TURLOCK — The ninth inning magic continues for the Warriors baseball team.

Jacob Thelen doubled to right-center field to score pinch runner Tomas Donnelly with one out in the home half of the ninth as Cal State Stanislaus took game one of the four-game set over Cal State San Bernardino, 5-4, Friday afternoon at Warrior Baseball Field.

The No. 26 ranked Warriors improved to 23-8 overall and 15-2 in the California Collegiate Athletic Association. Stanislaus is now 11-2 in one-run games and is 18-3 at home this season. Cal State San Bernardino dropped to 13-17 overall and 4-13 in the CCAA.

The Warriors kept the game at 4-4 in the eighth inning after the Coyotes threatened. CSUSB got two on with a walk and a hit-batsman with one out, but Josh Lewis got Olsen to strike out and Andrew DeMott fanned Watson to the end inning.

The game remained 4-4 until the last of the ninth with Hughes leading off with a single up the middle. Donnelly pinch ran for Hughes and after a Tom Long sac bunt to move Donnelly to second, Thelen drove in the game-winner.

It was Cal State Stanislaus's 12th last-at-bat victory this season. The Warriors have now won six straight -- and 11 of last 12 -- CCAA games.

Freshman Andrew Stueve started for the Warriors and allowed four runs on nine hits in seven innings. He struck out six batters before giving way to Lewis in the eighth. Andrew DeMott was credited with the win as he improve to 2-0 with another solid outing. Demott fanned three in just 1 1/3 innings of work.

Thelen finished the game 3-for-4 and Kyle Loretelli doubled in two runs in the first to give CSUS an early 2-1 lead.

For CSUSB, Brent Planck went 2-for-5 and Jason Klug had two hits and drove in two. Planck homered for the Coyotes.

The same two teams will square off again for a doubleheader starting at 11 a.m. on Saturday.