LOS ANGELES –  Blake Gibbs just keeps getting on base. Unfortunately for Gibbs and his mates on the Chico State baseball team, Cal State L.A. followed suit Friday night. Gibbs reached base all six times he came to the plate and has now reached in 13 straight appearances spanning two-plus games. The junior outfielder went 2-for-3 with a double, two walks and a hit by pitch and reached on an error in his final at bat. But the Wildcats fell 21-13 against a Golden Eagles squad that put four runs on the board in the first, seven in the second, and plated at least one run in each of the first six frames.
 
Cody Foster went 2-for-5 with a double and two RBI for the Wildcats, extending his hit streak to 10 games. TJ Yasuhara, who along with Gibbs extended his hitting streak to seven games, scored three runs. Myles Dempsey went 1-for-4 with four RBI.
 
But it was one of those nights for the 12^th-ranked Wildcats’ pitching staff. Kagen Hopkins was tagged for eight run in an inning and a third. Morgan Yee allowed six runs in two and two-thirds frames. And Juan Guerra gave up seven runs in two and two-thirds innings. Jeremy Perez posted an inning-plus of hitless relief.
 
Chico State fell to 23-8 overall and 13-8 in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) with the loss.
 
Cal State L.A. improved to 12-11 overall and 8-9 in the CCAA.
 
The series continues with a doubleheader Saturday beginning at 1 p.m. and concludes with a single game Sunday at 11 a.m.

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