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Steven Filippi

Baseball by Corey Neal, Sports Information Student Assistant

Sidhu, Wallace Deal; Seawolves Earn Doubleheader Sweep

Steven Filippi went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and five RBI in the 7-3 game one win over CSULA during Saturday's doubleheader
BOX SCORE 1 | BOX SCORE 2 GAME ONE: SONOMA STATE 7, #12 CAL STATE L.A. 3 – BOX SCORE
GAME TWO: SONOMA STATE 9, #12 CAL STATE L.A. 0 – BOX SCORE
 
ROHNERT PARK – Starting pitchers Harmen Sidhu and Glenn Wallace proved that they were two of the best pitchers in the nation on Saturday, holding Cal State L.A. to a combined three runs on nine hits as Sonoma State was able to sweep Saturday's doubleheader by scores of 7-3 and 9-0.  Both Sidhu and Wallace recorded wins on Saturday, their seventh and sixth wins, respectively.  Sonoma State improves their record to 26-15, 18-13 CCAA, while the Golden Eagles drop to 26-15, 23-8 CCAA.
 
GAME ONE: SONOMA STATE 7, #12 CAL STATE L.A. 3 – BOX SCORE
Both teams scored in the first inning, but Sonoma State held a 2-1 edge over Cal State L.A. due to a two-run big fly by Steven Filippi;  two of his five RBIs in the game.  Sonoma State extended their lead to three runs at 4-1 in the second inning after scoring two more runs, one on a Filippi sacrifeice fly and the other on a infield grounder. 
 
Sonoma State made it 5-1 in the fourth inning when Filippi grounded into a double play, but scored Justin Serrao from third on the play.  Cal State L.A. put their second run on the board in the sixth inning when Jeremy Weber reached on a strike three wild pitch and was able to score from first on Cody Doyle's RBI double to put the score at 5-2.  The Seawolves got a couple of insurance runs in the bottom of the eighth inning, by way of Filippi and Devon Zenn RBI singles to give the hosts a 7-2 lead.  The Golden Eagles did get a run across in the top of the ninth, but Scott Harkin was able to induce a double play to end the CSULA threat, and the game.
 
In addition to Filippi's aforementioned five RBIs, he went 2-for-3 at the plate and scored twice.  Zenn had a three hit day and also drove in a run, while Jackson Stogner, Sam Montgomery, and Steven Moen chipped in with one hit each.  Sidhu pitched for six innings, allowed two runs on three hits and struck out five, improving his record to 7-1.
 
Cal State L.A.'s catcher, Doyle, had a good day at the plate going 3-for-3 including a double and a triple,  with two RBIs and a run scored.  Niko Garcia also recorded an RBI.  Golden Eagle starter David Armas took the loss after allowing five runs (four earned) on six hits in seven innings of work; he dropped to 6-2 on the season.
 
GAME TWO: SONOMA STATE 9, #12 CAL STATE L.A. 0 – BOX SCORE
Sonoma State's nine runs were more than enough to get the job done with Wallace on mound as the 6-1 right hander threw his third complete game of the season and took a one-hitter into the seventh inning, boosting his record to 6-1 and dropping his ERA to a miniscule 0.78.
 
The bulk of the Sonoma State runs came in the second and fifth innings as the Seawolves put up three runs in each of those innings.  SSU also scored two runs in the third inning and one in the sixth to cap off a 9-0 victory and doubleheader sweep of the Golden Eagles.  Leading the offense with two RBIs was Stonger and catcher Shawn Walters, while Garrett Gooselaw wnet 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored and Zenn recorded a three hit game at the plate.  Sam Montgomery and Walters scored twice in the nine run blowout.
 
Golden Eagle first baseman James Wharton recorded two of the three hits allowed by Wallace, while Steven Luna tallied the other in a pinch hit effort.  Cal State L.A. starter Brandon Quintero saw his record fall to 7-3 after allowing eight runs (four earned) on eight hits in five innings of work.
 
Sonoma State and Cal State L.A. will wrap up the series tomorrow morning with first pitch set for 11:00 am.