The Chico State baseball team did the little things to make sure one big swing didn't beat them Sunday at Nettleton Stadium.
 

First, there are the little things the Wildcats did: James Hatano's walk, Alex Michaels' bunt single and Cody Slader's stolen base were all crucial parts of the Wildcats' 4-2 win against Cal State San Bernardino in the finale of a four-game series. And there were the little things they didn't do: Three Chico State pitchers pounded the strike zone, allowing no free passes, while the defense played error-free.
 
Together it was enough to overcome one big swing of the bat by Cal State San Bernardino's Grant Buchanan, a game-tying two-run homer in the sixth.
 
Clayton Gelfand earned his first collegiate win for the Wildcats, who improved to 9-9 overall and 8-7 in the California College Athletic Association (CCAA). Robert Hook got the Wildcats to the ninth with two scoreless innings before Ryan O'Shea collected his second save in as many days with a 1-2-3 ninth.
 
Hatano, who was twice hit by pitches and reached base three times, helped the Wildcats draw first blood in the fifth. He drew a two-out walk and then hustled to second on a grounder in the hole to beat the throw on Cody Bistline's infield hit. Hatano again showed great hustle in scoring from second on a fielding error on the shortstop for the first run of the game.
 
Andrew Carrillo's RBI-single plated Bistline later in the inning for a 2-0 lead.
 
It didn't last.
 

Gelfand gave up his first career home run in the sixth when Buchanan turned on a pitch and caught the jet stream blowing out to right for a game-tying two-run blast.
 
Gelfand struck out the last two batters he faced before the Wildcats got him a run in the bottom-half of the fame to put him back in position to win it.
 
Michaels set things in motion with a beautiful bunt hit. He moved to second on a wild pitch before Connor Huesers hammered a single to left to bring him home with what proved to be the game-winning run.
 
The Wildcats added an insurance run in the seventh when Cody Slader singled, stole second, and scored on Sean Smith's base hit to right.
 
Huesers and Bistline finished with two hits apiece for the Wildcats, who travel to 8^th-ranked Cal Poly Pomona for a four-game series beginning Friday at 3 p.m.