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Spartans Rally Past San Francisco for Second Straight VictorySpartans Rally Past San Francisco for Second Straight Victory

Spartans Rally Past San Francisco for Second Straight Victory

SAN JOSE, Calif. – EJ McGrew struck out five batters and held the Dons scoreless in his four innings on the mound to lead San José State baseball (8-2, 0-0 MW) in a 5-2 victory over San Francisco (5-6, 0-0 WCC) from Excite Ballpark Saturday afternoon in the second game of the three game series.

  • Trailing 2-1, the Spartans rallied to score four runs in the seventh inning to put the Spartans on top.
  • The Spartans have now won eight out of their last nine games.
  • The Spartans’ 8-2 record is their best record to start the season through ten games since 2011 when they also started 8-2.
  • McGrew received the win, giving him a 3-0 record on the year. His three wins on the season is at the top of the Mountain West.
  • On the season, McGrew has 14 strikeouts across 12 innings pitched with an ERA of zero. McGrew remains the only pitcher in the Mountain West with an ERA of zero.
  • David Thomas received the start in the game, allowing only four hits and one earned run in five innings pitched.
  • Alex Fernandes went 2-for-3 with a run, an RBI and a sac-fly in the game.
  • Fernandes is currently batting .467 on the season.
  • Jack Vanoncini also went 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI in his third start of the season.
  • JC Osorio-Agard and Jeriah Lewis each tallied a run and an RBI.
  • Jake McCoy also scored a run and Zach Tallerman notched an RBI.
  • The Spartans stranded 12 San Francisco runners on base.

UP NEXT: The Spartans will rematch USF on Sunday, March 2  in San Francisco at 1:05 p.m. for the final game of the series. The game can be watched on ESPN+.

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