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Baseball earns postseason berth on final day

5/4/2008 3:15:46 PM

POMONA -- The Warriors faced a "win or go home" situation Sunday, needing a win in the final day of the regular season to qualify for the CCAA Championship Tournament. A total of 13 runs and 18 hits later, Cal State Stanislaus was booking its first trip to the postseason since 2003, thanks to a 13-8 victory over Cal Poly Pomona at Scolinos Field.

The win tied the school record for wins with a 36-19 record. The Warriors also finish with a 24-12 CCAA record. Chico State defeated Cal State San Bernardino Sunday, 7-5, to earn a spot in the tournament, as well as the host spot. Despite a 10-5 victory over San Francisco State Sunday, Cal State LA misses a spot in the postseason by a mere 1/2 game, finishing with a 23-12 CCAA record. The Broncos finished the season 16-31 overall and 13-21 in the CCAA.

The Warriors led a hit barrage with 18 hits that included seven extra-base hits and three home runs. They scored multi-runs in six innings for the victory. Jeff Bellotti went 5-for-5 with three RBI, while David Contreras, Jacob Thelen and Adam Fontville homered for the Warriors. Senior Andres Fernandez had three RBIs and junior Chris Wilson went 3-for-3 for the Broncos.

The Warriors batted .361 and scored 45 runs on 57 hits with 23 extra base hits on the weekend. The Cal Poly Pomona pitching staff had a 9.26 ERA over the weekend.

Trailing 2-0 entering the second inning, the Broncos tied the game. Fernandez hit a two-run single that scored junior Josh Potter, who reached on a walk, and Wilson, who singled.  The Warriors would go on to a 6-2 in the fourth and Cal Poly Pomona cut the lead to 6-3 in the fourth. Senior Kyle Boggio's two-out single scored Wilson, who reached on a single.

The Warriors added two runs in the sixth and two in the seventh to lead 10-3, but Cal Poly Pomona mounted a comeback with a four-run, five-hit attack in the seventh. Five straight singles by Boggio, senior Jason Jordan, senior Matt Davidson, senior John Daniels and senior A.J.Cavaletto put the Broncos in contention. All but Cavaletto scored and the Broncos trailed 10-7 entering the eighth.

But the Warriors answered right back in the eighth. The decisive blow was a three-run homer by Fonville with a little help from Broncos left fielder John Daniels. Fonville delivered a high shot to deep left. Daniels went back to the warning track and as he was about to make the catch over the wall, the ball hit his glove, his glove hit the fence at the same time and the ball dropped over the fence. The Broncos added a run in the ninth - freshman Joe Villa singled in Potter, who opened the inning with a single.
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