College of San Mateo right-hander Keone Cabinian retired the first 12 batters he faced and would go on to fire his first complete game of the season as CSM downed West Valley 4-2 Saturday at Bulldog Field.

Cabinian set the side down in order in seven of nine innings. He allowed just two unearned runs on two hits, all of which came in the second inning. West Valley’s only other base runner in the game came in the eighth inning on a leadoff walk.

The Bulldogs’ bats did the rest, rallying for a first-inning run on a Dylan Isquirdo RBI single. CSM (9-3 in Coast Golden Gate, 17-8 overall) never trailed in the game. Isquirdo — along with freshmen Ryan Krainz and Bear Smith — was one of three Bulldogs to total two hits and an RBI in the game.

Krainz led off the first-inning rally with a single to center. After a sacrifice bunt by Makana Lyman, Draco Roberts singled Krainz to third. Devin Mahoney got hit by a pitch to load the bases. Then Isquirdo produced a two-out infield single to score Krainz, giving CSM a 1-0 lead.

Facing the West Valley bullpen in the fourth, Isquirdo sparked a two-run rally with a leadoff single. Tyler Carlson followed with a sacrifice bunt. Juan Gonzalez walked and Smith singled to load the bases. Then Krainz walked to force home Isquirdo. Goznalez later scored on a passed ball, giving CSM a 3-0 lead.

West Valley (6-6, 13-13) answered with two runs in the fifth. Casey Thompson drew a leadoff walk and Jeff Amaral singled him into scoring position. Thompson then scored on a passed ball. Nick McGrew’s infield single drove home Amaral, closing CSM’s lead to 3-2.

In the eight, Austin Lonestar spurred a CSM insurance run. The sophomore singled with one out then stole second and third base to set up an RBI bunt single by Smith. The Bulldogs went on to load the bases with one out, but West Valley reliever Kevin Cali entered to strand all three CSM base runners.

Cabinian finished strong though, setting down the ninth in order, capped by his ninth strikeout on the day. The strikeout total matches his career high, which came in the only other complete game of the sophomore’s career. His previous CG, also against West Valley, was recorded nearly a year previous in a 3-0 five-hit shutout on March 30, 1014.

With the win, CSM keeps pace with De Anza as the two are deadlocked in first place atop the Coast Golden Gate Conference standings.