SAN JOSE, Calif. – Saint Mary's Baseball returns to the Bay Area to play at San Jose State on Tuesday evening when they take on the Spartans at 5:05 p.m.
 
The Gaels came back late against San Jose State in their first meeting on March 5 to make it a two-run game in the ninth inning, but the Spartans hung on for 10-8 win in the Gaels first mid-week game of the season.
 
They fell behind early against the defending Mountain West Champs when third baseman Dalton Bowling hit a two-out, three-run home run in the first inning for a 3-0 lead.
 
Saint Mary's would make it interesting with three runs in the eighth and ninth, but the Spartans would go to closer Cade Van Allen who got a fly out to right to end the game and preserve the win.
 
THE DETAILS
Saint Mary's (9-6) vs. San Jose State (6-9)
March 12, Excite Ballpark – San Jose, Calif.
Tuesday, 5:05 PM | WATCH | LIVE STATS |
 
LAST TIME OUT
Saint Mary's Baseball dropped the rubber match against No. 4 Florida, as the Gators won game three 10-0. The Gaels took Florida to extras in game one's 12-11 loss and defeated the Gators 9-7 in game two, before two-way star Jac Caglianone quieted SMC's bats in the finale.
 
Saint Mary's Baseball upset No. 4 Florida with a 9-7 win in a back-and-forth game two of the series on Saturday. It's the highest-ranked opponent the Gaels have ever defeated, topping their wins over No. 9 Oregon State in 2007, and over No. 9 Cal State Fullerton in Head Coach Eric Valenzuela's first season at Saint Mary's in 2014.
 
In game one the Gaels took an 11-9 lead into the bottom of the 10th before the Gators hit a walk-off, three-run homer just fair into the left-field corner.
 
ABOUT SAN JOSE STATE
The Spartans lost two of three versus Air Force since they last played the Gaels. But they scored 10 runs in two straight games counting the last game against SMC and in their 10-2 win over Air Force in game one of the three-game set.
 
San José State was picked to win the Mountain West entering the 2024 campaign, as the Spartans aim to defend their Mountain West regular season and tournament championships from 2023.
 
They earned a spot in the NCAA Stanford Regional where they were the No. 4 seed along with Stanford, Texas A&M and Cal State Fullerton, and Head Coach Brad Sanfilippo was named the 2023 Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year.
 
Theo Hardy, Hunter Dorraugh, Robert Hamchuk and Micky Thompson were also named to the Preseason All-Mountain West Team, as the Spartans four players chosen were the most in the Mountain West.
 
ABOUT FLORIDA
 
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