POMONA, Calif. – Chico State dropped the series finale 6–2 Sunday afternoon at Scolinos Field as Cal Poly Pomona claimed the four-game CCAA series.
Chico State falls to 14–12 overall and 3–5 in the CCAA. Cal Poly Pomona improves to 15–7 overall and 7–1 in conference play.
Wildcat Standouts
Brady Wright – Went 1-for-3 with a walk and scored one of the Wildcats' two runs.
Keoni Coloma – Reached base twice with a single and hit-by-pitch.
Jakob Poole – Struck out four over 4.1 innings in the start.
Game Highlights
– Cal Poly Pomona struck first in the second inning on Julian Angulo's solo home run to left center before Evan Nahra followed with an RBI double to give the Broncos a 2–0 lead.
– The Broncos added another run in the fourth on Gage Gonzales' sacrifice fly.
– Cal Poly Pomona extended its lead in the fifth inning with three runs, highlighted by RBI hits from Tyler Blade and Bryan Richman.
– Chico State broke through in the eighth inning when Brady Wright singled and eventually scored on Carson Case's bases-loaded walk.
– Juan Nunez followed with an RBI hit-by-pitch to trim the deficit to 6–2.
– The Wildcats loaded the bases in the eighth but could not draw closer as the Broncos closed out the game.
By the Numbers
– Cal Poly Pomona outhit Chico State 10–5.
– The Wildcats struck out eight times at the plate.
– Four Chico State pitchers combined for eight strikeouts.
– Cal Poly Pomona left 10 runners on base.
Wildcat Tidbits
– With the loss, Chico State still leads the all-time series with Cal Poly Pomona, 75–48, dating back to 1991.
– Dave Taylor, in his 20th season, is 604–353–0 as the head coach at Chico State. Taylor is also 719–447–1 in 24 years as an NCAA head coach.
Up Next
Chico State returns home to Nettleton Stadium to host Cal State San Marcos in a four-game conference series. The series begins Friday at 6 p.m., the first scheduled game this season to start under the lights. Cal State San Marcos comes to Chico having lost three of four to Cal State San Bernardino in San Marcos over the weekend.
