3 in the fourth, the Gators answered in the fifth with a Lopez two-out single down the right field line to push the lead to 5-3.
• Rogers' first homer of the day was a three-run shot in the eighth on a 1-0 pitch.
• In the ninth pinch hitter Kyler Crone walked and later scored on a wild pitch. Rogers added two more RBIs with a two-out single to right that scored Dorn and Lopez. The Cougars got the runs back on a groundout RBI and a Marcus Wilhite single but it wasn't enough.

On the Mound

• Jordyn Eglite (1-0) threw 92 pitches in seven innings of work. He scattered eight hits en route to the win. He faced the minimum through the first three innings before giving up three runs in the fourth.
• Joshua Romero went two innings, although he surrendered his first two runs of the season. Through six appearances, he sports a 1.46 ERA.
• Cougars started Brandon Bachman (1-1) took the loss. He faced a dozen batters in just an inning and a third. He walked five and gave up three runs on three hits. CSUSM turned to four relievers to finish the game. The bulk of work went to Dylan Wannamaker, who allowed two runs in five and two thirds innings.

GAME TWO

How They Scored

• The Gators went up 2-0 in the first. Rogers singled home Gonzales and Robinson scored Lopez on a sacrifice fly. CSUSM got a run back in the bottom half of the inning on Austin Ott's sacrifice fly.
• With two outs in the second, Gonzales singled and stole second, then Lopez took a 3-0 pitch to right field to make it 4-1.
• The Gators added on in the third. Rogers and Robinson both singled and Ethan Lageson drove them home with a two-out RBI double to center field.
• In the bottom of the fourth, CSUSM scored on a sac fly. That gave the Gators two outs but the Cougars rallied for four more runs, punctuated by an Ott three-run homer that cut the lead to 7-6.
• The Cougars tied it and took the lead in the fifth. A leadoff walk to Grant Buck proved costly, although Sebastian Selway got back-to-back strikeouts. Danny Johnson doubled Buck home to tie it and scored the go-ahead run on Zach Schuberg's single up the middle.
• The Gators grabbed the momentum right back on Rogers' second homer of the day, a leadoff homer to right in the sixth that tied the game 8-8. However, CSUSM took the lead right back in the bottom of the sixth on Andrew Garcia's single down the left field line.
• The Gators tied it and grabbed the lead for good in the seventh. Kritsch led off with a double and advanced to third on a throwing error. Ott, who moved from center field to pitcher in the sixth, struck out a pair but Gonzales took the first pitch he saw for a single through the right side. Gonzales stole second, advanced to third on a wild pitch, and scored on another wild pitch.
• Schubert led off the bottom of the ninth with a single but was caught stealing by Hare. The Cougars kept hope alive with a pair of walks but Dylan Madole got Garcia swinging to end it.

On the Mound

• Riley Cleary allowed one run and struck out three over three innings of work.
• Nate Jenkins was rocked for five runs on four hits in two thirds of an inning.
• Sebastian Selway went an inning and a third and allowed two runs.
• Dylan Madole (1-0) allowed the go-ahead run in the sixth and issued four walks but picked up the win after the Gators' two-run rally in the seventh.
• Cougars starter Mason Corneliussen lasted just three and a third innings. He allowed seven runs, six earned, on eight hits. Ott (1-1) took the loss after allowing three runs on four hits in two innings of work.

Up Next

San Francisco State returns home and is scheduled to host UC San Diego, March 8-10. Rain is expected to hit the Bay Area again so be sure to check for updates. Follow San Francisco State baseball on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook at @sfstatebaseball.