SAN JOSE, Calif. – Rocco Caballero went 2-for-4 with a walk, a home run and two RBIs to lead the San José State baseball team (22-24, 9-13 MW) in a 19-5 loss to UNLV (25-20, 10-12 MW) at Excite Ballpark on Friday evening in the first game of a three game series, presented by El Camino Health.
Despite a nine hit effort from the Spartans, the game was largely decided by UNLV’s eight-run second inning, followed by another eight-run outburst in the eighth that put the game firmly out of reach.
JC Osorio-Agard tallied an RBI from a sac-fly in the second. Jake McCoy also added an RBI double in the fifth, while pinch-hitter Neil Jansen delivered a late triple that led to the team's final run. Starting pitcher Win Scott (4-4) took the loss, while Tyson Pereria, Brady Pavlovsky, Timmy Reeve and Joey Cammarata all saw action in relief.
- Caballero has recorded multiple hits in four out of his last five games
- Caballero’s home run was his third of the season
- Caballero extended his on base streak to 13 games
- Zach Chamizo’s on base streak is now up to 14 games
- Chamizo is also on an eight game hit streak
- Zach Tallerman has multiple hits in three consecutive games
- The Spartans left 10 men on base
UP NEXT: The Spartans will rematch UNLV at Excite Ballpark on Saturday, May 3 at 2:05 p.m. for the second game of a three game series. The game can be watched on the Mountain West Network.
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