SEASIDE, Calif. -- Sunday brought the series finalé vs Cal Poly Pomona as the Cal State Monterey Bay baseball team looked for a series sweep over the Broncos. However, CPP had other ideas as they jumped on Otter starting pitching to take a 2-0 lead after the first inning that set the tone for the eventual 11-8 Otter loss.

The Broncos plated six runs in the fourth inning to capture a 8-1 lead over the hosts before plating two more runs in the eighth inning to take a 10-1 lead. The Otters did not back down as they touched up the Bronco bullpen for five runs in the eighth inning cutting the deficit to four runs at 10-6. Pomona answered with a run the top of the ninth to extend the lead to comfortable five runs.

Against the Pomona closer, Ryan Alsworth, the Otters were able to plate two runs in the ninth to get the hole to three runs, but Alsworth was able to shut the door on the comeback and secure the Otter loss.
 

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LEADING OFF... Despite the loss, CSUMB still won the series, two game to one. The Otters also won the season series four games to two after winning the nonconference series in Pomona in February.

ON DECK... Jordan Esposo led the Otters in hitting with a 3-for-4 day at the plate that included two runs scored. Max Sanderson drove a team-leading two RBIs while Hayden Duer also scored twice.

IN THE HOLE... The Otters are now 19-11, 12-7 CCAA and are a half game ahead of Cal State East Bay for second place in the CCAA North Division

HIGHLIGHTS... Watch the highlights from Sunday's series finalé

THEY'VE GOT NEXT... Monterey Bay will take a brief break from CCAA play by welcoming Fresno Pacific to the Otter Sports Complex on Tuesday for a make-up nonconference game vs the Sunbirds. First pitch is set for 2:00 p.m.