TURLOCK — With a full count and the rain falling,
Jayce Gardner got to finish his at-bat before the rain delay.
He finished that at-bat by blasting a three-run homer down the left-field line to lead the Warriors to a 7-4 nightcap win that took more than four hours to play.
The Warriors rebounded from a 14-5 game one loss with the late win to improve to 14-7 overall and 7-6 in the CCAA. Cal State LA snapped a nine-game losing streak with the game one win and is now 5-14, 4-11 CCAA..
TOP WARRIORS OF THE DOUBLEHEADER
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Zach Jones had a hit in each game to extend his on-base streak to all 21 games this season.
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Grant Victor went 2-for-2 in each game. He's now 6 for 7 in this series.
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Douglas Gragg hit a pinch-hit three-run homer in the ninth inning of game one.
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Jayce Gardner had one hit on the day, but it was a huge three-run shot in the fourth of the nightcap, just before the rain delay.
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Justin Hines also had two hits off the bench in the first game.
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Casey Carr got the win in game two. He gave up four runs on four hits and struck out four.
• In game one,
Joseph Hutchings pitched two innings and gave up just one hit and struck out four.
GAME ONE TROUBLES
• The Warriors gave up runs in five of the innings. They trailed 8-2 by the end of the fifth and gave up a six-run seventh.
• Stan State committed four errors, contributing to three unearned runs allowed by starter
Tyler Meyer.
• Cal State L.A. scattered 19 hits in the game, including two doubles and a homer.
• Five Warriors took the mound in this game, four of them gave up at least a run.
GAME TWO TOOK A WHILE
• With a 4-1 lead in the top of the fourth, the Warriors allowed a three-run homer for LA to tie the score.
• In the home half of the fourth,
Grant Bunker singled ahead of a
Zach Jones double.
• Then, as the rain begins to fall,
Jayce Gardner took a 3-2 pitch deep for a 7-4 lead.
• After the Gardner homer, the game went into rain delay at 5:59.
• The game resumed after an one hour, 45 minute delay and resumed at 7:45.
ON DECK
The Warriors and the Golden Eagles will play the final game of the series on Sunday at Noon.
