March 20, 2009

Box Score

SEASIDE, Calif. – Senior #Steve Mays# went 3-for-4 with three doubles to lead the Cal State Monterey Bay baseball team to a 13-2 victory over Academy of Art University in non-conference play on Friday.

The Otters fell behind in the top of the first, giving up a run off three hits.  CSUMB scored three runs in the bottom of the frame and maintained the lead the rest of the game.

After adding one run in the second inning, freshman #Niko Kanakaris# hit his first collegiate home run, a three-run blast over the right center wall.

The Otters put up three more runs in the fourth on senior #Matt DeJesus#'s two-run homer and a RBI double by Mays.

CSUMB starter #Patrick McClain# was the winner, allowing only a pair of earned runs on six hits and one walk with six strikeouts over the first 6.0 frames.  Senior #Brian Callen# came in for relief for three innings and did not give up a single run on three hits.

The Otters scored in all but two innings and outhit the Urban Knights, 10-9.

After a week off, CSUMB returns to California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) play on Friday, March 27, at Otter Baseball Field.  The Otters host No. 27 Cal State Stanislaus at 3 p.m.