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Montgomery Tosses A Complete Game Four-Hitter As Dirtbags Defeat CSUB
4/11/2025 8:57:00 PM | Baseball
Montgomery throws the first CG for LBSU since 2023
LONG BEACH, Calif.—Kellan Montgomery retired the final 19 Cal State Bakersfield batters he faced as he tossed a complete game four-hitter as Long Beach State defeated the Roadrunners 3-2 Friday night at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field.
A two-out Long Beach State error in the top of the first resulted in CSUB's first run.
Elgin Bennett led off the top of the second with an opposite-field double to left. Louis Zulaica's sac bunt moved Bennett to third. With the Dirtbags infield in, Montgomery struck out Tyler Leroy looking. Montgomery struck out Noah Alvarez, who was looking to end the inning.
Evan Cloyd doubled to center field to begin the third. Nick Mascaro grounded out to first, allowing Cloyd to advance to third. Cody Hendriks's sac fly plated Cloyd for a 2-0 advantage. Brock Perreira hit an opposite-field double to left center to keep the inning going for the Roadrunners. Elijah Pelayo grounded out to a diving Armando Briseno at short for the final out.
Cal State Bakersfield starter Ryan King allowed a Kyle Ashworth single to begin the first before retiring the next 14 in a row, striking out seven. King hit Justin Roulston with a pitch with two outs in the bottom of the fifth. King walked Easton Elliot on four pitches. King hit Efren Ortega with a 2-1 pitch to load the bases. Ashworth tied the game with an opposite-field single through the left side. Alex Champagne flew out to right for the third out.
CSUB stopper Michael Riley relieved King to start the bottom of the sixth. With one out, he walked Connor Charpiot on four pitches. Riley hit Nathan Cadena before bouncing back to strike out Reid Montgomery. Riley hit Roulston to load the bases. Elliot hit a shot to left that was tracked down by Bennett to end the frame.
Riley walked Ortega to begin the seventh. He struck out Ashworth. With a 0-1 count to Champagne, a Riley wild pitch sent Ortega to second. Matt Toomey pinch-ran for Ortega. Champagne hit a 1-1 fastball to right, where Hendriks caught the ball. Toomey tagged. Pelayo cut the relay throw off and threw to third. His throw got away from Alvarez, the third baseman, and into foul territory. Toomey scored on the play for the lead.
Reid Montgomery doubled to left with two outs in the bottom of the eighth. Roulston walked to bring up Elliot. The Dirtbags second baseman grounded out to second to end the inning.
Kellan Montgomery ran the count to 3-2 to Hendricks before the 'Runner cleanup hitter flew out to center to begin the ninth. He struck out Perriera to bring up Pelayo, who flew out to right for the final out.
Montgomery threw the first Long Beach State complete game since May 12, 2023, when Nico Zeglin blanked UC Santa Barbara 1-0. He struck out eight and walked two. Montgomery threw 122 pitches, 82 for strikes. Ashworth recorded two of the three Dirtbags' hits.
The CSUB pitchers combined for 10 strikeouts, but the duo walked four and hit four batters. Cloyd went 2-for-4, scoring both runs for the Roadrunners.
Long Beach State (13-18, 7-9 Big West) and Cal State Bakersfield (13-22, 6-7 Big West) continue the series Saturday at 6 p.m.
A two-out Long Beach State error in the top of the first resulted in CSUB's first run.
Elgin Bennett led off the top of the second with an opposite-field double to left. Louis Zulaica's sac bunt moved Bennett to third. With the Dirtbags infield in, Montgomery struck out Tyler Leroy looking. Montgomery struck out Noah Alvarez, who was looking to end the inning.
Evan Cloyd doubled to center field to begin the third. Nick Mascaro grounded out to first, allowing Cloyd to advance to third. Cody Hendriks's sac fly plated Cloyd for a 2-0 advantage. Brock Perreira hit an opposite-field double to left center to keep the inning going for the Roadrunners. Elijah Pelayo grounded out to a diving Armando Briseno at short for the final out.
Cal State Bakersfield starter Ryan King allowed a Kyle Ashworth single to begin the first before retiring the next 14 in a row, striking out seven. King hit Justin Roulston with a pitch with two outs in the bottom of the fifth. King walked Easton Elliot on four pitches. King hit Efren Ortega with a 2-1 pitch to load the bases. Ashworth tied the game with an opposite-field single through the left side. Alex Champagne flew out to right for the third out.
CSUB stopper Michael Riley relieved King to start the bottom of the sixth. With one out, he walked Connor Charpiot on four pitches. Riley hit Nathan Cadena before bouncing back to strike out Reid Montgomery. Riley hit Roulston to load the bases. Elliot hit a shot to left that was tracked down by Bennett to end the frame.
Riley walked Ortega to begin the seventh. He struck out Ashworth. With a 0-1 count to Champagne, a Riley wild pitch sent Ortega to second. Matt Toomey pinch-ran for Ortega. Champagne hit a 1-1 fastball to right, where Hendriks caught the ball. Toomey tagged. Pelayo cut the relay throw off and threw to third. His throw got away from Alvarez, the third baseman, and into foul territory. Toomey scored on the play for the lead.
Reid Montgomery doubled to left with two outs in the bottom of the eighth. Roulston walked to bring up Elliot. The Dirtbags second baseman grounded out to second to end the inning.
Kellan Montgomery ran the count to 3-2 to Hendricks before the 'Runner cleanup hitter flew out to center to begin the ninth. He struck out Perriera to bring up Pelayo, who flew out to right for the final out.
Montgomery threw the first Long Beach State complete game since May 12, 2023, when Nico Zeglin blanked UC Santa Barbara 1-0. He struck out eight and walked two. Montgomery threw 122 pitches, 82 for strikes. Ashworth recorded two of the three Dirtbags' hits.
The CSUB pitchers combined for 10 strikeouts, but the duo walked four and hit four batters. Cloyd went 2-for-4, scoring both runs for the Roadrunners.
Long Beach State (13-18, 7-9 Big West) and Cal State Bakersfield (13-22, 6-7 Big West) continue the series Saturday at 6 p.m.
~#LongBeachBuilt~
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Montgomery, Kellan (6-3)
L: Riley, Michael (3-3)
Batting:
2B: Cloyd, Evan 1 ; Perreira, Brock 1 ; Bennett, Elgin 1
RBI: Hendriks, Cody 1
SH: Zulaica, Louis 1
SF: Hendriks, Cody 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cloyd, Evan 2
Batting:
2B: Montgomery, Reid 1
RBI: Ashworth, Kyle 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Roulston, Justin 1 ; Elliot, Easton 1 ; Toomey, Matt 1
HBP: Cadena, Nathan 1 ; Roulston, Justin 2 ; Ortega, Efren 1
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