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Biola University BU 0-1
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Winner Cal St. Monterey Bay CSUMB 1-1
Biola University BU
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Cal St. Monterey Bay CSUMB
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Biola University BU 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 7 1
Cal St. Monterey Bay CSUMB 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 X 5 7 1

W: McInerney, Christian (1-0) L: Merkin, Nick (0-1) S: Tonna, Chris (1)

Michael Potter vs. Biola

Game Recap: Baseball | | Kevin Gilmore (@OtterKevin)

Otters Rally Three Times to Beat Biola In Home Opener, 5–4

Otter pitchers tie school record with 15 Ks in home–opening victory

SEASIDE, Calif. — Cal State Monterey Bay rallied three times to overcome Biola University and win its home opener, 5–4, Friday night at the Otter Sports Complex.

Chris Rubottom (Long Beach CC) came up clutch with a 2–out , 2–run single in the bottom of the eight to tie the game at 4–4. Freshman catcher Sergio Solis (Ceres/Central Valley HS) followed with a ball hit sharply past first base to score Rubottom and give the Otters their first lead of the night.

Chris Tonna (Fremont/Chabot College) closed the door against the heart of the Biola order, getting a 1–pitch ground out and a pair of strikeouts to earn his first save.

CSUMB got several strong relief performances on the hill Friday night. Ubaldo Romo (Waterford/Hartnell College) fanned three in 1 2/3 innings to help starter Levi Noddin (San Leandro HS/Chabot College) escape an early jam. Freshman Michael Potter (Elk Grove/Sheldon HS) struck out the side in his first collegiate inning.

Sophomore Christian McInerney (Benicia/Sacramento CC) struck out three in 1 1/3 scoreless inning to earn his first win.

Biola strung together four hits to open the scoring with a pair of runs in the fourth inning. The Otters answered back in the fifth when Brady Miguel (San Benito HS) drew a bases–loaded walk and Jacob Martin (Bloomington/Chaffey College) hit a sac fly.

The Eagles took a 2–run lead again in the seventh when third baseman Oscar Serratos tripled in a pair. As it turned out, that served only to setup up the Otter heroics an inning later.
 

THE GAME WAS OVER WHEN OVER WHEN… Chris Tonna struck out Oscar Serratos and Rylan Greenlee on consecutive 2–2 pitches to earn the save.

FOR (HOME) OPENERS… The Otters improved to 10–6 overall in home openers dating back to their inaugural season in 2006. They're 9–2 in their last 11 home openers.

STRIKE THAT FROM THE RECORD BOOK… Otter pitchers tied a record by striking out 15 batters in Friday's 5–4 win over Biola University. The 2016 Otters set the record twice, fanning 15 against Holy Names (Jan. 29) and Cal State San Marcos (Apr. 30).

FANS OF FANNING… Otter pitchers have rung up strikeouts at a prodigious pace through the first two games. CSUMB has struck out 26 batters through their first 17 innings of work this seaso..

LEADERS OF THE RAFT… Chris Rubottom (2x4, 2 R, 2 RBI); Kyle Guerra (2x4, R), Chase Lindemann (1x2, 2 BB); Hunter Harris (1x2, R); Christian McInerney (W [1–0], 1.1 IP, ) H, 0 R, 3 K, 2 BB); Chris Tonna (Sv [1], 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 K).

THEY'VE GOT NEXT… The Otters conclude their 3–game series against Biola with a Saturday doubleheader. First pitch is scheduled for 11 a.m.




 
GO OTTERS!



 
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Scoring Summary

Score By Innings
Play BU CSUMB
BU TOP 4th Duncan, W. singled to left center, RBI (1-0 B); Justus, T. advanced to second; Greenlee, R. scored. 1 0
BU TOP 4th Lujan, A. singled through the right side, RBI (0-0); Duncan, W. advanced to second; Justus, T. scored. 2 0
CSUMB BOT 5th MIGUEL walked, RBI (3-2 BBBKFB); LINDEMANN advanced to second; HARRIS advanced to third; RUBOTTOM scored. 2 1
CSUMB BOT 5th MARTIN flied out to cf, SF, RBI (3-2 BBFFB); HARRIS scored. 2 2
BU TOP 7th Serratos, O. tripled to right center, 2 RBI (0-0); Baca, T. scored; Thomas, B. scored. 4 2
CSUMB BOT 8th RUBOTTOM singled to right center, 2 RBI (0-0); GUERRA scored; KISSEE scored. 4 4
CSUMB BOT 8th SOLIS singled down the 1b line, RBI (1-2 SSB); RUBOTTOM scored. 4 5

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