BOX SCORE STOCKTON, Calif. – The No. 7 Cal State Monterey Bay baseball team couldn't stop a solid hitting Cal State L.A. team, falling to the Golden Eagles 14-3 in the second elimination game of the CCAA Tournament at Banner Island Ballpark in Stockton, Calif.
 
CSUMB (37-15) will head home to await the announcement of the NCAA Tournament field Sunday at 7 p.m. The Otters entered the week No. 1 in the West Region and are in a solid position to receive their first NCAA tournament bid.
 
Like they did against Chico State on Friday, the Otters quickly took a 1-0 lead in their first at-bat.  Senior Victor Rasor-Thompson (San Diego/Univ. of San Diego) drew a walk and advanced to second on Ronnie Fhurong (Hollister/San Benito HS) single that deflected off the pitcher.  Senior Brian Haggett put one down the middle to bring Rasor-Thompson home. 
 
Junior Chris Daniels (Citrus Heights/Sierra College) threw three solid innings, allowing just one single.
 
In the fourth, the Golden Eagles claimed a 2-1 lead with back-to-back RBI singles by Ryan Cooperstone and Niko Garcia before Manny Acosta grounded into a 463 double play.
 
CSULA made it 5-1 in the next frame, taking advantage of five hits and two CSUMB errors.
 
With the bases loaded in the sixth, junior Cannon Bernarding (San Jose/West Valley)  pushed a run across the plate when he hit into a fielder's choice.  Senior Jesse Olson's (Citrus Heights/Sierra College) RBI single close the gap to 5-3. 
 
The Golden Eagles pulled away with the win after posting seven runs on two outs in the bottom of the seventh.