SAN BERNARDINO – While the rain was falling in Chico, the tension was ratcheting up in San Bernardino. The Chico State baseball team was there to start a three-game series, originally scheduled to be played at Nettleton Stadium, against Cal State San Bernardino. Both games went down to the wire.
 
Spurred by Jerrett Maas' RBI-triple the Wildcats won the first game 5-3 in 10 innings. Cal State San Bernardino rallied to win the second game 7-6 thanks to two unearned runs in the ninth.
 
The series concludes Sunday with a single game at 11 a.m. It will be broadcast locally on AM-1290 KPAY.
 

Chico State is now 14-5 overall and 4-3 in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). Cal State San Bernardino is now 11-14 and 6-7 in the CCAA.
 
Maas was 3-for-4 in the opener with a run and RBI. He scored on Tony Roque's double in the 10^th after driving in Josh Falco (who singled) for the go-ahead run in extra innings.
 
Dillon Kelley, Cody Snider and Falco also drove in runs for the Wildcats.
 
Torgen Soderlund won in relief, improving to 1-1 on the season. He retired the last four Coyotes in order. Starter Clayton Gelfand allowed two runs in five innings and reliever Steven Baker surrendered just one run in three-plus innings in relief.
 
In Game Two, Cody Bistline's three-run homer sparked a five-run sixth as the Wildcats tied the game 5-5.
 
Bistline helped Chico State grab the lead in the eighth. He singled leading off the inning, moved to second on Roque's sacrifice bunt, and scored on Cameron Santos' base hit that gave the Wildcats a 6-5 lead.
 
Soderlund was called upon to attempt to shut down a rally in the ninth. He hit the first batter he faced to load the bases, however, and Santos' hurried throw in an attempt to turn the game-ending double-play was wild, allowing the tying and winning runs to score.
 
Bistline finished 2-for-3 with two runs and three RBI. Santos was 3-for-4 with a pair of RBI. Falco also finished with a pair of hits.