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Nick Lugo
Alex Kline
5
Cal State San Marcos CSUSM 27-20
13
Winner Cal Poly Pomona CPP 32-22
Cal State San Marcos CSUSM
27-20
5
Final
13
Cal Poly Pomona CPP
32-22
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cal State San Marcos CSUSM 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 5 13 0
Cal Poly Pomona CPP 0 1 4 0 2 4 1 1 X 13 22 3

W: Reyes, Caleb (8-1) L: CONNOLLY, Roman (5-4)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Alex Kline, Assistant Athletics Director for Communications

Broncos Collect 22 Hits in Regional Win Over Cougars

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Cal Poly Pomona baseball team won their opening game of the 2024 NCAA Tournament on Thursday, defeating Cal State San Marcos by a score of 13-5. Their 22 hits in the win is tied for their most in a game since 2017, when they collected 28 hits – which was also against Cal State San Marcos.
 
Marco Malerba led the offense, going a perfect 5-for-5 with four singles and a double. Shortstop Nick Lugo had the swing of the game, belting a grand slam in the bottom of the third inning to give the Broncos a 5-2 lead. The Green & Gold never looked back after that swing, maintaining that lead for the rest of the game. Brent Cota also finished with four hits, the first time he has done so in his CPP career.
 
Jack Sanders belted his 14th home run of the season in the bottom of the fifth inning, extending the lead to 7-2. That ties Ryan Vorell (2001) for fourth-most in a season in program history. The Broncos' 57 home runs as a team this season ranks third all-time.
 
Caleb Reyes gave the Broncos yet another long start, this time going 8.0 innings and throwing 109 pitches. Despite allowing 11 hits, Reyes only surrendered three earned runs, striking out six and allowing just one free pass via a hit by pitch. With the win, the Encino native improves to 8-1 on the season and 15-4 in his career.
 
Ruben Del Castillo pitched a scoreless ninth inning, securing the Broncos' 32nd win of the season.
 
 
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Up Next
The Broncos will face No. 4 Point Loma tomorrow, May 17th, at 12:00 PM. If the Sea Lions lose to the Cougars this afternoon, tomorrow would turn into an elimination game for Point Loma. If the Sea Lions eliminate the Cougars today, then the rest of the regional essentially turns into a best-of-three series.

Update: Point Loma defeated Cal State San Marcos 4-2 on Thursday, eliminating the Cougars from the postseason. Cal Poly Pomona will now play a "best-of-3" series against PLNU, starting Friday, May 17th, at 12:00 PM. The second game will be on Saturday at 11:00 AM, and a third game would follow at 2:00 PM if it becomes necessary. 
 
 
Links
Tournament Central: https://plnusealions.com/sports/2024/5/13/2024-bsb-west-regional-tournament-central.aspx
Live Stats: https://plnusealions.com/sidearmstats/baseball/summary
Live Video: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/plnu/
Tickets: https://plnusealions.universitytickets.com/
 
 
Bronco Bits
  • The Broncos are 24-6 (.800) all-time against Cal State San Marcos, including 4-2 this season. Thursday was San Marcos' first-ever NCAA Tournament game, having joined NCAA Division II in 2016.
  • Randy Betten is now 416-264 (.612) as head coach of the Broncos.
  • The Broncos are now 29-15 in neutral games, with an all-time record of 52-32, in the NCAA Tournament. They are also 31-23 all-time in the West Regionals.