College roundup: Cal Poly baseball team evens series with win over Wichita State

The Cal Poly baseball team scored three times in the first inning en route to a 7-2 victory over Wichita State to even their three-game non-conference series.

John Schuknecht had an RBI double, and Ben Polshuk and Cooper Moore each singled to drive in two more in the the first inning.

Cal Poly (14-7) added a pair of runs in the sixth on a sacrifice fly by Kyle Marinconz and an RBI single by Schuknecht. The Mustangs added two more in the ninth on a passed ball and a baseloaded walk drawn by Dylan Doherty.

Wichita State (7-15) had nine hits to Cal Poly’s eight.

Templeton High graduate Spencer Howard (1-0) pitched 4 2/3 scoreless innings in relief of starter Kyle Smith for the victory.

Wichita State scored two runs in the bottom of the first inning on a groundout and an RBI single by Chase Rader.

The Shockers used five pitchers in the game and starter Zach Lewis (0-4) was pulled after  2/3 innings, allowing three runs, two hits and two walks.

The series concludes Saturday.

Cal Poly beach volleyball team loses twice in Malibu

The Cal Poly beach volleyball team had its two-match winning streak halted with losses to Nebraska and No.1 Pepperdine on Friday in Malibu.

The Waves (10-0) swept the Mustangs (2-6) 5-0, as Taylor Nelson and Savannah Niemen came closest to winning in a 21-18, 21-15 loss to Heidi Dyer and Taylor Racich.

Nebraska (5-4) also swept Cal Poly 5-0. Nelson and Niemen forced a third set in their match, losing 19-21, 21-15, 15-9.

This story was originally published March 25, 2016 at 8:46 PM with the headline "College roundup: Cal Poly baseball team evens series with win over Wichita State."