4 Sports WEEK OF MONDAY, MAY 3 Men’s Skid: Titans drop first Big West series golf opens playoffs 1 “In the MLB they say you get a guy in a stressful situation — by the third time he’s going to crack,” said CSUF head coach Rick Vanderhook after Sunday’s game. “I think that third time turned into a crooked number.” Hawai’i had eight players record a hit on Sunday, but none more impactful than designated hitter Dustin Demeter, who delivered four hits with six RBIs, including a two-run home run. In the top of the sixth inning, Demeter cleared the bases with a three-run double after Stone Miyao worked a walk; Tyler Murray singled up the middle and Scotty Scott reached CONTINUED FROM
CSUF shot 12-overpar in the first round of the Big West championships. TAMEKA POLAND Asst. Editor
Cal State Fullerton’s men’s golf is in fifth place with a score of 12-over-par, 300 after round one of the Big West men’s championship at the La Quinta Country Club in La Quinta, California. The Titans hit the road with five players: Garrett Boe, Harry Doig, Matt Rafter, Trevor McNary and Teagan Andrews. At the top of the leaderboard in team play is Long Beach State with a score of 1-under-par 287, which is 13 strokes ahead of the Titans as they get ready for round two. Cal Poly SLO and UC Davis are not too far behind as they are tied for second place with a score of 8-over-par 296, with UC Santa Barbara in fourth place with a score of 11-overpar 299. While UC Davis holds the second place spot for team play, they currently occupy the top spot on the individual leaderboard as Lucas Carper is in the lead with a score of 2-under-par 70 after round one. However, in a tight match that was separated by one point per position, Long Beach State has three players tied for second place: Hunter Epson, Clay Seeber and Isaac Rodea with a score of 1-under-par 71. Thomas Hutchison from UC Davis holds fifth place at even par. For the Titans, Boe leads the team individually, tied in sixth place with Luke Adam from Cal Poly SLO, John Bush from UC Santa Barbara and Justin Ngan from Hawaii with a score of 1-over-par 73. Fellow teammates Doig is tied for 10th place, Andrews is tied for 23rd place and Rafter is tied for 25th place. However, McNary is having a tough shooting day as he currently sits at 43rd place out of 45 individuals players with a score of 13-over-par 85, looking to make a comeback in round two tomorrow. Fullerton has shown promise as they sit in the middle of the pack at fifth place out of nine teams in the tournament. UC Riverside has struggled in team play as they round out the bottom of the team leaderboard with an overall score of 43-over-par 331. Individually, they sit near the bottom after round one as Jun Seung Yi scored 14-over-par 86 and Taiga Iwasa went 16-overpar 88, placing 44th and 45th respectively. The Titans have been up and down all season as they started the season with a second place finish in the Orange County Classics at Coto De Caza golf club, but have not achieved better than fifth place since back in February. Fullerton looks to move up in the competition as they get ready for round two, set to start May 3 at La Quinta Country Club in La Quinta, California. VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM
on a hit by pitch. Upon Demeter’s double, Murray was ejected from the game while standing on first base as a result of arguing calls with the first base umpire. While the Titans registered seven hits, catcher Cole Urman delivered an RBI single in the bottom of the fourth, sending it through the right side of the infield as Deyland Pigford scored on an error by Hawai’i right fielder Tyler Best. In the bottom of the ninth inning, Urman tacked on another RBI to his evening, sending home Isaiah Garcia with a base hit to center field. “Cole Urman is a good baseball player,”
Vanderhook said. “He’s gotten things going. I thought he caught really good and he’s playing at a high level.” Urman was Fullerton’s toughest out at the plate this weekend, distributing six hits over the three games in which he played, including four RBIs. Urman has improved his season average to .320, the third-highest on the team. While Urman’s bat was a bright spot on Sunday, Hawai’i starter Logan Pouelsen gave the Titans very few opportunities to have a big inning. Pouelsen went the distance, as he threw a complete game in which he allowed two earned runs on seven hits
and striking out eight. The Titans move to a 1821 record on the season and 11-9 in the Big West. Fullerton’s conference record puts them tied for third place, trailing just UC Irvine and UC Santa Barbara in the Big West standings. “We’re just looking at next weekend — that’s all we can do,” Vanderhook said. “We go out and play baseball. Hopefully Zac Lew, the littlest guy on the team, gets back pretty soon because he’s a pretty big part of the team.” Fullerton will continue their conference slate this weekend, hosting UC San Diego for a four-game series. Game one is scheduled for Friday at 5 p.m.
Titans stomp the Mustangs CSUF earned a three game sweep over Cal Poly SLO on the road last weekend. HUGO RIOS Asst. Editor
Cal State Fullerton softball breezed by Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in a threegame sweep on Friday and Saturday, which continued their undefeated run in the Big West conference. In game one, pitcher Sophie Frost recorded another win to add to her impressive senior season, and threw her fourth complete game shutout of the season with a line of seven hits, three walks and two strikeouts. Senior Julia Valenzuela led the team with two RBIs and a run scored in three at bats, while senior outfiler
Kelsie Whitmore and sophomore Daisy Munoz both extended their on-base streak to 23 games. Fullerton won the game with a final score of 5-0 in seven innings. Game two was closer than the final score showed, as the Titans only led by two runs heading into the fifth inning. However, Whitmore hit a home run on the first pitch in the inning, sparking a eight-run rally that would ultimately seal the game for the Titans, winning 10-0 in five innings via mercy rule. Whitmore went 2-for-3 at the plate as well, and scored three runs to help secure the victory in the first game of the doubleheader. Frost earned her second win of the series and pitched four scoreless innings, while junior Alexia
Silvas came in for relief and pitched a scoreless inning. Frost now has a record of 18-3 in 23 starting appearances. The Titans were clicking all around in game three as multiple players had great performances to finish the series. Scoring five runs in the first inning, the Titans never gave up their lead and scored in four out of five innings played, winning by a score of 15-2. Whitmore, who earned Big West fielder of the week, went 3-for-3 with a double and two home runs to go along with her six RBIs and four runs scored in game three. She also extended her hitting streak to 14 games as well as extending her on-base streak to 25 games along with Munoz. Freshman KK Humphries also had an impressive night
going 3-for-3, hitting a home run in the first inning that helped push the momentum for the Titans. Pitcher Dani Martinez earned her third win of the season as the sophomore was then followed by a couple freshman pitchers in Staci Chambers and Ellie Zellien who both threw a scoreless inning in relief. Martinez finished with a line of 3.0 inning, two hits, two earned runs, two walks and two strikeouts. The Titans have now won 20 straight series’ in the Big West and have won 25 straight games in Big West play. Fulllerton continues their dominant conference play as they host Hawaii for a pair of doubleheaders beginning on Friday. The first game is set to begin at 3 p.m. followed by a game at 5 p.m.
Sophie Frost, seen here on April 24, tossed two shutouts in the Titans’ victories over Cal Poly SLO this weekend. (Andre Gomez / Daily Titan) FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @THEDAILYTITAN
