From Reports By Long Beach State Sports Information Department 
Box Score

Jake Thompson sat out on Friday because of sickness, but on Sunday he got back into the rotation and pitched 6.1 innings, the deepest start of the weekend.  However, Cal continued to get the key hits as they defeated Long Beach State 6-3 in the series finale.  At the plate, Devin Lohman again led the offense with two hits and run scored, but the Dirtbag bullpen couldn’t close the door in the seventh and the Bears completed the sweep.

The Dirtbags got on the board first, scoring in the second inning. Cal starter Brian Diemer issued walks to Jonathan Jones and Jordan Casas to put two runners on, and John Hill hit an RBI single, his first hit of the season. Brennan Metzger walked to load the bases, but two groundouts ended the Long Beach State threat.

Back to back doubles from Cal’s Blake Smith and Dylan Tonneson tied up the game in the top of third, and Cal took the lead in the top of the fourth, across a second run against Thompson.

The Dirtbags answered back in the bottom half, as Hill reached on an error and advanced to third on a bunt and a groundout. Derek Legg then tied it up with an RBI single.

Thompson, who had given up just two runs through six innings returned for the seventh, and after getting the first out of the inning gave up two hits to start a rally for Cal as the Bears took the lead 3-2. Cal continued to add on, getting a walk and a two-run double off of Charlie Ruiz out of the bullpen, and then pushed one more run across on Michael Brady’s second hit to make the score 6-2.

Long Beach State added a run in the seventh, as Lohman started the inning with a single, and Rylan Sandoval followed with a second single to put runners on the corners. Lohman would then score on a double-play ball, but the potential for a big inning was stopped. Cal’s Matt Flemer then entered in relief and pitched two hitless innings on the way to his first save.

Long Beach State gets a break from midweek games as the Dirtbags make their longest trek of the year. Heading to the East Coast, the Dirtbags will face South Carolina in a three-game series starting Friday.