By Lauren Jennings |Sports Editor| The Coyote baseball team wrapped their season with an 11-3 win against the Tritons of UC San Diego. This season was a bit of a damper compared to last year which featured a trip to the CCAA playoffs. During the offseason, Coyotes ace pitcher, Tyler Wells was drafted by the Minnesota Twins, causing a loss of depth in the pitching rotation. Nine players graduated, putting a big hole in the team's roster. This required a major rebuild for head coach Dave Martinez. Last year the team posted a 22-29 record, earning more than 20 wins for the first time since the 2012 season when Don Parnell was head coach. This season, the team's overall record … [Read more...] about Baseball wraps season with a win
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Baseball falls to top two CCAA teams
By Kaila Morales |Staff Writer| CSUSB baseball took their efforts to Stockton for the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) tournament, but were shut down by both Cal State East Bay and Cal Poly Pomona. The team traveled to Stockton for the CCAA tournament, which was held at Banner Island Ballpark. Banner Island Ballpark is the home of the Stockton Ports, a minor league baseball team who are affiliated with the Oakland Athletics. The Coyotes faced the Pioneers, who were ranked No. 2 overall in the CCAA, in game one on May 11. Coyote right-hander Tyler Wells got the start against East Bay. Wells, who leads the CCAA in strikeouts, threw only 5 1/3 innings, giving … [Read more...] about Baseball falls to top two CCAA teams
Coyotes go 0-4 against Broncos
By Kaila Morales |Staff Writer| CSUSB’s baseball team was swept in a four-game series against the nationally ranked Cal Poly Pomona Broncos. This weekend's performance, which was up against California Collegiate Athletic Association's (CCAA) first place team in the South Division, was a tough matchup that did not displayed the Coyote's abilities. The CCAA series opener took place on April 29 at Fiscalini Field, where left-handed pitcher Don Sullivan got the start. Sullivan threw a total of 102 pitches over eight innings, allowing four hits, all singles, no walks and six strikeouts. The Coyotes made their first attempt to score in the third with the bases loaded and only one … [Read more...] about Coyotes go 0-4 against Broncos
Baseball wins one, loses one in Monterey Bay
By Kaila Morales |Staff Writer| The CSUSB Baseball team secured a 5-1 win on April 9 against Cal State Monterey Bay, who are ranked 15th in CCAA baseball. The Coyotes faced the Otters in a doubleheader, earning a win and a loss on April 9. Their third match-up, that was supposed to take place April 10, was canceled due to rain. Game 1 resulted in a 4-1 loss for starting pitcher Tyler Wells, who allowed an unearned run to start things off in the first inning. Wells allowed a three-run homer in the third to CSUMB’s right fielder Justin Flores. Wells retired the next nine batters he faced with four strikeouts after he gave up the home run. In seven innings, he had a total … [Read more...] about Baseball wins one, loses one in Monterey Bay
Baseball wins series against CS San Marcos
By Lauren Jennings |Sports Editor| The Coyote baseball team took on the Cal State San Marcos Cougars March 4 and 5, winning three games in the four game series. The first game of the series took place on March 4 in the late morning and was the Coyotes only loss. Tyler Wells, the game one starting pitcher, threw six strong innings; only allowing one run on five hits. The one run would be his undoing, however, as the Coyotes were not able to back him up with any runs. "I thought [my] overall performance was good was good to keep us in the game. We got a lot of great hitters on the team, they just didn't show up today," said Wells. The second game of the series was later that … [Read more...] about Baseball wins series against CS San Marcos