SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. -- Azusa Pacific tied the program record for longest season-opening win streak, posting a 12-5 win over Cal State San Bernardino to improve to 10-0 through the first three weekends of the 2018 season.

The Cougars scored their first seven runs of the game with only two hits in the first four innings, opening up an early lead by scoring five runs without a hit in the second inning. In that frame, Cal State San Bernardino issued three walks, committed two errors, and Justin Gomez was hit by pitch with the bases loaded.

For the game, Azusa Pacific generated 12 runs on 9 hits, drawing 9 walks and 4 hit-batsmen, while three Coyote errors also contributed to the Cougars' second-highest scoring game so far this year.

Pablo O'Connor went 2-for-4 to lead the offense, while Grant Gamble came off the bench to go 2-for-3 with a walk. Dillon Miyashiro picked up the win, striking out 5 in 5.2 innings before handing the ball off to the bullpen. Relievers Declan Kearney, John Szczesny, and Layne Henderson finished things off with three scoreless innings.

With the win, Azusa Pacific takes a 10-0 overall record into its 40-game PacWest schedule, while Cal State San Bernardino falls to 0-6 on the season.

Longest Season-Opening Win Streaks In Program History:
10 (2007 & 2018)
7 (2001)
6 (2009)

What's Next: Azusa Pacific kicks off the 40-game Pacific West Conference schedule with a four-game series at home against Concordia, hosting single games Thursday and Friday, Feb. 22-23, followed by a noon doubleheader on Saturday, Feb. 24.

How It Happened: The Cougars wasted no time erasing an early 1-0 deficit, scoring five in the second inning, all with two outs and without the benefit of a base hit in the frame. After Mychael Goudreau drew a two-out walk to load the bases, Gomez was plunked on a 1-2 pitch to bring home the first run of the inning. The next two batters reached on errors with a wild pitch in between, all resulting in four more runs that gave Azusa Pacific a 5-1 lead.

O'Connor's infield single in the fourth inning was the only hit in a two-run inning, as a wild throw and a passed ball allowed the Cougars to take a 7-1 lead in a game which it only had two hits to that point. In the sixth inning, Sean Aspinall hit a two-run home run with two outs, extending the lead to 9-1 before CSUSB cut the lead in half with a four-run sixth. Garrett Ouellette provided most of the damage with a three-run home run the pulled the Coyotes within 9-5.

Kearney and Szczesny each threw a perfect inning of relief to maintain the lead to the ninth inning, where the Cougars added three runs on consecutive run-scoring hits from Gamble, Goudreau, and Aaron Roose to extend the lead to 12-5.

Inside The Box Score: A day after scoring a season-high 13 runs, Azusa Pacific again exceeded its previous season scoring high (11) through the first eight games of the season.

Three Cougars (Goudreau, O'Connor, Gomez) have reached base safely in all 10 games this season.

Azusa Pacific pitchers have recorded 97 strikeouts and walked 25 batters in 90 innings.

Azusa Pacific's combined scoring edge through its first 10 games is 83-40.