Central Washington University Athletics

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – The Central Washington University baseball team (5-6) had a fair chance to win the first game of a doubleheader against Cal State San Bernardino (8-2), but couldn't keep the momentum, losing to the Coyotes 12-16 in a shootout for the first game, and then the offensive floodgates opened for CSUSB as the Wildcats drop the second game 7-27. 
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUPS: 
Game 1 
Final: Central Washington (12), Cal State San Bernardino (16) 
Records: CWU (5-5), CSUSB (7-2) 
 
Game 2 
Final: Central Washington (7), Cal State San Bernardino (27) 
Records: CWU (5-6), CSUSB (8-2) 
Location: Fiscalini Field, San Bernardino, Calif.  
 
GAME 1: 
 
SCORING: 

Team	Inning		CWU	CSUSB
CSUSB	1	MEJIA grounded out to 2b, RBI (0-1); RUIZ advanced to second; HALL advanced to third; SHEDLOCK scored.	0	1
CWU	2	Manzardo doubled to right field, RBI (2-2); Helm advanced to third; Bledy scored.	1	1
CWU	3	Bledy singled to left field, RBI (0-0); Ponce advanced to third, out at home lf to c; Blank scored.	2	1
CSUSB	3	RUIZ doubled down the rf line, RBI (0-0); HALL scored.	2	2
CSUSB	3	MEJIA doubled to left center, RBI (3-2); RUIZ scored.	2	3
CSUSB	3	GIESEGH singled to center field, RBI (2-2); LUNA advanced to second; MEJIA scored.	2	4
CWU	4	Varner Jr grounded out to 1b unassisted, RBI (0-0); Manzardo advanced to second; Garza advanced to third; Helm scored.	3	4
CWU	4	Blank grounded out to 1b unassisted, RBI (0-0); Manzardo advanced to third; Garza scored.	4	4
CSUSB	4	MEJIA walked, RBI (3-2); RUIZ advanced to second; VANNESTE advanced to third; SHEDLOCK scored.	4	5
CWU	5	Garza doubled to right center, RBI (2-2); Helm scored.	5	5
CWU	5	Manzardo singled to left field, RBI (1-1); Garza scored.	6	5
CSUSB	5	SOLANO homered to right field, 2 RBI (0-1); GIESEGH scored.	6	7
CSUSB	5	HALL doubled to center field, RBI (3-1); SHEDLOCK scored.	6	8
CSUSB	5	VANNESTE singled through the right side, RBI (1-1); HALL scored.	6	9
CSUSB	5	MEJIA homered to right center, 3 RBI (2-0); RUIZ scored; VANNESTE scored.	6	12
CSUSB	6	SHEDLOCK homered to center field, RBI (0-0).	6	13
CSUSB	7	BETANCO reached on an error by 1b (3-2); GIESEGH scored, unearned.	6	14
CWU	8	Garza homered to right field, RBI (1-0).	7	14
CWU	8	Blank singled to shortstop, out at second 1b to ss, RBI (0-1); Varner Jr advanced to third, scored on a throwing error by ss; Manzardo scored.	9	14
CWU	8	Juarez singled to left center, RBI (2-1); Bledy advanced to third; Leid scored.	10	14
CWU	8	Helm singled to center field, RBI (0-0); Juarez advanced to second; Bledy scored.	11	14
CSUSB	8	GONZALES singled to center field, RBI (1-1); FREGOSO scored.	11	15
CSUSB	8	MEJIA flied out to lf, SF, RBI (0-0); GONZALES scored, unearned.	11	16
CWU	9	Blank lined out to cf, SF, RBI (2-1); Manzardo scored.	12	16

 
 
 
PITCHING: 

• Jonathan Garza II pitched four innings, allowing five runs, seven hits, and striking out six of the 18 batters he faced. 

• Braden Zadow pitched one-third of an inning, allowing five runs and five hits, facing six batters. 

• Kellen Berg pitched three and two-thirds innings, allowing six runs and six hits, facing 17 batters. 

 
HITTING: 

• Manzardo recorded five hits, Bledy and A. Garza had three hits, Blank, Helm, and Varner Jr. had two hits, and Juarez, Ben Leid, and Brandham Ponce recorded a hit. 

• Logan Blank led the Wildcats with three RBIs, Marcus Manzardo and Andre Garza had two RBIs, and four players, Max Bledy, Travis Helm, Noah Juarez, and Baba Varner Jr., recorded one hit each.  

• The Wildcat batters made it in on base 18 times by hits and walks. 

  
GAME 2: 
  
SCORING: 

Team	Inning		CWU	CSUSB
CSUSB	1	VANNESTE homered to right center, RBI (3-2).	0	1
CWU	2	Hinkle singled to center field, RBI (1-2); Sharp advanced to second; Leid scored, unearned.	1	1
CWU	2	Garza homered to right field, 3 RBI (1-1); Hinkle scored; Sharp scored.	4	1
CSUSB	3	SOLANO singled through the right side, RBI (1-0); HINOJOSA scored.	4	2
CSUSB	3	SHEDLOCK homered to right field, 2 RBI (1-1); SOLANO scored.	4	4
CSUSB	3	RUIZ homered to center field, RBI (2-1).	4	5
CSUSB	4	SOLANO singled to right center, 2 RBI (2-0); HINOJOSA advanced to third; FREGOSO scored; GIESEGH scored.	4	7
CSUSB	4	SOLANO advanced to second on a wild pitch; HINOJOSA scored.	4	8
CSUSB	4	RUIZ walked, RBI (3-1); VANNESTE advanced to second; SHEDLOCK advanced to third; SOLANO scored.	4	9
CSUSB	4	DOMINGUEZ singled up the middle, 2 RBI (0-0); RUIZ advanced to third; VANNESTE scored; SHEDLOCK scored.	4	11
CSUSB	4	MEJIA homered to right field, 3 RBI (2-2); DOMINGUEZ scored; RODRIGUEZ, T scored.	4	14
CSUSB	5	VANNESTE doubled to center field, RBI (1-0); SHEDLOCK advanced to third; SOLANO scored.	4	15
CSUSB	5	RODRIGUEZ, T singled to right center, RBI (0-1); VANNESTE advanced to third; SHEDLOCK scored.	4	16
CSUSB	5	RODRIGUEZ, T advanced to second on a wild pitch; VANNESTE scored.	4	17
CWU	6	Ponce homered to center field, RBI (2-1).	5	17
CSUSB	6	HINOJOSA homered to right field, RBI (1-0).	5	18
CSUSB	6	RODRIGUEZ, T reached on a fielder's choice, RBI (0-0); VANNESTE out at second ss to 2b; GONZALES advanced to third; FLORES scored.	5	19
CSUSB	6	MEJIA walked, RBI (3-2); DOMINGUEZ advanced to second; RODRIGUEZ, T advanced to third; GONZALES scored.	5	20
CSUSB	6	MEJIA advanced to second on a passed ball; DOMINGUEZ advanced to third; RODRIGUEZ, T scored.	5	21
CSUSB	7	FLORES homered to left field, RBI (0-1).	5	22
CSUSB	7	RODRIGUEZ, T singled to left field, RBI (0-1); BUENO advanced to second; GONZALES scored.	5	23
CSUSB	7	LOPEZ singled through the left side, RBI (1-2); RODRIGUEZ, T advanced to third; BUENO scored, unearned.	5	24
CSUSB	8	RODRIGUEZ, T homered to left field, 3 RBI (0-2); GONZALES scored; FLORES scored.	5	27
CWU	9	Mowry singled to right field, RBI (0-1); Sharp advanced to second; Love advanced to third; Ponce scored, unearned.	6	27
CWU	9	Birch flied out to cf, SF, RBI (1-2); Sharp advanced to third; Love scored, unearned.	7	27

 
PITCHING: 

• Devin MacWatters pitched three innings, allowing 13 runs, 10 hits, and striking out three of the 19 batters he faced. 

• Garet Hagy pitched one inning, allowing four runs and four hits, facing seven batters. 

• Gabe Bustamante pitched one inning, allowing zero runs and zero hits, facing two batters. 

• Luke VonGoedert pitched one-third of an inning, allowing four runs and two hits, facing three batters. 

• Brandham Ponce pitched two and two-thirds innings, allowing six runs, six hits, and striking out three of the 15 batters he faced. 

 
HITTING: 

• Andrew Sharp led Central with two hits, and six players, Andre Garza, Brady Hinkle, Nolan Mowry, and Brandham Ponce, had one hit each. 

• A. Garza recorded three RBIs, while four players, Justin Birch, Hinkle, Mowry, and Ponce, recorded one RBI each. 

• The Wildcat batters made it in on base eight times by hits and walks. 

 
SERIES HISTORY: 

• Central trails by seven games in the series history with four wins and 11 losses. 

• These were the teams' 14^th and 15^th games played in San Bernardino, Calif. 

 
UP NEXT: 
The Wildcats come home for their first home series next weekend, hosting the Western Oregon University Wolves in a doubleheader on Saturday, Feb 22. First pitch from the CWU Baseball Field is scheduled for noon.