SAN JOSE, Calif. – Kyle Calzadiaz allowed one earned run across eight innings pitched and Jake McCoy went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and a home run to lead the San José State baseball team (26-28, 13-17 MW) in a 10-2 victory over Nevada (33-21, 19-11 MW) at Excite Ballpark on Saturday afternoon in the final game of a three game series. With the win, the Spartans clinched a spot in the Mountain West Baseball Championship.
Calzadiaz (2–2) earned the win with a masterful performance on the mound, going eight strong innings while allowing just two runs (one earned) on seven hits and striking out seven without a walk. Offensively, the Spartans erupted for 13 hits, including a decisive six-run fifth inning that broke the game open.
The Spartans took an early lead on Zach Tallerman’s two-run homer in the second. However, Nevada tied things up with two runs of their own in the third. McCoy put the Spartans back in front with a home run to leadoff the fourth. In the fifth, extra base hits from McCoy and Zach Chamizo, as well as a two-run home run by Jeriah Lewis, allowed the Spartans to score six runs in the inning, putting the Spartans squarely in front.
- The Spartans will compete in the Mountain West Championships for the fourth consecutive season
- The Spartans will receive the sixth seed in the tournament and play New Mexico in the first round
- The Spartans were projected to finish last place in the conference in the Mountain West preseason poll
- McCoy posted his 11th multi-RBI game of the season, the most on the team
- McCoy hit his ninth home run of the season in the game
- Lewis recorded his team leading 11th home run and 39th RBI of the season
- Tallerman went 2-for-4 with two RBIs
- Tallerman’s home run was his fourth of the season
- Alex Fernandes also tallied two hits and two RBIs
- Chamizo extended his hit streak to 16 games
UP NEXT: The No. 6 Spartans will face No. 3 New Mexico at Sloan park in Mesa, Arizona on Wednesday, May 21, at 1:05 p.m. The game can be watched on the Mountain West Network.
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