LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The Chico State baseball team stranded 18 runners and dropped a pair of games at Cal State L.A. Saturday, 7-6 and 5-2. The Wildcats, who entered the weekend ranked No. 4 in the nation, dipped to 8-4 overall and 1-2 in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA).
Matt Bitker grounded out with the tying run on third base in Chico State's 7-6 loss in the opening game. The Wildcats trailed 7-4, but scored a run in the eighth and another in the ninth. Jimmy Dodos, Kyle Eveland, Phil Boscarino, Bitker, Trevor Moore, and Shane Farmer each knocked in a run.
Lefty Mike Robbins (2-1) absorbed the loss for the Wildcats. Four Chico State players were hit by pitches.
The Wildcats stranded 10 runners in seven innings in their 5-2 loss in the second game. They were 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position. Cody Dee had the team's only RBI with his solo home run leading off the sixth. Andrew Pluta (1-2) threw five innings, but took the loss.
GM 1 Box Score
The Automated ScoreBook
Chico State at Cal State L.A. (Game 1)
Feb 23, 2008 at Los Angeles (Reeder Field)
Chico State 6 (8-3,1-1 CCAA)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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DODOS, Jimmy rf.......... 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 0
EVELAND, Kyle ss......... 4 0 0 1 0 0 4 6 1
RINGER, Bret 3b.......... 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1
MEAGEHER, Josh dh........ 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
BOSCARINO, Phil ph...... 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
BITKER, Matt 1b.......... 4 1 1 1 0 0 7 1 2
DEE, Cody c.............. 3 1 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
FINN, Joe ph/c.......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VICTOR, Nick lf.......... 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
MOORE, Trevor 2b......... 3 0 1 1 0 1 5 3 2
FARMER, Shane cf......... 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
BURKE, Joey ph/cf....... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
GAUGHEN, Dylan ph....... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ROBBINS, Mike p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
GARCIA, Joel p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
BELLANICH, Austin p..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 32 6 6 6 3 3 24 16 8
Cal State L.A. 7 (6-8,1-1 CCAA)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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HALE, Darrick ss......... 5 2 3 0 0 1 2 3 0
PARK, Joe 2b............. 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 0
WARMERDAM, Tyler 3b...... 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 5 0
MOYA, Max 1b............. 4 1 2 4 1 0 11 1 2
CONTRERAS, Henry c....... 3 2 2 0 1 0 3 1 0
RAMIREZ, Christian rf.... 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
FLORES, Noe dh........... 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1
MORENO, Nico ph......... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
SHANAHAN, Kenny lf....... 3 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 2
LLOYD, Chris cf.......... 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 4
PICKETT, Nathan p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
FUJIWARA, Yuichiro p.... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
MITCHELL, John p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 36 7 16 7 3 6 27 13 9
Score by Innings R H E
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Chico State......... 000 040 011 - 6 6 1
Cal State L.A....... 013 021 00X - 7 16 1
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E - ROBBINS; LLOYD. DP - CSUC 3. LOB - CSUC 8; CSULA 9. 2B - WARMERDAM;
MOYA; CONTRERAS 2; FLORES. 3B - HALE. HR - MOYA(3). HBP - DODOS; RINGER;
BITKER; MOORE; FARMER. SH - EVELAND; RAMIREZ. SB - DODOS.
Chico State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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ROBBINS, Mike....... 4.0 9 6 3 1 3 21 22
GARCIA, Joel........ 3.0 5 1 1 2 3 11 14
BELLANICH, Austin... 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 4 4
Cal State L.A. IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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PICKETT, Nathan..... 7.0 3 4 4 2 3 23 29
FUJIWARA, Yuichiro.. 1.1 2 2 2 1 0 6 8
MITCHELL, John...... 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 3 4
Win - PICKETT (1-2). Loss - ROBBINS (2-1). Save - MITCHELL (2).
WP - ROBBINS. HBP - by PICKETT (FARMER); by PICKETT (BITKER); by PICKETT
(MOORE); by FUJIWARA (DODOS); by MITCHELL (RINGER). BK - FUJIWARA.
Umpires - HP: Mark Roberts 1B: Steve Fritzoni 3B: Johnny Pineda
Start: 11:25 Time: 3:02 Attendance: 247
ROBBINS faced 3 batters in the 5th.
Game: GAME14
GM 2 Box score
2008 Cal State L.A. Baseball
Chico State at Cal State L.A.
Feb 23, 2008 at Los Angeles (Reeder Field)
Chico State 2 (8-4,1-2 CCAA)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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BOSCARINO, Phil 2b....... 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 1
DODOS, Jimmy rf.......... 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2
RINGER, Bret 3b.......... 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
MEAGEHER, Josh dh........ 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
BITKER, Matt 1b.......... 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 1
DEE, Cody c.............. 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3
EVELAND, Kyle ss......... 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
BURKE, Joey lf........... 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
FARMER, Shane cf......... 2 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 3
PLUTA, Andrew p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GIBSON, Kyle p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 30 2 9 1 1 0 18 4 10
Cal State L.A. 5 (7-8,2-1 CCAA)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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HALE, Darrick ss......... 3 1 1 1 0 1 3 5 0
PARK, Joe 2b............. 2 1 1 2 0 0 3 5 0
WARMERDAM, Tyler 3b...... 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0
MOYA, Max 1b............. 3 0 0 0 0 0 11 1 1
RAMIREZ, Christian rf.... 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CONTRERAS, Henry c....... 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
MORENO, Nico dh.......... 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
SHANAHAN, Kenny lf....... 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
LLOYD, Chris cf.......... 3 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 2
MITCHELL, John p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals................... 25 5 8 5 1 1 21 14 4
Score by Innings R H E
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Chico State......... 001 001 0 - 2 9 0
Cal State L.A....... 002 030 X - 5 8 2
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E - WARMERDAM; LLOYD. DP - CSULA 1. LOB - CSUC 10; CSULA 4. 2B - MEAGHER;
BITKER. 3B - HALE. HR - DEE. HBP - BURKE; FARMER. SF - PARK.
Chico State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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PLUTA, Andrew....... 5.0 7 5 5 0 1 21 22
GIBSON, Kyle........ 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 4 5
Cal State L.A. IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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MITCHELL, John...... 7.0 9 2 1 1 0 30 33
Win - MITCHELL (2-1). Loss - PLUTA (1-2). Save - None.
HBP - by MITCHELL (BURKE); by MITCHELL (FARMER).
Umpires -
Start: 3:52 Time: 1:50 Attendance: 104
Game: GAME15
