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Alexia Lopez HR at UCSB
Photo Courtesy of Jeff Liang / UCSB Athletics
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Winner Cal St. Fullerton CSF 37-13, 24-3 Big West
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UC Santa Barbara UCSB 28-24, 18-9 Big West
Winner
Cal St. Fullerton CSF
37-13, 24-3 Big West
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Final
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UC Santa Barbara UCSB
28-24, 18-9 Big West
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Cal St. Fullerton CSF 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 10 0
UC Santa Barbara UCSB 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0

W: Garcia, Leanna (7-0) L: Ainsley Waddell (4-4) S: Hurtado, Eva (2)

Game Recap: Softball |

Extra-Base Hits Push Titans to Series Win at UC Santa Barbara

Alexia Lopez hits home run, Ava Arce drives in two with a double in regular-season finale

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The Cal State Fullerton softball team concluded the 2026 regular season with a 3-1 victory against UC Santa Barbara on Saturday. The Titans enter the Big West Softball Championship as the No.1 seed with a 24-3 conference record.

The Titans started the scoring in the second inning when Alexia Lopez (1-for-3, HR, RBI) sent a ball over the wall in left field, marking the ninth home run of her career and season. The Gauchos answered in the bottom half of the inning with a solo home run to right-center, tying the game at 1-1. 



The series finale remained tied through the first four innings before a two-run double by Ava Arce (1-for-2, 2B, 2 RBI) pushed the Titans back to a 3-1 lead. Arce's 30th RBI of the season brought her career total to 120 RBI. 

Leanna Garcia (7-0) saw five innings of work in her eighth start of the season. She allowed one run on four hits with three walks and two strikeouts. Eva Hurtado pitched two innings in relief, earning her second save of the season. Together, the two veterans secured the series win in 100 pitches. 

Over the weekend, the Titans scored 10 runs on 27 hits, four doubles and one home run. Sarah Perez led the Titans at the plate, slashing .700/.727/.700 with seven hits, one run scored, two RBI, one walk and two stolen bases. 

The TItans turn their focus to hosting the second annual Big West Softball Championship on May 6-9. As the No.1 seed, the Titans will play their first game on Thursday, May 7 at 1:00 p.m. 

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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.
 
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