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Cal Poly Pomona v Cal State San Bernardino, Baseball, NCAA Division II, CCAA, at Cal Poly Pomona
Will G. MacNeil
5
Cal Poly Pomona CPP 18-29, 14-23 CCAA
6
Winner Cal State East Bay CSUEB 14-32, 11-26 CCAA
Cal Poly Pomona CPP
18-29, 14-23 CCAA
5
Final
6
Cal State East Bay CSUEB
14-32, 11-26 CCAA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cal Poly Pomona CPP 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 5 9 2
Cal State East Bay CSUEB 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 X 6 10 0

W: LEWIS, Dwyer (1-2) L: Suriyaniel, Sean (0-1) S: SCHAEFFER, Caleb (4)

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

Angulo and Chaffee Go Yard, Broncos are Unable to Hold Off East Bay in Series Opener

HAYWARD, Calif. – Cal Poly Pomona couldn't fend off a late rally from Cal State East Bay on Thursday afternoon, falling 6–5 in the final series opener of the 2025 season. Despite strong offensive showings from Julian Angulo and Tyler Chaffee, the Broncos dropped to 14-32 overall and 11-26 in conference play.
 
The Broncos wasted no time getting on the board as Angulo launched a solo home run in the top of the first inning, giving CPP an early 1–0 lead. It was Angulo's team-leading sixth long ball of the season and the eighth of his career. The Pioneers answered in the second, capitalizing on a wild pitch and a groundout to claim a 2-1 lead.
 
After a quiet stretch, the Broncos erupted in the fifth. Robbie Treto walked to lead off the inning, and Chaffee followed with a two-run blast to left center, his first of the season. Moments later, Angulo delivered again with a two-out RBI single, plating Johnny Pappas and putting the Broncos back in front, 4–2.
 
On the mound, Anthony Cosme and Joseph Romero combined to hold East Bay in check through five innings. Romero tallied three strikeouts over 4.1 innings of work. But the Pioneers chipped away in the sixth and seventh, tying the game at 4–4.
 
In the top of the eighth, Cal Poly Pomona briefly regained the lead. Beau Betten doubled down the left field line and came home on a sacrifice fly from Brent Cota, pushing the Broncos back in front at 5–4.
 
However that lead wouldn't hold for long, as two errors by CPP and three hits by the Pioneers in the bottom of the eighth proved decisive. Two runs came across to score, both unearned, allowing East Bay to take the final lead of the afternoon - charging reliever Sean Suriyaniel with the loss.
 
The Broncos tallied nine hits in the loss, led by Angulo, Chaffee, and Betten, but couldn't overcome costly defensive miscues and timely East Bay hitting in the late innings.
 
 
Up Next
The Broncos and Pioneers will return to action with a doubleheader tomorrow, May 2nd, at 12:00 PM.
 
 
Bronco Bits
  • The Broncos are 39-26-1 all-time against Cal State East Bay, including 5-5 in their past 10 games.
  • Randy Betten is now 430-298 (.591) as head coach of the Broncos and 307-218 (.585) in CCAA play.
  • Betten remains 17 CCAA wins away from tying John Scolinos (324) for the most in program history.
  • The Broncos have the 11th-toughest strength of schedule in all of NCAA Division II, with their opponents going 985-754 (.566) entering the weekend.
  • With one hit on Thursday, Johnny Pappas officially passed Nic Hernandez (2016-19) for second place on the all-time hit list with 252 in his career. Tom Weeks (1984-87) holds the school record with 285.
  • Assuming Johnny Pappas starts the remaining three games of the season, he will finish second place on the all-time games started list at 208. Only Jacob Bernardy (2015-18) has more at 214.
  • Pappas is also currently tied for second place in career walks at 122. Tom Scaletta (1981-85) holds the school record at 179.