Broncos nip Coyotes in baseball thriller

A two-run 11th inning gave the Cal Poly Pomona baseball team a 9-7 victory over Cal State San Bernardino on Friday.

The Coyotes built an early 3-0 lead with two runs in the first on RBI singles from Johnnie Haas and Jason Klug, and a run in the fourth on an RBI single from Drew Valenzuela.

Cal Poly responded with three runs in the fifth on RBI singles from Kyle Boggio, Josh Potter and Chris Wilson.

A messy seventh inning saw Cal State score three runs with just one hit thanks errors by Potter and shortstop Joe Villa, but the Broncos tied the game at six with a run in the eighth on an RBI single from Villa and two runs in the ninth on a two-run single by Wilson off of Cal State’s closer Ward Minich.

The teams each scored a run in the tenth before the Broncos pushed two across in the eleventh on a tie-breaking sacrifice fly by Villa and a wild pitch by Cal State’s Eric Meyerholtz.

The win went to Cal Poly’s Sean Hunter (1-2) who pitched two and two-thirds innings, allowing a run on one hit while walking two and striking out one.

The loss went to Cal State’s David Martin (0-1) who allowed the winning run to reach base in the eleventh.
Cal Poly Pomona and Cal State San Bernardino will conclude their series with a doubleheader in Pomona on Saturday.

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