FULLERTON, Calif. – Cal Poly Pomona baseball dropped Saturday's game at Amerige Park in Fullerton, falling to NAIA No. 4 ranked Hope International by a score of 6-2 on the road. With the loss, the Broncos fall to 5-4 overall and 2-1 on the road.
 
The Broncos got on the board in the top of the first inning, coming from an RBI single from Christian Gomez to score both Austin Duarte and Daniel Ruiz. However, this would prove to be the only runs of the game for the Broncos as they were held scoreless in the remaining eight innings. The Broncos collected six hits in the game, including two from Gomez as well singles from Duarte, Ruiz, Ashton Romero, and Justin Yeutter.
 
On the mound, starting pitcher Matt Lorenzano worked five innings and collected seven strikeouts while allowing Hope International to score three earned runs. Reliever Jameson Ferraro allowed two more to score in two innings of work, while Hauze Fragoso tossed a scoreless eighth while striking out two in his season debut.
 
Hope International dominated the middle innings, scoring two runs in the fourth, fifth, and sixth innings, ultimately separating themselves with timely extra-base hits. The Broncos, who entered the game leading the CCAA with a .980 team fielding percentage, didn't help themselves on defense, committing a season-high four errors in the loss.
 
 
Up Next
The Broncos look to salvage the series against the Royals tomorrow, February 15^th, at Scolinos Field with first pitch set for 12:00 PM.
 
 
Bronco Bits

• The Broncos are 1-3 all-time against Hope International since their first official meeting in 2019.
• Randy Betten is now 436-304 (.589) as head coach of the Broncos.
• As a program, Cal Poly Pomona is now 1,773-1,589-21 in its 66th season overall, including 668-909-6 (.424) in road games.
• The last time the team was 5-4 to start the season was 2024.
• Despite the four errors in Saturday's game, the Broncos still have the second-fewest errors (10) in the CCAA this season.