It was a full day of baseball Feb. 3 as the Cal State East Bay Pioneers continued to better the Gators, beating them in their first three games of the season. The series started Friday as the Pioneers defeated the Gators 2-1 in Hayward and ended Saturday as the Gators fell twice more in a doubleheader.

The Gators took an early 2-0 lead in game one on Saturday, and senior pitcher Brandon Glazebrook had a strong start, throwing two no-hit innings. The Pioneers scored four runs in the third, and the Gators committed three errors. The Pioneers held on to a small lead through most of the game, until junior James Kono drove in the tying run in the bottom of the eighth.

Junior Eric Keithley relieved Glazebrook in the eighth. Pioneers junior Jesus Muela, who went three-for-four in the game, hit a ground ball to the infield and another bobbled ball meant the Pioneers had a man on. East Bay’s Jacob Haberman would win the next battle at the plate, but not before Keithley worked a full count. Haberman drove Muela home bringing the score to its final, 7-6.

The Pioneers, wearing their red jerseys for game two, took an early 2-0 lead before senior Matt Kavanaugh hit the only home run of the day in the fourth inning, bringing the Gators to within one run. The Pioneers scored a run in the next inning, but the Gators would threaten again in the bottom of the fifth inning.

With Gator senior Derek Simper on base, James Kono hit a hard double to centerfield. Simper sprinted home, but was tagged out at the plate. Gators' Coach Tony Dress came out to discuss the call, but Simper would remain out.

It was all Pioneers for the rest of the game, as they had a five-run seventh inning to beat the Gators 8-1.