The College of Marin Mariners plated six runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to tie the game up, then capped the comeback win with Riley Cronin's walk-off solo homer in the bottom of the 11th, to record an exciting 8-7 victory over the visiting San Mateo College Bulldogs on Thursday afternoon at the Mariners Baseball Complex.

Trailing 7-1 entering the bottom of the seventh inning, the Mariners rallied to tie the game up, fueled in part by a 3-run home run by Trent Free. 

The Mariners, who's lineup only mustered one run in the first 6 innings, with a solo home run by Steven Elsner, utilized several pinch hitters and pinch runners to put the team in position to win.

Jake Tirk started the game and pitched 3 innings, giving up 5 hits and 2 earned runs. Jake Verweil came into the game to relieve Tirk and pitched 4 innings, giving up 6 hits and 3 earned runs.

Mariners reliever Sid Polston (1-1) had a fantastic finish, earning the win after tossing a 4 scoreless innings and giving up only 1 hit.

Next, the Mariners host Mission College on Tuesday, March 1 at 2pm.