Box Score 1 |
Box Score 2 HONOLULU - Cal State Fullerton softball took the series after defeating the University of Hawai'i in a 4-0 and 8-0 six-inning victory in Saturday's doubleheader. The Titans improve to 20-4 in The Big West and 34-16 overall.
Cal State Fullerton 4, Hawai'i 0
Peyton Toto (1-for-2, RBI) gave the Titans an early 1-0 lead in the second inning with a sacrifice fly to score pinch-runner
Savannah Favre.
Bailey Wallace (1-for-4, R),
Sarah Perez (1-for-2, R, BB) and
Hannah Becerra (2-for-4) loaded the bases with two singles and a walk in the top of the third for
Ava Arce (1-for-3, 2 RBI) with two outs on the board.
Arce, who entered the weekend batting .289 with runners in scoring position, found a single up the middle on a 2-0 count to score Wallace and Perez for a 3-0 lead over the Rainbow Wahine.
The Titans extended their lead over the Rainbow Wahine, 4-0, in the top of the seventh inning as Perez beat out a bunt and got caught in a rundown that allowed
Megan Delgadillo (2-for-4, 2B, R, SB) to steal home.
Staci Chambers (7.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 10 K) pitched her fourth shutout victory of the season, lowering her conference-leading opposing batting average to .205.
Cal State Fullerton 8, Hawai'i 0 (6-innings)
Delgadillo led off with a single down the left field line before
Bailey Wallace advanced her into scoring position with a sacrifice bunt to the first baseman.
Kika Ramirez drove in Delgadillo with a single to right-center field for a 1-0 lead over the Rainbow Wahine.
The Titans continued pressing the 'Bows in the second inning as
Colby McClinton reached first on balls, while
Jessi Alcala singled to right field to advance McClinton to third base. Two defensive errors by the University of Hawai'i allowed McClinton to score.
Sarah Perez also picked up an RBI for a 3-0 lead over Hawai'i.
Haley Rainey took over for Chambers (2.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K) in the bottom of the third inning. Rainey allowed a hit up the middle on the first pitch of the inning but got out of it with the support of her defense.
The Titans found their fourth run in the top of the fourth inning on a base hit up the middle by
Candace Yingling.
With two outs on the board in the fifth,
Alexia Lopez loaded the bases for the Titans with a walk.
Jazmin Williams entered to pinch hit for Perez, working the count to grab an RBI walk for a 5-0 lead. Another run crossed home with a third consecutive walk issued to
Kate Verhoef.
Delgadillo extended Fullerton's lead to 7-0 with a single through the right side before the Titans left bases loaded.
Leanna Garcia (1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, BB, 2 K) earned the nod for the Titans in the fifth inning after Rainey allowed just one hit through two innings, collecting three strikeouts of her own.
Lopez sent a ball into the outfield for an RBI single, scoring Sanchez for the eighth run of the game.
Trisha McCleskey completed the run-rule victory for the Titans, striking out one hitter and walking one. The Titans turned the series around, not allowing a run in 13 innings after dropping the first game on Friday.
The Titans return to Anderson Family Field to host cross-town rivals Long Beach State on Friday, May 10, and Saturday, May 11. The series will kick off on Friday with a single game at 6:00 p.m. before concluding on Saturday with a doubleheader starting at 2:00 p.m.
SUPPORT THE TITANS!
Fans can purchase tickets for various Cal State Fullerton athletic events by visiting FullertonTitansTickets.com. The Athletic Ticket Office can also be contacted by phone at 657-278-2783 or by email at athletictixs@fullerton.edu. The Ticket Office is located at the Titan House off of Gymnasium Drive at the eastern end of the Intramural Fields and is open from 10 am – 4 pm PT, Monday – Friday.
FOLLOW THE TITANS!
Fans can keep up with the latest in Titan Athletics by following us on Facebook (Facebook/FullertonTitans), Twitter (@FullertonTitans) Instagram (FullertonTitans). In addition, the softball team has established its own Twitter (fullerton_sb) and Instagram accounts (fullerton_sb).
WATCH THE TITANS ON ESPN+
Titans fans can now watch home contests exclusively on ESPN+. Cal State Fullerton has built a top-tier production studio to give the viewers an ESPN quality production for Titans Athletics. Additionally, all schools in the Big West Conference are committed to producing ESPN quality streams which will allow fans to watch the Titans on ESPN+ for all road conference games.
