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Chico State CSUC 4-2
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Chico State CSUC 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 0
Fresno Pacific FPU-BASE 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 X 7 9 3

W: Crow, Brady (1-0) L: CASTELLANOS, Cayden (0-1)

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Winner Chico State CSUC 5-2
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Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Chico State CSUC 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 4 0
Fresno Pacific FPU-BASE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 5 2

W: GOWDY, Braeden (2-0) L: Fuson, Justin (1-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Sunbirds Take the Series Over Chico State

FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno Pacific baseball team took the series against No. 25 Chico State on Saturday with a 7-2 win in game one of the double-header but fell short 3-0 in the final game of the series.

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"This was a great weekend. That's a great ball club, and they are year in and year out, so I think winning the series says a lot about our club. I really like this team a lot. I've been saying that from the beginning. I think we've gotten better every game. It's been good to see our kids keep working, and there's nothing like getting into those games, getting into competition, and seeing who comes up big. I like these guys a lot." – head coach Oscar Hirschkorn

GAME 1

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • In the first game of the day, the Wildcats struck first after a walk, an interference call and an error allowed Chico State to score an unearned run to go up 1-0
  • The Sunbirds answered right back in the bottom half of the inning thanks to an RBI single from Andrue Lackey that plated Khalid Johnson.
  • A sacrifice fly from Andrew Valdez that gave Johnson his second run of the game after hitting a triple gave FPU the lead.
  • Jared Aguilar settled in on the mound, holding the Wildcats scoreless for five innings, but Chico State was able to tie it in the seventh on a sacrifice fly.
  • The Sunbirds opened things up in their half of the seventh after Johnson hit his second triple of the game, bringing in Aguilar and Cole Yoshida.
  • Johnson scored his third run of the contest after a Chico State Balk, and FPU made it 7-2 on a double from Matt McGrady that brought in Valdez.

STATS FROM THE GAME

  • Aguilar went six and one-third innings on the mound with four strikeouts and only one earned run.
  • Johnson went 3-for-4 in the win with two triples, three runs scored and two RBI's.
  • McGrady brought in two runs on a 2-for-3 day with a double.

GAME TWO

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Chico State scored two of their three runs in the first inning, both unearned.
  • FPU had runners in scoring position in the second and fourth innings but were unable to bring in the runs.
  • The Wildcats made it 3-0 in the top of the fourth on an RBI single.

STATS FROM THE GAME

  • Donte Valdez went 2-for-3 at the plate with a double.
  • Michael Barker pitched one scoreless inning of relief, striking out two batters.
  • Gino Helmuth added two innings of relief with one strikeout and no runs.

UP NEXT

The Blue and Orange will play its first road series of 2022 next Friday and Saturday at Sonoma State. Game one is on Friday at 3 p.m., with games two and three coming on Saturday starting at 11 a.m.

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