SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (Interstat) — Carson Turnquist struck out nine over six innings and Cal Poly’s offense built an early lead to beat Long Beach State 6-2 in a Big West game Friday at Robin Baggett Stadium.

The Mustangs (32-21) scored twice in the first inning on Dylan Kordic’s RBI double and Ryan Tayman’s run-scoring single. They added four more in the second and third on a fielder’s choice, Casey Murray Jr.’s triple, Cam Hoiland’s double and Dante Vachini’s single. Cal Poly totaled 12 hits.

Jaxon Baker pitched five no-hit innings for the Dirtbags (17-34) but allowed four unearned runs. Conner Stewart homered in the sixth for Long Beach State, which had only three hits. Turnquist allowed two hits and one earned run with nine strikeouts. Chris Downs threw three scoreless innings for the save. The series concludes Saturday.