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Tyler Rando waits for the pitch
Mike Wootton
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CSUN CSUN 10-5
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Winner Gonzaga GON 5-10
CSUN CSUN
10-5
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Final
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Gonzaga GON
5-10
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
CSUN CSUN 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
Gonzaga GON 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 X 4 8 0

W: Kempner, William (1-0) L: Angebrandt, Dwayne (2-1) S: Naughton, Daniel (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Scores Late for 4-2 Win over CSUN

GU’s bullpen pitched 5.0 scoreless innings of relief

SPOKANE, Wash. – Gonzaga baseball scored three runs in its final two at-bats and got 5.0 scoreless innings from its bullpen in a 4-2 win over CSUN on Sunday at Patterson Baseball Complex and Coach Steve Hertz Field.

The win gave the Zags (5-10) a split in the four-game series with the Matadors (10-5), with both wins in come-from-behind fashion.

Trailing 2-1 heading into the bottom of the seventh, Gonzaga scored one in that inning and then two in the eighth while the bullpen continued to keep CSUN off the board. Daniel Naughton came on with one out in the ninth to get the save. His outing, combined with 2.2 scoreless innings from Trystan Vrieling and 1.2 scoreless innings from William Kempner backed up a nice start from Mason Wells.

Wells kept the CSUN bats from getting going in his first start of the season. Wells allowed just two earned runs on two hits with three strikeouts and three walks.

Tyler Rando led the offense with three hits, including a single to start an eighth inning in which pinch runner Alex Brenner scored to tie the game. Jack Machtolf reached base twice and knocked in a run.

Gonzaga got on the board first for the fourth straight game against the Matadors with Ryan Sullivan bringing in a run on a fielder's choice.

After CSUN hit a solo homer in the top of the third, GU put runners on second and third with one out in the bottom half, but didn't come up with a hit.

On the mound, Vrieling entered for Wells in the fifth and threw 2.2 innings of shutout work, allowing four hits with one strikeout.

Gonzaga tied it up in the seventh, manufacturing a run with a sacrifice fly from Brett Harris to score Josh Bristyan from third.

Kempner then came on in the seventh and worked out of an inherited runner and put the Matadors down in order in the eighth.

GU then plated two runs in the bottom of the eighth, starting with a bases loaded walk from Jack Machtolf to take the lead. With the bases still loaded two batters later, a fly ball by Bristyan led to Lund getting in a rundown between second and third. That allowed Sullivan to score from third to make it 4-2.

Gonzaga travels to Washington State on Tuesday for the first matchup with the Cougars this season. First pitch is slated for 3:05 p.m. PT. Links to live coverage will be available at GoZags.com.
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