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McGrady
7
Fresno Pacific FPU 2-2
14
Winner Chico State CSUC 2-2
Fresno Pacific FPU
2-2
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Final
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Chico State CSUC
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Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fresno Pacific FPU 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 7 17 4
Chico State CSUC 2 1 7 0 4 0 0 0 X 14 14 0

W: VERDON, Josh (1-0) L: Fuson, Justin (1-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

FPU Drops First Road Game to Chico State

CHICO, Calif. – The Fresno Pacific baseball team was tripped up on Friday, falling 14-7 at the hands of West Region powerhouse Chico State. Junior Matt McGrady highlighted the effort for the Blue and Orange with his second home run of the season, while three Sunbird relievers each turned in a scoreless outing.  
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUPS: 
  • Final: Chico State 14, Fresno Pacific 7  
  • Records: FPU (2-2), Chico State (2-2)
  • Location: Nettleton Stadium | Chico, Calif.
  • All-Time Series: Chico State leads 11-4
HOW IT HAPPENED: 
  • Chico State started the scoring with two unearned runs in the first inning before a Tyler Stofiel double gave the Wildcats a 3-0 lead in the second.
  • McGrady followed Jared Aguilar's double with a two-run shot down the right field line to cut the Sunbird deficit to one.
  • The home half of the third got away from the Sunbirds, as 11 Wildcats came to the plate, coupling five hits with an FPU error to explode for seven runs in the frame. 
  • A wild pitch and an RBI single from Garret Santos helped the Blue and Orange start to claw their way back into the game, but Chico State answered with another four runs in the bottom of the inning. 
  • The Sunbirds scratched across the three final runs of the game in the top of the eighth with back-to-back-to-back hits from Haden Haynes, Trent Greene and Nick Dodd. 
  • McGrady picked up the final RBI of the day to plate Dodd from second, but FPU would get no closer in the series opener.
 
STATS FROM THE DAY: 
  • McGrady ended up with a four-hit day and four RBI from the heart of the Sunbird order, while four of his teammates ended up with two hits apiece.
  • FPU stole another three bags on Friday, making them 13-of-13 on the year as a team.
  • After picking up FPU's first win of the year last weekend, Tyler Rumbaugh recorded his first scoreless outing of his senior season in relief on Friday.
  • Jon Ostroff and Josh Acosta combined for 3.1 scoreless frames to follow Rumbaugh, combining for four strikeouts along the way.
 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE: 
  • McGrady has started the year 9-for-15 at the plate through four games, with four extra-base hits to go with a team-high 9 RBI and 17 total bases.
  • Nettleton Stadium has been a tough place for FPU since the first meeting between the two teams, as the Sunbirds claim a 2-8 record in Chico.
 
SOCIAL:  
ON DECK: 
  • The Sunbirds and Wildcats wrap up the series on Saturday with a doubleheader at Nettleton Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 11:00 a.m.  
 
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