LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The Cal State Fullerton Titans softball team fell to the No. 12 UCLA Bruins in an 8-0, six-inning walk-off at Easton Stadium on Tuesday night. The Titans stand 24-14 on the season.Â
The Bruins took an early 2-0 lead over the Titans with a two-out home run to right field in the bottom of the first inning. Maya Brady doubled UCLA's lead in the second inning with a two-run shot to left field with two outs on the board.Â
Colby McClinton (2-for-2, SB),
Megan Delgadillo (1-for-3),
Candace Yingling (1-for-1) and
Peyton Toto (1-for-3) combined for all five Titan hits. The Titans went 5-for-24 at the plate against UCLA's Kaitlyn Terry and stranded seven runners on the base as a team.Â
Trisha McCleskey made her first collegiate start in the circle for the Titans on Tuesday night. In two innings, McCleskey allowed five hits, two of which were two-run home runs to opposite fields on two outs. She faced 11 Bruins before LHP
Leanna Garcia entered in relief at the start of the third inning.Â
Garcia collected two strikeouts in three innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on four hits. She walked two of the 13 batters faced during the three innings.
Hailey Harris made an appearance in the circle before McCleskey re-entered the game in the sixth inning. The Bruins found four runs in the sixth inning to force a run-rule over the Titans.Â
The Titans resume conference play at home against UC San Diego on Friday (6:00 p.m.) and Saturday (doubleheader).Â
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