Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 LOS ANGELES – Cal State L.A.'s baseball team stayed away from extra innings and picked up an important California Collegiate Athletic Association doubleheader sweep over Cal Poly Pomona on Saturday at Reeder Field.
 
After going 15 innings and 10 innings in the first two games of the series, the Golden Eagles recorded a 9-3 win in the opener on Saturday and got a seven-inning gem from Brandon Quintero in a 3-0 victory in the nightcap. Cal State L.A. (9-6, 7-1 CCAA) took three games in the four-game conference series with Cal Poly Pomona (10-5, 3-5 CCAA).
 
The Golden Eagles scored three times in the fourth and four times in the sixth to back the solid pitching of David Armas and Sam Elgoual in the opener, while Quintero improved to 3-0 after allowing only six hits – all singles – in the nightcap. He walked two and struck out six.
 
Armas went 6 1/3 effective innings in the opener, although he dodged trouble after walking seven and hitting two. He struck out six and allowed only four hits. Elgoual finished up over the final 2 2/3 innings and gave up only four hits and one run.
 
Jeremy Weber had two hits and three RBI for the Golden Eagles, who got at least one hit from every starter. Scott Masik had two hits and two runs scored, Casey Ryan had two hits and one RBI, Tyler Christian scored a pair of runs, Ryan Cooperstone had two hits and two runs scored and Niko Garcia scored twice and drove in two.
 
Erick Ruvalcaba went 5 2/3 innings for the Broncos and gave up nine hits and four earned runs. Cal Poly Pomona also committed two costly errors that led to three unearned runs.
 
Cal State L.A. took a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Masik singled up the middle and scored on a one-out double by James Wharton. The Golden Eagles made it 4-0 in the fourth on a run-scoring single by Garcia and a two-run triple by Weber.
 
After the Broncos closed to within 4-2 with runs in the fifth and sixth innings, the Golden Eagles scored four times in the bottom of the sixth. Christian doubled, moved to third on a single by Cooperstone and scored on a fielder's choice groundout by Garcia. Weber followed with a single and Masik delivered a run-scoring single to make it 6-2. Ryan had a run-scoring single to make it 7-2 and Cody Doyle picked up an infield single to make it 8-2.
 
Weber drove in the final run for the Golden Eagles with a groundout in the seventh.
 
In the nightcap, Cal Poly Pomona got an outstanding start from Kevin Bossan, who allowed only five hits and three runs over six innings. He didn't walk a batter and struck out four.
 
Cal State L.A. took a 1-0 lead in the second inning. Doyle singled, took second on a wild pitch and took third on a single by Christian. Cooperstone then hit into a double play while Doyle scored.
 
The Golden Eagles scored the final two runs of the game in the fourth. Doyle was hit by a pitch with two outs to start the rally. Christian followed with a single and Cooperstone drove Doyle home with a single to make it 2-0. Christian later scored on a wild pitch to make it 3-0.
 
Quintero was masterful and was only in serious trouble once when he loaded the bases with two outs in the third. He got out of the jam by inducing a grounder to Cooperstone at second.
 
He had two runners on base with nobody out in the seventh, but got a pop-up and double play grounder to end the game.
 
Cal State L.A. will return to action on Friday night in the opener of a four-game series against Cal State Monterey Bay at Reeder Field.