POMONA – The Cal Poly Pomona baseball team travels to Cal State San Bernardino to kick off a four-game series as they look to bounce back in California Collegiate Athletic Association play.
Series Schedule Change: With expected rain, the doubleheader originally scheduled to be played in Pomona on Sunday has been moved to Saturday with a 2 p.m. start time.
Friday, March 16 – 5 p.m.
Cal Poly Pomona at Cal State San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA
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Saturday, March 17 – 2 p.m., 5 p.m.
Cal State San Bernardino at Cal Poly Pomona
Scolinos Field – Pomona, CA
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Sunday, March 18 – 1 p.m.
Cal Poly Pomona at Cal State San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA
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Last Week: The Broncos (8-10, 5-7) lost the series against Cal State L.A in a sweep. Pitching and defense kept the Broncos in the series against the Golden Eagles. The offense struggled against a pitching staff that allows over four earned runs a game.
Brennan McKenzie went 6-14 with four homeruns, hitting one out of the park in every game this series.
Dylan Francis pitched the best from all the starting pitchers. He allowed two earned runs in six innings while striking out 10 batters. The bullpen only allowed 2 earned runs in 9 2/3 innings of work.
By the Numbers: As a team, their batting average is .294 which is third in the CCAA. As a pitching staff, their ERA is 3.79 which is third in the conference. The offense struggles with situational hitting at this point in the season. They lost their last five games by less than two runs. The strength of the team is starting pitching which only allows 3.07 earned runs a game.
Cesar Lopez leads the team with a .364 batting average.
Ryan Alsworth leads the team with a 1.3 ERA. Last year against Cal State San Bernardino, Pomona took the series three games to one.
Coyote Report: San Bernardino (7-11, 7-5) comes in winning their last five of seven. Their offense is second in the CCAA with 41 doubles and hits .284 collectively. As a team, they collected the second highest slugging percentage in the conference at .442. However, their ERA is the worst in the CCAA at 7.81. The Coyote pitching staff allowed the most hits, runs, and earned runs in the conference. Tyler Robles holds a .435 batting average and seven doubles which is the highest in the conference.
