SAN JOSE, Calif. – Brent Cota hit the walk-off RBI double to lead the San José State baseball team (24-27, 11-13 MW) in a 8-7 win and series sweep against Fresno State (14-38-1, 3-20-1 MW) Saturday afternoon from Excite Ballpark in the final game of a three game series.
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— San José State Baseball (@SanJoseStateBSB) May 17, 2026
SJSU finished in a three way tie with Grand Canyon and UNLV for the final spot in the Mountain West Tournament. However, due to head-to-head tiebreakers, the Rebels advanced to the tournament over SJSU.
San Jose State struck first with a four-run fourth inning. JC Osorio-Agard launched a solo homer to left to open the scoring, then Alex Fernandes ripped a two-run triple down the right field line before Peyton Rowles added an RBI single to cap the inning.
Fresno State answered in the seventh with two runs off a two RBI single. However, in the bottom half, after a Rowles leadoff double, he came home off a Bulldog error to get a run back and make it a 5-2 ballgame.
Fresno State appeared to take control in the ninth. The Bulldogs plated five runs in the top of the final inning, highlighted by a two-run homer and a solo blast to grab a 7-5 lead. However, just like yesterday, the Spartans had one final response. Rocco Caballero’s leadoff homer cut the deficit to one, and after Fernandes walked and Jake McCoy drew a free pass, Cota lined the walk-off double to left center to complete the comeback.
From the mound, starter Dylan Smith struck out five across seven innings pitched, allowing just two runs and five hits. Tyler Albanese (2-1) earned the victory in relief for SJSU after recording the final two outs in the top of the ninth.
- This was the Spartans’ sixth walk-off win this season and second walk-off in a row
- This was also the Spartans first three game series sweep of the season
- The Spartans went 5-0 against Fresno State this season
- Fernandes went 2-for-4 with two RBIs, a double, a triple and a walk
- This was Fernandes’ 13th multi-RBI game and 24th multi-hit game of the season
- Fernandes finished the season with a batting average of .401, becoming the fourth Spartan ever to hit .400 in a season and the first since 1993
- Fernandes’ 12 triples in his career at SJSU is tied for the fourth most in school history
- Fernandes’ 42 walks this season is tied for the seventh most in a season in SJSU history
- Fernandes finished the season on a 14 game hitting streak
- Rowles and Caballero each went 2-for-4 with an RBI
- Caballero’s home run was his fourth of the year
- Osorio-Agard went 2-for-3 with an RBI
- Osorio-Agard’s home run was his seventh of the year
- Cota notched two RBIs in the game
- McCoy’s 15 home runs this season was the second most in a season SJSU history
- The Spartans celebrated 19 seniors for senior day: Smith, Matteo Mendoza, Caden Duke, Fernandes, Drew Giannini, Caballero, Emmitt Phinney, McCoy, Kyle Calzadiaz, David Thomas, Luca Staiano, EJ McGrew, Cota, Dennis Gamester, Sam Boyle, Kyler Bacosa, Neil Jansen, Jesse Gutierrez and Cade Cushing
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