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California State University, Fullerton

Max Ortega
2
San Diego USD 4-20
6
Winner Cal State Fullerton CSF 11-13
San Diego USD
4-20
2
Final
6
Cal State Fullerton CSF
11-13
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Diego USD 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
Cal State Fullerton CSF 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 X 6 9 1

W: Hawkinson, Payton (1-2) L: HORN JR., David (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Titans Extend Win Streak to Six Games with Victory Over San Diego

FULLERTON, Calif. – Cal State Fullerton defeated San Diego 6-2 Tuesday night at Goodwin Field to extend its winning streak to six games. The Titans improve to 11-13 on the year with the win. 

The Titans jumped on the Toreros early, scoring two runs in the bottom of the first inning to take a 2-0 lead. 

Matthew Bardowell got the Titans on the board with an RBI single to bring home Carter Johnstone from third base. Bardowell went 2-for-4 on the night with two runs and an RBI and is now hitting .368 which ranks third on the team and 11th in The Big West. 

On the very next pitch Max Ortega hit an RBI double to the wall in right center field, giving Fullerton a 2-0 lead. 

San Diego scored one run in the top of the second inning on a solo home run to cut the Titans lead to 2-1. 

In his second career start, Landon Martin gave the Titans three strong innings on the mound. Martin allowed just one run on one hit while not issuing a walk. The freshman is 1-0 on the year with a 3.38 ERA. 

Fullerton immediately responded with one run in the home half of the second to regain a two-run lead, 3-1. With two outs and Paul Contreras at second base, Johnstone singled to right center to bring home the run. 

The freshman Johnstone has found his groove at the plate over the last few weeks. He went 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI against the Toreros and now ranks second on the team with a .371 batting average, ranking tied for eighth in the conference. 

The Toreros added one run in the fifth inning to cut Fullerton's lead to 3-2. However, the Titans once again answered, this time with three runs in the bottom of the fifth. 

Following a double from Bardowell to give the Titans runners at second and third, Ortega came through again with a double off the wall in center field to drive in both runs and extend the lead to 5-2. 

With Ortega at third and one out, Eli Lopez recorded an RBI on a productive infield out to put the Titans up 6-2. Ortega went 3-for-4 Tuesday night with a run and a game-high three RBI. 

Fullerton's bullpen shutdown the Toreros bats for the final four innings thanks to Jason Blood, Gavin Meyer, Ryan Faulks and Andrew Wright. 

Payton Hawkinson earned the win to improve to 1-2 on the year after pitching a scoreless fourth inning. David Horn Jr. drew the loss for San Diego, dropping to 0-1 this season. 

The Titans are back at Goodwin Field this weekend for a three-game conference series against Cal State Bakersfield beginning Friday night at 6:30 p.m.

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WATCH THE TITANS ON ESPN+
Titans fans can now watch every home event exclusively on ESPN+. Cal State Fullerton has built a top-tier production studio to give the viewers an ESPN quality production for all games at Titan Stadium. 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.
 
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