CHICO, Calif. – The Chico State baseball team completed a four-game non-conference sweep over the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs on Saturday, extending its winning surge to eight victories in its last nine games with a doubleheader sweep at Nettleton Stadium.
The Wildcats rolled to a 12–1 win in the opener before walking off UCCS 4–3 in 10 innings in the nightcap to improve to 10–6 on the season.
Wildcat Standouts
Cole Nachreiner – Went 3-for-4 with a double in game two, including the walk-off RBI single in the 10th inning.
Michael Baker – Combined for four RBIs on the day, including three in the 12–1 opener.
Thomas Meyer – Earned the game one victory, allowing one unearned run over five innings with five strikeouts.
Game 1 – Chico State 12, UCCS 1
Chico State seized control early, scoring four runs in the first inning and four more in the second to build an 8–1 lead.
Keoni Coloma tripled home a run in the first, Jared Cantu drove in two in the second, and Jesse Gadd delivered a two-run double as the Wildcats piled up 17 hits.
Meyer settled in after allowing an unearned run in the opening frame, keeping the Mountain Lions off the board over his final four innings. Nathan Hikes and Bruno Condit combined for four scoreless innings of relief to close out the victory.
Game 2 – Chico State 4, UCCS 3 (10 innings)
The nightcap required extra baseball for the fourth time in 15 games this season for Chico State.
After trading runs throughout regulation, the Wildcats forced the game into the 10th before Nachreiner delivered the decisive blow, lining a single to right field to score the winning run and complete the sweep.
Rocco Borrelli tossed three scoreless innings to start, Jakob Poole provided 3.1 strong innings in relief, and Manny Lopez earned the win with a scoreless 10th inning.
By the Numbers
– Chico State has won eight of its last nine games.
– The Wildcats scored 10-plus runs for the fifth time this season.
– Chico State is 4–0 in extra-inning games this year.
– Game one's 11-run margin marked the second time this season the Wildcats have won by at least 11 runs.
Wildcat Tidbits
– It is the fourth time in 15 games the Wildcats have played in extra innings this season. Chico State has won all four extra-inning contests.
– It is the fifth time this season the Wildcats have scored 10-plus runs in a game.
– Game one's 11-run margin of victory is the second time the Wildcats have stretched that gap this season. The other came in an 11–0 win against Western Oregon.
– Kobe Rolling has reached base safely in nine straight games.
– It is the first four-game series sweep for the Wildcats this season and the first since Chico State swept Cal Poly Pomona at Nettleton Stadium last year.
Up Next
Chico State closes out the non-conference schedule against a conference foe when it hosts Highway 99 rival Stanislaus State in a three-game series at Nettleton Stadium. Game one is Friday at 2 p.m.
