SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (Interstat) — Long Beach State opened with three runs in the first inning but Cal Poly rallied to win 11-3 on Thursday at Robin Baggett Stadium in a Big West Conference game.

Ryan Tayman homered and drove in two runs for the Mustangs, who improved to 31-21. Dante Vachini doubled and had an RBI, and Cam Hoiland, Gavin Spiridonoff and Jake Downing each contributed RBIs during a seven-run seventh inning.

Long Beach State took a 3-0 lead on an RBI single by Chandler. Cal Poly tied it in the second on a sacrifice fly by Tayman and a double by Garza. The Mustangs pulled ahead later and broke the game open with seven runs in the seventh. Tayman added a solo homer in the eighth.

Caleb Anderson started for the Dirtbags, who dropped to 17-33 despite collecting 10 hits. Cal Poly managed six hits but scored 11 runs.