Broncos Sweep Doubleheader to take a 3-0 Advantage in Series vs. CSUSM

Cal Poly Pomona

SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal Poly Pomona baseball team swept Saturday's doubleheader at Cal State San Marcos, winning 7-6 and 16-0 to improve to 3-0 in the series. With both wins, CPP improves to 24-18 overall on the season and 20-11 in the California Collegiate Athletic Association. Game One: CPP 7, CSUSM 6 Down 2-0 heading into the fourth inning, the Broncos scored their first run of the game as Frankie Nogales singled to bring in Chris Stratton. After the Cougars added another run in the bottom of the fourth, the Broncos tied the game 3-3 after Jacob Bernardy hit a two-run home run to left field. Jeff Bain started on the mound for the Broncos, tallying his sixth win of the season. Bain tossed eight innings, giving up 11 hits and two walks with eight strikeouts. The Broncos took their first lead of the day in the sixth inning as Brennan McKenzie singled through the left side, scoring two runs to make it 5-3. San Marcos continued to fight back, scoring a run in the sixth, seventh and eighth inning to take the lead 6-5 heading into the final inning. Tallying his third RBI of the day, Bernardy singled up the middle to score Jason Padlo while Stratton gave the Broncos the lead for good with a single, scoring Alex Gaskin for the win. Wyatt Shackleford picked up his first save of the season, throwing one inning with one hit. Game Two: CPP 16, CSUSM 0 The second game of the day was all Broncos as CPP jumped ahead to a 7-0 lead, scoring six runs in the second inning. CPP followed up with four more runs in the third inning to run away with an 11-0 lead. The Broncos tallied 37 hits with eight players recording at least one RBI. On the mound, Henry Omana got the start, improving to 4-5 overall on the ...

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