College sports roundup: Cal Poly baseball sweeps doubleheader in Sacramento

The Cal Poly baseball team took both games of a doubleheader against Sacramento State, winning 6-4 in the first game and 4-0 in the second.

The Mustangs scored all six of their runs in the fourth inning after Sacramento State held a 2-0 lead to break open the first game. The inning started with back-to-back-to-back doubles by Brett Barbier, John Schuknecht and Kyle Marinconz, with Marinconz bringing in both Barbier and Schuknecht.

Michael Sanderson singled to move Marinconz to third and Nick Meyer scored Marinconz on a sac bunt. Dylan Doherty walked, and after a flyout, Alex McKenna hit a 3-run home run to left field on a 1-0 count.

The six runs were all attributed to losing pitcher Sam Long, who allowed six hits, six runs and had three walks over four innings.

Sacramento State answered with a run of their own in the bottom of the fourth, using a pair of singles and a Cal Poly throwing error to score the run.

The Hornets tacked on another run in the eighth, before Justin Bruihl closed the door for his second save of the season. Bruihl struck out one and allowed one hit over two innings.

Kyle Smith (3-1) scattered 10 hits over seven innings, allowing four runs, three earned and struck out five.

In the second game, McKenna, Barbier and Schuknecht each had solo home runs in Cal Poly’s 4-0 win.

Erich Uelmen pitched a complete game shutout for the Mustangs, allowing five hits, one walk and struck out six for his third win of the season.

Barbier and Schuknecht both homered in the fourth, and McKenna hit one of his own in the fifth.

In the eighth, Schuknecht hit a sac fly to score Josh George for an added insurance run.

With the pair of wins, Cal Poly improves to 13-5 and will conclude the three-game series against Sacramento State (9-8) on Sunday.

COLLEGE MEN’S TENNIS

The Cal Poly men’s tennis team earned its fifth straight victory, beating Iowa 5-2 at home on Saturday.

Garrett Auproux and Tim Tan beat Iowa’s Josh Silverstein and Dominic Patrick 6-4, and the Mustangs’ tandem of Dan Cardiff and Karl Enander beat Nils Hallestrand and Robin Haden 6-4. Auproux and Tim Tan clinched the doubles point.

Corey Pang won 4-6, 6-3, 7-6, Axel Damiens won 6-1, 2-6, 6-2, and Josh Ortlip secured a 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 win to ensure the Cal Poly win.

Cal Poly (8-6) hosts Denver on Friday at noon.

COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD

Tomi Nord and Hannah Chang each had top-two finishes in the pole vault at the Westmont Classic on Saturday.

Nord tied for first with Parker Curry of UC Santa Barbara, clearing 15 feet, 5 1/2 inches in the men’s pole vault.

In the women’s event, Chang posted a jump of 12 feet, but was beaten by former Morro Bay standout and UCSB freshman Sierra Emrick, who won with a 12-6 leap.

Larissa Kurtz was fourth with 10-6 1/4 .

Cal Poly is scheduled to compete in the CenCal Twilight meet in Clovis, hosted by Fresno State, on Tuesday.

This story was originally published March 19, 2016 at 8:04 PM with the headline "College sports roundup: Cal Poly baseball sweeps doubleheader in Sacramento."