TURLOCK, Calif. – Josh Meagher's two-run single sparked a five-run sixth inning and gave starting pitcher Andrew Pluta some much-needed run support as the Wildcats salvaged a doubleheader split with a 5-2 victory in the nightcap at Cal State Stanislaus Saturday. The Warriors won the first game 3-2.
Pluta fired a complete game eight-hitter. He struck out eight and walked two to improve to 3-2 on the season. Meagher came to the plate with two down, the bases loaded, and two runs already in via bases-loaded walks. He singled home two runs and Nick Dingman followed with an RBI-single to make it 5-2.
Dinger, Meagher, and Cody Dee finished with two hits apiece to pace the Wildcats offense. The Wildcats, who dropped Saturday's first game in heartbreaking fashion, are now 13-6 overall and 6-4 in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA).
Cal State Stanislaus won the opening game 3-2. Warriors ace Marquis Fleming struck out nine in a route-going performance. The Wildcats led 2-0 through four innings on Meagher's RBI-single in the third and Kyle Eveland's squeeze bunt in the fourth. The Warriors rallied to tie the game with a run in the fifth and a run in the seventh against Wildcats starter Mike Robbins.
Chico State had opportunities to retake the lead, but stranded a runner in the eighth and two more in the ninth. Cal State Stanislaus loaded in the bases in the bottom of the ninth, but Wildcats reliever Joel Garcia got a strikeout for the second out and then got Adam Fonville to hit a ground ball to second. First baseman Matt Bitker bobbled the throw from second however, allowing the winning run to score.
The teams will wrap up their four-game series with a single game Sunday at noon.
Chico State Wildcats
#16 Chico State at #23 Cal State Stanislaus (Game 1)
Mar 08, 2008 at Turlock, CA (Warrior Field)
Chico State 2 (12-6,5-4 CCAA)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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DODOS, Jimmy rf.......... 4 1 2 0 1 0 4 0 2
FARMER, Shane cf/dh...... 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
MEAGHER, Josh dh......... 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
BURKE, Joey pr.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NEWBERRY, Scott lf...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BITKER, Matt 1b.......... 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 2
RINGER, Bret 3b.......... 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0
VICTOR, Nick lf.......... 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
DeCOITO, Travis pr/lf... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1
MOORE, Trevor 2b......... 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0
DINGMAN, Nick ph........ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BOSCARINO, Phil 2b...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FINN, Joe c.............. 1 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 1
DEE, Cody ph/c.......... 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0
EVELAND, Kyle ss......... 2 0 0 1 1 1 3 2 0
ROBBINS, Mike p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0
GARCIA, Joel p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 34 2 6 2 3 9 26 12 9
Cal State Stanislaus 3 (16-4,9-1 CCAA)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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PALACIOS dh.............. 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
CONTRERAS 2b............. 4 0 1 1 1 1 2 4 2
WOLFE cf................. 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0
FONVILLE 1b.............. 5 0 1 0 0 0 12 1 0
LORETELLI lf............. 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1
OKETANI 3b............... 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 4 0
BELLOTTI ss.............. 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 2
PEREZ c.................. 1 0 0 0 2 1 6 2 0
FEDERICO pr............. 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LONG c.................. 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
THELEN rf................ 4 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 0
FLEMING p................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
Totals................... 33 3 9 2 7 8 27 14 11
Score by Innings R H E
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Chico State......... 001 100 000 - 2 6 3
Cal State Stanislaus 000 010 101 - 3 9 3
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Note: 2 outs, 3 runners LOB when the game ended.
E - BITKER 2; GARCIA, Jo; OKETANI; THELEN; FLEMING. DP - Wildcats 2. LOB -
Wildcats 9; Warriors 11. 2B - MOORE; LORETELLI. SH - EVELAND. SB - DODOS;
OKETANI; FEDERICO. CS - DeCOITO.
Chico State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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ROBBINS, Mike....... 6.2 7 2 2 3 7 25 28 -
GARCIA, Joel........ 2.0 2 1 0 4 1 8 12 -
Cal State Stanislaus IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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FLEMING............. 9.0 6 2 2 3 9 34 38 -
Win - FLEMING (5-1). Loss - GARCIA, Jo (0-1). Save - None.
WP - FLEMING 2. BK - ROBBINS; FLEMING. Inherited runners/scored: GARCIA, Jo 1/1.
Pitches/strikes: None.
Umpires - HP: Gary DiFabio 1B: Greg Schmitz 2B: Scott Letendre
Start: 11:06 am Time: 3:12 Attendance: 141
Chico State Wildcats
#16 Chico State at #23 Cal State Stanislaus (Game 2)
Mar 08, 2008 at Turlock, CA (Warrior Field)
Chico State 5 (13-6,6-4 CCAA)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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DODOS, Jimmy rf.......... 3 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 2
DeCOITO, Travis cf....... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FARMER, Shane cf........ 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
MEAGHER, Josh dh......... 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
DINGMAN, Nick 1b......... 4 0 2 1 0 0 5 0 0
RINGER, Bret 3b.......... 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 6
VICTOR, Nick lf.......... 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
BITKER, Matt ph......... 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
NEWBERRY, Scott pr...... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BURKE, Joey lf.......... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
DEE, Cody c.............. 4 1 2 0 0 0 8 1 0
MOORE, Trevor 2b......... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GAUGHEN, Dylan ph....... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
BOSCARINO, Phil 2b...... 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
EVELAND, Kyle ss......... 2 1 0 1 2 1 2 1 2
PLUTA, Andrew p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals................... 33 5 9 5 3 4 21 5 10
Cal State Stanislaus 2 (16-5,9-2 CCAA)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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PALACIOS dh.............. 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
CONTRERAS 2b............. 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 7 2
WOLFE cf................. 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0
LORETELLI lf............. 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
FONVILLE 1b.............. 3 0 0 0 0 2 9 1 0
OKETANI 3b............... 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 4
BELLOTTI ss.............. 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1
LONG c................... 3 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 0
THELEN rf................ 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
HUGHES ph............... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DONNELLY rf............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
COSTA p.................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
DEMOTT p................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TRONCALE p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SMITH p................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 28 2 8 2 2 8 21 11 7
Score by Innings R H E
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Chico State......... 000 005 0 - 5 9 1
Cal State Stanislaus 101 000 0 - 2 8 3
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E - DeCOITO; CONTRERAS; BELLOTTI 2. LOB - Wildcats 10; Warriors 7. 2B -
CONTRERAS 2; WOLFE; THELEN. HR - LORETELLI.
Chico State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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PLUTA, Andrew....... 7.0 8 2 2 2 8 28 30 -
Cal State Stanislaus IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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COSTA............... 5.0 6 3 3 1 1 24 25 -
DEMOTT.............. 0.1 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 -
TRONCALE............ 0.2 2 1 1 1 1 4 5 -
SMITH............... 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 4 4 -
Win - PLUTA (3-2). Loss - COSTA (0-2). Save - None.
WP - COSTA. Inherited runners/scored: DEMOTT 3/1; TRONCALE 3/3. Pitches/strikes:
None.
Umpires - HP: Greg Schmitz 1B: Scott Letendre 2B: Gary DiFabio
Start: 2:48 pm Time: 2:20 Attendance: 144
COSTA faced 3 batters in the 6th.
