Sophomore Matt Urakami stole two bases in Monday's doubleheader.
BOX SCORE 1 |
BOX SCORE 2 SEASIDE, Calif. – The No. 14 Cal State Monterey Bay baseball team dropped its first series since 2012, falling 7-5 and 7-1 in Monday's doubleheader to visiting Western Oregon.
Junior
Brian Hamm (Pleasanton/Chabot College) led CSUMB's offense in the twinbill, going 4-for-6 with two doubles. Sophomore
Matt Urakami (San Jose/Branham HS) was also solid at the plate with three hits including a double while stealing a pair of bases.
The Otters (1-3) return to the field for their final non-conference homestand on Friday, Feb. 6, hosting Point Loma Nazarene at 2 p.m.
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February 3, 2014 | Otter Baseball Field | Seaside, Calif. |
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Pitching |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
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W - Zach Kayser (1-0) |
4.0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
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L - Rickey Guerrero (0-1) |
5.0 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
GAME 1: WOU 7, CSUMB 5
CSUMB saw its 5-1 lead after four innings slip away as WOU posted three runs in the fifth followed by a run int he seventh and a pair in eighth.
Hamm hit a leadoff double down the left line in the first inning and crossed the plate on senior
Kaden Kamoe's double to right center. After stealing third, Kamoe scored on a WOU error to give CSUMB a 2-0 lead in the first.
Otters doubled their runs in the second after WOU . With one out, senior
Cannon Bernarding drew a walk and Urakami followed with a double. Hamm's second double pushed Bernarding across and
Ty Morris'
(Royal Oaks/North Monterey County HS) sent a ball deep center for a sacrifice fly to score Urakami.
CSUMB's final run came in the fourth, taking advantage of two WOU errors.
The Wolves scored three runs in the fifth on three hits on a 2 RBI double by Daniel McNabb and Matt Taylor's single.
After knotting the game at 5-5 in the fifth, WOU drove in the game winning runs on a McNabb's second 2 RBI double of the game.
Senior
Rickey Guerrero (Stockton/MPC) took the loss despite the final two runs being unearned. WOU's Zach Kayser earned the win after one inning of action and Kody Stone collected the save.
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February 3, 2014 | Otter Baseball Field | Seaside, Calif. |
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Pitching |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
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W - Clark McKitrick (1-0) |
4.1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
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L - Brian Scott (1-0) |
3.0 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
GAME 2: WOU 7, CSUMB 1
The Otters registered six hits but were only able to push a single run across, stranding nine runners as Western Oregon collected the series win.
The Wolves posted two-run innings in the second and third innings before putting away the game with a three-run fifth.
The Otters lone run came in their final at-bat. Sophomore
Devin Finn hit a leadoff double off the right center wall and scored on Bernarding's infield groundout.
CSUMB starter
Brian Scott (Campbell/West Valley College) struckout two batters and relinguished two earned runs for the loss. WOU's Clark McKitrick nabbed his first win after 4.1 shutout innings.
