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Tyler Blade
Christian Magdaleno
8
Cal Poly Pomona CPP 19-12, 11-6 CCAA
17
Winner Cal St. Monterey Bay CSUMB 23-8, 8-5 CCAA
Cal Poly Pomona CPP
19-12, 11-6 CCAA
8
Final
17
Cal St. Monterey Bay CSUMB
23-8, 8-5 CCAA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cal Poly Pomona CPP 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 8 10 0
Cal St. Monterey Bay CSUMB 1 0 0 0 4 5 6 1 X 17 19 1

W: AGUIAR, Drew (2-1) L: Campbell, Andrew (7-2)

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

Broncos Drop Series Opener in Seaside

SEASIDE, Calif. – Cal Poly Pomona baseball jumped out to an early lead, but a series of middle-inning surges by a nationally-ranked Cal State Monterey Bay squad proved decisive in a 17-8 setback on Thursday afternoon at the Otter Sports Complex. With the loss, the Broncos fall to 19-12 overall and 11-6 in CCAA play, holding a one-game lead over the Otters in the conference standings.
 
The Broncos wasted no time getting on the board, as Julian Angulo launched a two-run home run in the first inning to give CPP an early lead, marking his fifth of the season. The momentum continued in the third, when RBI singles from Jack Sanders and Tyler Blade extended the lead to 4-1. Pomona collected 10 hits on the day, with Daniel Ruiz and Austin Duarte each recording two-hit performances. Duarte also scored twice and reached base three times, helping fuel the Broncos' early offense.
 
After Monterey Bay answered with big fifth and sixth innings, the Broncos continued to battle. Ruiz delivered an RBI knock as part of his two-hit effort, while Bryan Richman added a double. Pinch hitter Dominic De Feo delivered the biggest swing of the game for the Broncos, crushing a three-run home run in the top of the ninth to cap the scoring, and also marking the first long ball of his Bronco career.
 
The Bronco pitching staff struggled to get through the middle innings, allowing 15 runs in a three-inning span. Starting pitcher Andrew Campbell was solid through four, allowing just one run. However, the Otter bats broke through in the fifth, plating four runs and ultimately giving Campbell his second loss of the season.
 
 
Up Next
The Broncos and Otters will continue their series with a doubleheader tomorrow, April 3rd, beginning at 12:00 PM.
 
 
Bronco Bits
  • The Broncos are 44-40 all-time against Cal State Monterey Bay, including 4-6 in their past 10 games. They are 12-26 on the road and 37-34 in conference against the Otters.
  • Randy Betten is now 450-312 (.591) as head coach of the Broncos and 319-226 (.585) in CCAA play. Betten is just 11 CCAA wins shy of passing legendary coach John Scolinos for most in program history (329).
  • As a program, Cal Poly Pomona is now 1,787-1,597-21 in its 66th season overall, including 960-844-4 in CCAA play.
  • The Broncos are first in the CCAA in stolen bases (50) and tied for first in fielding percentage (.977). The team has not committed an error in four straight games.
  • The pitching staff has issued the second-fewest walks in the CCAA this season with 112 while also striking out the second-most batters (252).
  • The Broncos entered the weekend with the 39th toughest strength of schedule in the entire country.
  • CPP holds a one-game lead over Cal State Monterey Bay in the CCAA standings.