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Cal State Fullerton

Ty Thomas vs. UC Riverside
1
UC Riverside UCR 8-20
9
Winner Cal State Fullerton CSF 13-15
UC Riverside UCR
8-20
1
Final
9
Cal State Fullerton CSF
13-15
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
UC Riverside UCR 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 2
Cal State Fullerton CSF 1 0 5 1 2 0 0 0 X 9 10 1

W: Negrete, Mikiah (5-2) L: Joshua Torres (0-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Titans Take Game One Against UC Riverside

FULLERTON, Calif. – Cal State Fullerton defeated UC Riverside 9-1 in the series opener at Goodwin Field. With the win the Titans improve to 13-15 on the year and 7-6 in conference play. 

Paul Contreras put the Titans on the board with a solo home run to left center field in the bottom of the first inning. Contreras now has a team leading seven home runs on the year, surpassing his season total from 2025. 

The Titans broke the game open in the bottom of the third. The Contreras show continued; with the bases loaded Contreras lined a base hit into left center field, scoring a pair of runs. Contreras went 2-for-4 with two runs and three RBI. The junior has a team-leading .385 batting, ranking second in The Big West, with 19 runs and 18 RBI. 

With two left on, Ty Thomas cleared the bases with a towering home run over the scoreboard in left field, extending the Titans lead to 6-0. 

UC Riverside strung together a couple of singles before a throwing error by the Titans allowed a Highlanders run to score.

In the fourth inning, with runners on first and second, Nick Miller came through with an RBI single to bring home Eli Lopez and extend the Titans lead to 7-1. The Titans had a perfectly timed hit and run/double steal called which allowed Lopez to score from second on the softly hit ball through the left side of the infield. 

With a pair of runners in scoring position in the fifth, Andrew Kirchner produced a sacrifice fly to score Thomas, extending the Fullerton lead to 8-1. 

Later in the inning, a blooper in right center field by Lopez dropped between the Riverside defense allowing Ortega to score from third base, putting the Titans up 9-1. 

Mikiah Negrete gave the Titans another gem, striking out six and allowing just one unearned run in seven innings pitched. The senior earned the win Thursday night to improve to 5-2 on the year while lowering his season ERA to 1.74 which ranks second in the conference. With tonight's performance, five out of Negrete's eight starts have been quality starts. 

Brock Mayer pitched two no-hit innings to close out the game while striking out four and not issuing a walk. 

The Titans look to secure the series victory in game two Friday at Goodwin Field. First pitch is scheduled for 6:05 p.m.

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