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Saint Mary's College Athletics Gaels
Eddie Haus
Saint Mary's Athletics / Tod Fierner
3
Saint Mary's SMC 4-4
7
Winner San Jose State SJ 6-2
Saint Mary's SMC
4-4
3
Final
7
San Jose State SJ
6-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Saint Mary's SMC 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 7 1
San Jose State SJ 0 0 2 0 0 3 2 0 X 7 12 1

W: MILLER, Mitchell (1-0) L: Ponce, Dalton (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

BASE | Gaels Fall to San Jose State in Midweek Matchup

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Saint Mary's took an early lead in Tuesday's midweek game against San Jose State, but a potent Spartans offense could not be held at bay as the Gaels fell 7-3 at Municipal Stadium.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
  • Strong defense from the Gaels cut the Spartans' rally short in the bottom of the first after SJSU put runners on first and second with one out: senior right-hander Jonathan Buckley picked off the leadoff runner from second and sophomore JC Santini caught the runner stealing from first.  
  • It was small-ball that got the Gaels going in the top of the second: junior Ryan Novis led the inning off with a perfectly-placed push bunt for a base hit. He advanced to second after junior Matt Green's sacrifice bunt which was followed by a wild pitch that placed him on third. Then, senior Eddie Haus drove Novis in with a groundout to second to give SMC a 1-0 lead.
  • SJSU got their first two hits and runs in the bottom of the third as two-consecutive extra-base hits gave the Spartans a 2-1 lead.
  • SMC responded in the top of the fourth as a two-out, RBI single from Haus delivered sophomore Gio Diaz from second. Diaz's run tied the game at two runs apiece.
  • In the bottom of the sixth, four-straight singles, an SMC error, and a double-steal gave the Spartans three runs and they took a 5-2 lead.
  • San Jose State tacked on two more run in the bottom of the seventh, taking a 7-2 lead off of two hits and two walks. 
  • In the ninth, sophomore Jack Murphy reached on a one-out single and advanced to second on a throwing error. After moving to third on a wild pitch, sophomore Gabe Giosso drove him in with an RBI groundout. Santini doubled down the left field line in SMC's next at-bat, but their rally was cut short and the Gaels fell 7-3.

NOTABLE NUMBERS
  • 4: Career-high four innings pitched for senior Jonathan Buckley in the second start of his career.
  • 8: Junior Joe Vranesh pushed his hitting streak to eight games to begin the season. HE is now batting a team-high (.429)
  • 1st: First start for Buckley since March 6, 2016 (the second of his career)
COMING UP
  • Saint Mary's will play a split home/away series against Cal February 27-March 2. They will play two games in Berkeley to begin the series and then host March 1 and 2.
#GaelsRise Tickets for all upcoming home game are available for purchase here on SMCGaels.com or by calling the SMC Ticket Office at (925) 631-GoTx. Fans can find all live coverage links on SMCGaels.com.
 
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