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CSUB Heads to San Luis Obispo to Face Cal Poly

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – For the second consecutive week, the CSU Bakersfield baseball team will hit the road for a mid-week game against a future Big West opponent.  Tomorrow, the Roadrunners will take on the Mustangs of Cal Poly with first pitch scheduled for 6:00 p.m.

Series History
The Mustangs are one of the `Runners' most popular non-conference opponents as this will be the 25th meeting between the two programs.  Cal Poly has won 18 of the previous 24 meetings and have won the last three times in the series. 

Last season at Baggett Stadium, the `Runners jumped out to a five-run lead, but Cal Poly responded with nine straight tallies including a six-run seventh inning to earn the victory.  Mark Pena was 2-for-4 with a walk a triple and a RBI and Cole Valletta had two hits to help lead the offensive attack.  Naithen Dewsnap pitched two scoreless innings and Isaiah Moten also got four outs without allowing a run. 

Pitching Matchup
CSUB Cal Poly
RHP Elijah Parks (2-0, 4.05 ERA) LHP Matt Arens (0-0, 3.00 ERA)


Scouting Cal Poly
Cal Poly earned a 5-4 win at CSUN on Saturday in it's last time out to salvage the final game of the three-game series.  The Mustangs dropped the first two games of the series to the Matadors, 5-3 and 10-7.  Cal Poly also swept Dartmouth College earlier this season and lost two of three games to San Diego State.  In total, the Mustangs have a 5-4 record against common opponents, while the `Runners are 3-4. 

Alex McKenna leads the offensive attack for Cal Poly.  The centerfielder leads off for the Mustangs and leads the team in average (.327), slugging percentage (.486), on-base percentage (.416) and doubles (9).  Kyle Marinconz has clubbed four home runs, while Tate Samuelson leads the squad with 18 driven in. 

Team Comparison
 
CSUB Cal Poly
RPI 208 188
Batting Average .254 .291
Scoring Average 4.5 5.3
On-Base Percentage .334 .376
Slugging Percentage .312 .384
Extra-Base Hits 36 54
Stolen Bases 26 10
ERA 6.08 4.93
WHIP 1.78 1.54
Strikeouts Per Nine Innings 6.9 7.6
Fielding Percentage .952 .959

Category Leaders
 
CSUB Cal Poly
Batting Average Penner, .375 McKenna, .327
Runs Scored Berkey/Penner, 17 McKenna, 19
On-Base Percentage Penner, 478 McKenna, .416
Slugging Percentage Koch, .475 McKenna, .486
RBI Koch, 14 Samuelson, 18
Extra-Base Hits Koch, 10 McKenna, 12
Stolen Bases Penner, 4 Beesley, 4
Innings Pitched Butler, 32.0 Shelton, 30.2
ERA Dewsnap, 2.18 Shelton, 2.93
Strikeouts King, 26 Shelton, 35

Last Time Out
CSUB scored five runs in the first three innings at CSUN on Tuesday afternoon, but were unable to keep pace with a powerful Matador lineup and fell 13-7 at Matador Field.

CSUB got off to a great start as Austyn Tengan led off the game with a walk and came around to score as Andrew Penner grounded into a double play.  The Matadors scored twice in the opening frame, but Tengan doubled in Mark Pena andChristian Deaton in the second to put CSUB back in front 3-2.  After the Matadors reclaimed a 6-3 lead in the bottom of the inning, Alec Daily drove in Penner and Deaton doubled in Ryan Koch as the Roadrunners pulled to within 6-5.

CSUN scored two more times in the bottom of the third and added three more in the sixth to take a commanding 11-6 advantage.  The Matador lineup, which is one of the nation's leaders in slugging percentage and home runs, hit two long balls on Tuesday.  Joey Cooper led off the game for CSUN with a round tripper to right center and Brandon Bohning hit a three-run shot in the sixth. 

Despite scoring in five of the first seven innings, the `Runners could've had even more.  CSUB grounded into three double plays and had two baserunners thrown out at home plate in the second inning. 

Koch and Deaton both had two hits to lead the offensive attack, while Daily and Tengan both knocked in a pair of runs.  Penner was on base three times on Tuesday via a hit, a walk and a hit by pitch to extend his reach base safely streak to 25 games.  Penner also scored twice on the day. 

Isaiah Moten (0-1) was saddled with loss as he lasted just one inning and allowed five runs on four hits.  Kevin Altamarino had a career-long 3.1 inning outing as he took the ball from Moten.  Kyle King continued to throw well for the `Runners as he pitched a perfect seventh inning. 
 
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Players Mentioned

Alec Daily

#5 Alec Daily

P/1B
6' 3"
Redshirt Senior
L/L
Christian Deaton

#1 Christian Deaton

OF
5' 7"
Senior
L/L
Naithen Dewsnap

#22 Naithen Dewsnap

P
6' 4"
Senior
R/R
Isaiah Moten

#28 Isaiah Moten

P
6' 1"
Junior
R/R
Mark Pena

#30 Mark Pena

OF
6' 1"
Redshirt Senior
R/L
Andrew Penner

#7 Andrew Penner

C/OF
5' 11"
Senior
R/R
Austyn Tengan

#12 Austyn Tengan

INF
5' 8"
Sophomore
L/R
Cole Valletta

#14 Cole Valletta

OF
6' 2"
Junior
R/R
Elijah Parks

#19 Elijah Parks

RHP/3B
5' 8"
Freshman
R/R
Kevin Altamirano

#20 Kevin Altamirano

RHP/3B
5' 10"
Freshman
R/R

Players Mentioned

Alec Daily

#5 Alec Daily

6' 3"
Redshirt Senior
L/L
P/1B
Christian Deaton

#1 Christian Deaton

5' 7"
Senior
L/L
OF
Naithen Dewsnap

#22 Naithen Dewsnap

6' 4"
Senior
R/R
P
Isaiah Moten

#28 Isaiah Moten

6' 1"
Junior
R/R
P
Mark Pena

#30 Mark Pena

6' 1"
Redshirt Senior
R/L
OF
Andrew Penner

#7 Andrew Penner

5' 11"
Senior
R/R
C/OF
Austyn Tengan

#12 Austyn Tengan

5' 8"
Sophomore
L/R
INF
Cole Valletta

#14 Cole Valletta

6' 2"
Junior
R/R
OF
Elijah Parks

#19 Elijah Parks

5' 8"
Freshman
R/R
RHP/3B
Kevin Altamirano

#20 Kevin Altamirano

5' 10"
Freshman
R/R
RHP/3B
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