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Flynn
5
Cal St. Monterey Bay CSUMB 37-15
12
Winner Cal Poly Pomona CPP 29-23
Cal St. Monterey Bay CSUMB
37-15
5
Final
12
Cal Poly Pomona CPP
29-23
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cal St. Monterey Bay CSUMB 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 5 9 0
Cal Poly Pomona CPP 0 1 6 1 0 0 2 2 X 12 11 0

W: Alsworth, Ryan (7-5) L: McRAE, Ethan (4-4)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Jake Coburn, Sports Information Director

Broncos Stay Alive in CCAA Tournament, Defeat No.1 Monterey Bay 12-5

STOCKTON –  The fourth-seed Cal Poly Pomona baseball team avoided elimination in a big way on Thursday, defeating top-seeded Cal State Monterey Bay 12-5 on the second day of the California Collegiate Athletic Association Postseason Tournament at Banner Island Ballpark.
 
 
THE BASICS:
Final: Cal State Monterey Bay 5, Cal Poly Pomona 12
Records: CSUMB (37-15), CPP (29-23)
Location: Banner Island Ballpark I Stockton, CA
 
 
GAME SUMMARY:
  • Monterey Bay scored first, hitting a solo shot over the right-center wall to take a quick 1-0 lead in the opening inning of play.
  • In the second inning, Patrick Flynn singled through the right side, advancing to second on a sacrifice bunt by Cesar Lopez and third after a groundout by Logan Gopperton. Bryce Graddy brought in the tying run in the inning, hitting a floater to left field.
  • The runs poured in in the third for the Broncos as Drew Cowley singled to score Bernardy followed by a double by Flynn and a sacrifice fly by Lopez. Graddy singled down the left field line for another run while Bernardy brought home two more runs with a single shot to center field to give CPP a 7-1 lead.
  • Lopez earned another RBI in the fourth, hitting his second sacrifice fly of the day to center field, bringing home Cowley.
  • The Otters got two runs back in the fifth, hitting their second home run, a two-run shot to left center to cut the lead to 8-3.
  • Monterey Bay added another run in the seventh, hitting a double to the left field wall, giving CPP an 8-4 advantage.
  • Cal Poly Pomona kept the pressure on the Otters in the bottom of the inning, scoring on a wild pitch and an RBI double by Cowley off the center field wall.
  • In the eighth inning, Flynn hit a solo blast to left field followed by an RBI single to center by Alex Kline to give CPP a 12-4 lead heading into the ninth.
  • Monterey scored one run in the final inning, hitting into a double play before a fly out ended the game.
 
KEY PERFORMERS:
  • Ryan Alsworth picked up his seventh win of the season, tossing seven innings of work while giving up four runs off six hits and seven punch outs.
  • Peter Beattie secured the win with two innings of relief, allowing one run off three this with one strikeout.
  • Flynn finished with three hits and two RBIs on the day while scoring three runs in the process. Also finishing with three hits and two RBIs was Cowley.
  • Bernardy, Graddy, and Lopez each added two RBIs as well.
 
COMING UP NEXT:
The Broncos will face off against fifth-seeded Cal State Los Angeles in an elimination game tomorrow with first pitch scheduled for 3 p.m.