By: Aaron Salazar
 
POMONA, Calif. – After a successful start to the 2016 season, the nationally-ranked Cal Poly Pomona baseball team will host a three-game homestand at Scolinos Field starting on Friday before heading to La Jolla on Sunday.
 
The No. 10 Broncos enter the week with a 3-1 record after defeating the Concordia Eagles over the weekend.
 
The Green and Gold will begin the week with a non-conference game against the Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes on Friday at 6 p.m. The Coyotes enter the week with a 2-5 record complete with a 2-1 mark in California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) play. Prior to the game, there will be a ceremonial first pitch for all the Broncos currently in the minor leagues.  
 
CPP will host the UT Permian Basin Falcons for a doubleheader on Saturday. The Falcons, who own a 4-0 record, will head to Scolinos Field after a three-game set versus UC San Diego beginning on Thursday night. First pitch is scheduled for noon in game one. Game two will begin 30-minutes after the conclusion of the first game.  
 
On Sunday, the Broncos will head to La Jolla to challenge the UCSD Tritons at noon in another non-conference game. The Tritons enter the week with a 2-0 record, but are slated to compete in six games this week.
 
The Broncos swept the CCAA weekly awards as junior Chris Stratton received Player of the Week and senior Peter Bayer took home Pitcher of the Week.
 
Stratton tallied four hits, six runs, and seven runs batted in over the weekend. He also logged four stolen bases, one homerun and a triple. Bayer hurled 3.2 innings while collecting his first save of the season. He tallied nine strikeouts and allowed no hits to the 12 batters faced in his debut appearance for CPP.
 
The Broncos will stay on the road for one game next week as they challenge the Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros on Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Toro Field. The CPP squad will return to Scolinos Field on Monday, Feb. 22 to begin a five-game homestand. During the homestand they will take on the Vanguard Lions for one game, the Azusa Pacific Cougars for one before opening up CCAA play for three games against the San Francisco State Gators.
 
The Cal Poly Pomona Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) is hosting a February Food Drive this week to raise awareness to the prevalence of hunger in communities surrounding the 12 institutions in the Broncos' conference (CCAA). Some food banks struggle in February as their supplies are dangerously low following the holidays. Donations of canned food or other non-perishable food can be dropped off between February 9-15 at on-campus offices and also home athletic events.
 
Drop off boxes are located at the Registrar's Office (2nd floor of CLA building), Financial Aid Office (3rd floor of CLA building), and Admissions and Outreach (4th floor of CLA building). There are also drop off boxes in the Athletics Department (Building 43 rooms 113-123). Fans are encouraged to bring items to the men's and women's basketball games on February 11th and 13th or the baseball game on February 12th.