HAYWARD, California. – Central Washington Baseball used 12 hits to take down Cal State East Bay 13-7 in game three of the series. In the final game of the series, the Pioneers won 4-2.

QUOTING HEAD COACH DESI STOREY
"Overall, we have pitched it way better. Yesterday we made errors in the first inning. If we don't do that it could be a different outcome. Our pitchers are getting ground balls, but we are throwing them away. Daniel got us late in the game and Aaron threw well."

Storey adds, "Game two was a close one, we got the lead, and then we got behind in the count and hit a guy who ended up scoring. We gave up runs late, we need to be better in low-scoring games. The guys are learning and getting better."
 
GAME ONE

• Cal State East Bay jumped out to an early 3-0 lead. The Wildcats responded, in the bottom of the 2^nd, scoring three runs.
• Brady Hinkle reached on a fielder's choice which scored Travis Helm. Next, Trevor Tripoli singled to left field driving in Helm. Larson hit a sac fly to center tying the game at three.
• The Pioneers regained the lead in the bottom of the 3rd when Luke Brown flew out to center scoring Manny Garcia. In the fifth, the Pioneers scored off a single to right field. 
• The 'Cats had a great fifth inning, scoring four runs to make it 7-6 going into the top of the sixth. Travis Helm roped a single into right which scored Larson. Next, Hinkle singled to left scoring Varner Jr. to tie the game at five.
• Ayemere worked a bases-loaded walk bringing in Ohland to take the lead. Tripoli capitalized by hitting one to right field that scored Helm.
• The 'Cats scored three in the 7^th: Tripoli scored on a balk, Varner Jr. singled to center bringing in Larson, and he scored on a wild pitch, which made it 11-6.
• Ben Leid singled to center and scored on a sac fly to right field as the 'Cats took the 13-7 win.

HITTING

• Trevor Tripoli went 3-4 with a double and two RBIs. "Kevin Baba" Varner Jr. hit 3-5 and drove in two runs. Travis Helm had two RBIs on two hits and scored two runs for the 'Cats. Additionally, Brady Hinkle went 2-5 with an RBI.

PITCHING

• Daniel Charron started for Central and threw 4.1 innings. He allowed five hits and struck out four batters. Aaron Robertson picked up his first win of the season. He came in to relieve Charron and pitched 4.2 innings, gave up four hits, and recorded a strikeout.

 
GAME TWO

• In the first inning, Charlie Larson hit a single up the middle. Then, stole third and scored off a sacrifice fly from Austin Ohland.
• Varner Jr. singled to right, scoring Larson. Cal State East Bay responded as Essex Brown Jr. scored a run on a wild pitch. Jacob Froess tied the game at 2 in the fourth scoring on a throwing error.
•  In the sixth inning, Froess singled to left, Samuel Esparza got on, and Garcia singled to right giving the Pioneers the 4-2 lead.
• Garrison Finck started on the mound and went five innings recording four strikeouts. James Colyer closed the game pitching two innings also recording four strikeouts to get the 4-2 victory.

HITTING

• Charlie Larson went 2-3 and Kevin "Baba" Varner Jr. also hit 2-3 driving in a run. Trenton Love went 1-2 and Austin Ohland had an RBI.

PITCHING

• Reid Rasmussen threw two innings and recorded a strikeout. Gabe Bustamante came in to relieve Rasmussen and went 1.1 innings striking out three batters.
• Zach Conners came in for Bustamante and went two innings striking out two and Beau Kearsey pitched the final two outs of the game.

UP NEXT

• The Wildcats play Academy of Art tomorrow at 2 p.m.