With the exception of Hector Bello and Elio Rey the Bobcats offense was unable to get anything going following the cross country trip.  Bello and Rey each had 2 hit games accounting for all 4 of the Bobcats hits.

While CSUSM struck first plating 2 runs in the top half of the 4^th, STU got one back in the in the bottom of the 5^th from a mixture of small ball and a wild streak from CSUSM pitcher Adam Bileckyj.  Following a Ricky Claudio groundout, Elio Rey came to the plate knocking his first hit of the game back up the middle out to center field.  A wild pitch from Bileckyj put Rey on second and a Michael De Jesus groundout to second provided enough to move him to third.  He would then score on a Bileckyj's second wild pitch of the inning cutting the deficit to 2-1 in favor of the Cougars. 

A solid effort for Jorge Perez' pitching staff was negated by the lack of offensive production.  Manny Perdomo started on the bump for the Bobcats surrendering just 2 runs and 7 hits through 4 and 2/3 innings of work before making way to Corey Estrada who finished up the 5^th.  After retiring the first batter in the 6^th Perez made a move to the pen again bringing in the senior Jeff Lara.  Lara would go on to pitch a gem throwing the final 3 and 2/3 innings yielding just one hit striking out 2 while facing the minimum number of batters. 

CSUSM capped the scoring in the adding a third and final run in the top of the sixth giving them a 3-1  lead and subsequent victory.  

STU returns to the diamond tomorrow morning as they face British Columbia at 9am PST / 12 noon EST in an elimination game. With the pressure of an elimination game Coach Perez will turn to the steady arm of the sophomore out Miami, Danny Sanchez.

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