Sac State evens series despite Bloomquist’s best outing of the season

Cal Poly junior All-American Casey Bloomquist had his best outing of the season in a Friday-night loss to Sacramento State. By Owen Main

On the surface, it was the same old thing for Cal Poly baseball and their fans. Three errors. Two unearned runs allowed. Zero sustained offense. A loss, this time to Sacramento State, by a score of 2-0.

But for a team searching for way to get better and a reason to believe in themselves going into the Big West season, Cal Poly may be feeling better about their ace, Casey Bloomquist. A 2014 All-American, Bloomquist threw 7 2/3 innings, striking out nine while walking just two. The only two runs Cal Poly gave up all game were two unearned runs in the fourth inning, when the Mustangs committed two errors. They had three errors for the game, the fifth time that has happened in just 15 games this season.

For their part, Mustang hitters didn’t exactly pick-up their junior Friday night starter. Sacramento State’s Brennan Leitao threw eight flawless innings, striking out seven without a walk while giving up just three hits.

Junior Brian Mundell came up in the ninth inning against Hornet closer Chad Perry with two outs and one on in the ninth inning, but Mundell flew out to left-center field to end the game. Either because of a slip out of the box or because his hamstring still isn’t right, Mundell hobbled his way down to first base. Watching him move, I would be surprised if he plays again this weekend.

Cal Poly and Sac State finish their four-game series Saturday night at 6:00 and Sunday at 1:00.

Photos by Owen Main