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Thompson Throws Gem, Bowling Has Three RBIs as Spartans Roll, 5-1

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SAN JOSE, Calif. – Micky Thompson pitched a complete game gem while Dalton Bowling hit a two-run home run and had an RBI double to lead San José State baseball (22-30, 16-13 MW) in a 5-1 win against New Mexico (27-24, 16-13 MW) from Excite Ballpark Friday evening in the second of a three-game series.

  • LHP Thompson threw his first ever complete game with seven strikeouts, one run and only five hits on the way to his fourth win of the season
  • The 131 pitches Thompson threw were a career-high and the most under a Brad Sanfilippo team at SJSU
  • Andrew Mitchel was the last Spartan to throw a nine inning complete game when he struck out 18 at Air Force on March 8, 2019
  • For Bowling, it's his 13th home run of the season which is a career-high and he has 35 for his career which is good for second in SJSU history
  • Bowling went 2-for-4 with his team leading 18th double of the season
  • Bowling now has an SJSU career-best 158 RBIs
  • Jackson Forbes hit an RBI single in the eighth inning for his 14th RBI of the season
  • Hunter Dorraugh went 1-for-2 with his seventh double of the season and scored a run
  • Robert Hamchuk extended his hitting streak to a career-best 18 games
  • Sebastian Orduno went 2-for-4 and also scored a run on a wild pitch in the sixth inning
  • Nathan Cadena had a hit and scored a run
  • This is the fourth series win for the Spartans in conference play this season
  • If the Spartans win on Saturday they are in the Mountain West Championship tournament
  • If the Spartans lose and if Fresno State loses at Air Force, the Spartans are in the tournament
  • If there is a three-way tie between Fresno State, Nevada and SJSU, SJSU is in the tournament
  • If the Spartans end Saturday tied with just Nevada, they are out of the tournament
  • If SJSU wins and Air Force loses on Saturday, the Spartans will earn a share of the Mountain West regular season title

UP NEXT: The Spartans finish their regular season campaign Saturday against New Mexico on senior day at 12:05 p.m. from Excite Ballpark and it can be seen on the Mountain West Network.

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