marra 200th career hit
Nate Kurtz
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Clarion CLAR-B 15-13, 7-4 PSAC-W
6
Winner California (PA) CAL-B 21-5, 8-2 PSAC-W
Clarion CLAR-B
15-13, 7-4 PSAC-W
1
Final
6
California (PA) CAL-B
21-5, 8-2 PSAC-W
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Clarion CLAR-B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
California (PA) CAL-B 3 0 0 3 0 0 X 6 7 0

W: Holmes, Nathan (3-0) L: Carter Barrett (2-3)

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Clarion CLAR-B 15-14, 7-5 PSAC-W
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Winner California (PA) CAL-B 22-5, 9-2 PSAC-W
Clarion CLAR-B
15-14, 7-5 PSAC-W
3
Final
9
California (PA) CAL-B
22-5, 9-2 PSAC-W
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Clarion CLAR-B 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 5 6
California (PA) CAL-B 3 1 0 2 0 3 X 9 10 2

W: Gill, Roman (2-2) L: Cole Yeager (3-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Matthew Kifer, Director of Athletic Communication

California completes season sweep of Clarion

Marra becomes eighth Cal player with 200 hits; Vulcans extend winning streak in series to 16 games

WASHINGTON, Pa. (April 6) – Senior second baseman Santino Marra reached the 200-hit milestone on Sunday afternoon, as the Vulcans completed a season sweep of Clarion in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West play at EQT Park with a 6-1 victory in Game 1 and a 9-3 win in Game 2.

NOTES
• The California (PA) baseball team (22-5, 9-2) now holds a 12-2 mark in home games this spring.
• The Vulcans have won 16-straight meetings against the Golden Eagles, dating back to the 2022 campaign.
• Marra is the eighth player in program history to reach 200 career hits, and the first since former first baseman David Marcus (2013-17).
• Four of the previous seven players to accomplish the feat are members of the Athletic Hall of Fame, including all-time hits leader Matt Peters (2012-15) who was inducted yesterday.

GAME 1
• Junior Nathan Holmes (3-0) registered the complete-game victory, the third complete game of his career.
• He yielded one run (earned) on five hits and zero walks with four strikeouts in 7.0 innings (89 pitches).
• Clarion took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first on a two-out RBI single before Cal answered in the bottom of inning with a three-run homer by Marra, his fourth of the year.
• The Vulcans added to the lead in the fourth on a three-run homer by sophomore center fielder Ikon Jones – the first of his career.
• Marra collected a pair of hits and three RBI while tying his career high of four homers this season.

GAME 2
• Marra reached the 200-hit milestone in the bottom of the sixth on a two-run double.
• He was one of four players to collect a multi-hit game in the nightcap, finishing with two two hits and three RBI.
• Senior right fielder James Salvatori tallied three hits, including a solo homer, and three runs scored.
• Senior first baseman Payton Conte registered two hits with a solo homer, two RBI and three runs scored, while Jones posted two hits, one RBI and two runs scored.
• The Golden Eagles took a 1-0 lead in the first before the Vulcans answered with three runs in the bottom of the inning.
• Conte delivered an RBI doubles before Cal later scored on back-to-back sacrifice flies.
• Jones collected a two-out RBI double in the second before Salvatori and Conte both recorded solo homers in the fourth.
• Clarion scored one run in both the fifth and sixth innings to cut the deficit to a 6-3 margin.
• The Vulcans countered with three runs on three hits and one error in the bottom of the sixth.
• Salvatori scored from second on an error before Marra later posted a two-run double with two outs.
• Redshirt junior starting pitcher Roman Gill (2-2) earned the win after allowing two runs (both earned) on three hits and two walks in 4.1 innings (66 pitches).
• Fellow junior Jake Kramer worked 2.2 innings of relief, surrendering one run (earned) on two hits with a pair of strikeouts.

NEXT
• The Vulcans return to action on Friday, April 11, when they host a doubleheader against Seton Hill in PSAC West action at 1 p.m.
 
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