LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — Cal Poly defeated Saint Mary’s 5-2 on Sunday at Matador Field in a playoff game. Josh Volmerding threw six shutout innings, allowing no hits and two earned runs while striking out seven. Jacob Johnson went 0 for 4 for the Gaels. Ian Josephson was 0 for 3. Jared Mettam doubled and drove in a run. Nick Allred, Cody Kashimoto and Ian Armstrong were hitless. Jake Hilton allowed five hits and two earned runs in 5 1/3 innings. Jake Nobles struck out two over 3 1/3 scoreless innings. David Roberts gave up three earned runs in one-third of an inning.

Cal Poly took the lead in the fifth when Castellon singled, advanced on a throwing error and drove in Murray Jr. Tayman homered to left in the sixth. Spiridonoff followed with a three-run homer, scoring Murray Jr. and Hoiland. Saint Mary’s scored in the second on Mettam’s RBI double and in the third on Sniffen’s RBI single. The Mustangs outhit the Gaels 9-6. Cal Poly improved to 39-22; Saint Mary’s dropped to 33-27.