After starting the season 0-12 on the road it was CSUN's (16-21, 4-7 Big West) first win away from home all season. It was also their first win in eight tries against The Beach.
Gagnon was the loser dropping to 2-5 despite five scoreless innings before three straight hits in the sixth led to two Matador runs. Paul Tremlin (5-1) got the win in relief, giving up just one hit in three innings of work.
Brian Slover pitched the last two innings, striking out three and inducing a double play after giving up his only hit, for his fifth save.
Jordan Casas had two hits out of the leadoff spot and a steal but was also picked-off of second in the first and thrown out trying to steal in the seventh.
It was another close game and LBSU could simply not manage to come up with any big clutch hits.
Friday night the Dirtbags got just one run again but behind their ace Adam Wilk (5-1) it would prove to be enough.
Wilk threw eight shutout innings for the win and Charlie Ruiz worked a 1-2-3 ninth for his eighth save.
Wilk was projected to challenge for a weekend starting spot but has emerged as the Friday go-to guy. He gave up only four hits while striking out six.
Casas reached on an error in the eighth and came around to score on a Devin Lohman single providing the lone tally in the game.
Ryan Juarez (4-3) was the tough-luck loser, surrendering an unearned run in eight innings of his own. Both starters hurled 109 pitches.
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