HAYWARD, Calif. — Cal State East Bay opened its CCAA weekend series against Cal State LA with an early offensive surge, but the Golden Eagles pulled away late to claim a 13-5 win on Friday afternoon at Pioneer Baseball Field.
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GAME SUMMARY |
The Pioneers jumped ahead early behind Camron Grant's first home run in a Cal State East Bay uniform, a two-run shot in the bottom of the first inning that also plated Danelle Daniels for a 2-0 lead.
After Cal State LA tied the game in the second on two unearned runs, East Bay responded in the fourth when Aidan Morton doubled and scored on a Jaylen Hodges single, giving the home side a 3-2 lead.
After both teams traded runs in the sixth—including Luke Brown's fourth homer of the season—the game tilted in Cal State LA's favor for good. The Golden Eagles erupted for three runs in the seventh, highlighted by RBI singles from Cesar Chavez and Javy Espinoza.
Dominick Najar sparked a rally in the bottom of the seventh with a bunt single followed by two stolen bases—his 12th and 13th of the year—to set up Brown's RBI single. However, Cal State East Bay was held scoreless the rest of the way.
CSULA added three more in the eighth and four in the ninth to seal the 13-5 win.
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NOTABLE STATS |
- Danelle Daniels extended his hitting streak to six games.
- Luke Brown hit his fourth home run of the season.
- Camron Grant hit his first home run as a Pioneer and finished with three hits and two RBI.
- Dominick Najar stole two bases, giving him 13 on the season—second-most in the CCAA.
- Aidan Morton went 1-for-3 and is now batting .408, fourth among qualifying CCAA hitters.
- Despite the loss, the Pioneers tallied 10 hits, including multi-hit games from Brown and Grant.
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RECORDS |
Cal State East Bay: 14-17, 10-11 CCAA
Cal State LA: 18-13, 15-6 CCAA
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UP NEXT FOR CAL STATE EAST BAY |
Cal State East Bay continues its CCAA series with Cal State LA on Saturday, April 5, with a doubleheader scheduled for 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. at Pioneer Baseball Field in Hayward.
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