Otters beat Gators 13-3 to secure fourth-straight CCAA Championship

SEASIDE, Calif. (KION) - Cal State Monterey Bay Baseball made history, becoming the first team since the 1970s to win four-straight CCAA titles.

The Otters clinched the title with a 13-3 win over San Francisco State in the final game of the regular season.

Prior to the game, Cal State Monterey Bay honored 28 seniors and it was those same seniors who led the charge. 

Max Farfan propelled the offense, driving in five runs off three hits. Farfan’s senior day was highlighted by a three-run home run in the fifth inning to give CSUMB a 9-1 lead.

Senior Dominic Felice extended the lead only an inning earlier, launching another three-run shot.

Javier Felix, Jaden Sheppard, and KW Quilici each logged multi-hit games on their senior day. Felix drove in a pair of runs, while Sheppard and Quilici each drove in one run apiece.

On the mound, another upperclassman led the way, as Mitchell Torres earned his fifth win of the season. Torres threw six complete innings, allowing six hits and two earned runs. During that stretch, he struck out three Gators.

The Otters forced a three-way tie for the top spot in the CCAA after a 5-3 win to open their final homestand against San Francisco State. By the series finale, CSUMB walked away with another conference title and the top seed in the CCAA Baseball Tournament.

The Otters’ first game of the tournament is set for 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 8 in Los Angeles.