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Matt Lorenzano
Christian Magdaleno
2
Chico State CHICO 14-12, 3-5 CCAA
6
Winner Cal Poly Pomona CPP 15-7, 7-1 CCAA
Chico State CHICO
14-12, 3-5 CCAA
2
Final
6
Cal Poly Pomona CPP
15-7, 7-1 CCAA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chico State CHICO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 2
Cal Poly Pomona CPP 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 X 6 10 0

W: Lorenzano, Matt (1-2) L: POOLE, Jakob (4-1)

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

Lorenzano Shines as Broncos Take Series From Chico State

POMONA, Calif. – Cal Poly Pomona baseball took the series from Chico State on Sunday afternoon, winning the finale by a score of 6-2. With the win, the first-place Broncos remain atop the CCAA standings with a 7-1 conference record while improving to 15-7 overall.
 
The Broncos struck early and controlled the game behind timely hitting and a dominant start on the mound. Julian Angulo jumpstarted the offense in the bottom of the second inning, launching a solo home run to left-center, his third of the season, to put Cal Poly Pomona on the board. Later in the inning, Evan Nahra delivered an RBI double to right center that brought Bryan Richman home and extended the Bronco lead to 2-0.
 
The Green & Gold continued to build momentum in the middle innings. In the fourth, Richman singled and stole second, later scoring on a sacrifice fly by Gage Gonzales to push the lead to three. The Broncos broke the game open in the fifth inning with a three-run frame. Tyler Blade drove in a run with a single to right field before Richman produced an RBI on a fielder's choice. Nahra followed with a bases-loaded walk to cap the inning and give the Broncos a commanding 6-0 lead.
 
Senior Matt Lorenzano turned in an outstanding performance on the mound, tossing seven shutout innings while allowing just three hits and striking out seven to earn the win. In the top of the fourth inning with bases loaded and no outs, Lorenzano made the play of the year with a behind-the-back grab that resulted in a double play. The next batter would ground out to second base, escaping the bases loaded threat with no runs allowed.

The Broncos bullpen closed the door late, with Colt Tucker and Sean Suriyaniel helping finish the game after Chico State scored two runs in the eighth. Richman, Nahra, and Austin Duarte each collected two hits to lead the offense. Cal Poly Pomona finished with 10 hits and played clean defense, committing just one error in the entire series.
 
 
Up Next
The Broncos will head on the road next weekend for a four-game series at Stanislaus State (12-13, 3-5 CCAA). The Broncos are 70-39-1 all-time against the Warriors, including 35-18 in Turlock and 8-2 in their past 10 meetings.
 
 
Bronco Bits
  • The Broncos are 48-75 all-time against Chico State, including 4-6 in their past 10 games. They are 30-33 at home and 37-60 in conference against the Wildcats.
  • Randy Betten is now 446-307 (.592) as head coach of the Broncos and 315-221 (.588) in CCAA play. Betten is just 15 CCAA wins shy of passing legendary coach John Scolinos for most in program history (329).
  • As a program, Cal Poly Pomona is now 1,783-1,592-21 in its 66th season overall, including 956-839-4 in CCAA play.
  • The last time the team was 15-7 to start the season was 2016.
  • The Broncos are tied for first in the CCAA in stolen bases (38) and second in the CCAA in fielding percentage (.975).