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Former United States Senator Barbara Boxer kicked off the 2017 Humanities and Social Sciences week Monday with a keynote speech that encouraged CSUF students to become involved in politics and emphasized the importance of voting.

Barbara Boxer visits CSUF Former United States senator delivers HSS keynote Monday.

ZACK JOHNSTON Daily Titan Former California Senator Barbara Boxer delivered the keynote address for HSS

Week 2017 Monday evening, encouraging students to take an active interest in the politics that directly affect them.

“If you don’t get involved ... you have no right to complain,” Boxer said.

The speech was followed by a book signing for Boxer’s memoir “The Art of Tough.”

The recently retired

senator has over 30 years of experience serving in the House of Representatives and the Senate and is now spearheading a political-action committee aimed at protecting social justice.

Boxer also made her point about political action using a quote from Martin Luther King Jr. “The arch of history is long, but it bends toward

justice,” Boxer quoted.

She then related this quote to her many years in politics fighting for changes like the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell and the legalization of same-sex marriage and encouraged those in attendance to always remain involved in political happenings.

“It doesn’t bend by itself.

It bends because the people

you put into power bend it in the right way,” Boxer said.

Throughout her address, Boxer pointed back to themes in her 2016 memoir, which talks about growing up as a first-generation American in Brooklyn and her decades of being a female politician at the federal level.

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A CSUF employee’s Steve Madden purse, $200 cash, credit cards and $3,000 white-gold, princess-cut diamond engagement ring were stolen from her office Friday afternoon, according to University Police.

The victim left her sixthfloor Langsdorf Hall office open around 1:20 p.m. to go to Carl’s Jr., said University Police Captain Scot Willey. When she came back about 10 minutes later, she noticed that her purse was gone, he said.

“We all trust each other at Cal State Fullerton and do not think that any of our fellow Titans would do anything like this, and that very well may be the case, but we do try to warn people to not just trust that everybody around you is there as a student and has good deeds in mind.

There are people who will look for opportunities to take items from you,” Willey said.

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Panel looks at women in STEM

“Lunch and learn” gathered female professionals.

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Three women working in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) spoke to a silent crowd of CSUF students about what it’s like rising to the occasion in male-dominated professions.

“Women are taught to be polite,” said speaker and CSUF computer science faculty member Beth Harnick– Shapiro. “Calling somebody out on a misstep feels impolite. But as somebody who’s in computer science and engineering, identifying something that’s wrong is an obligation.”

The Asian Pacific American Resource Center (APARC) and the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) hosted the “lunch and learn” event at noon in University Hall Monday.

The speakers, CSUF alumna and former SWE member Paula Purpura, Berg & Associates Inc. construction manager Cassandra Hamvas and Harnick–Shapiro allowed

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CSUF alumnus and former Society of Women Engineers member Paula Purpura (left), Berg & Associates Inc. construction manager Cassandra Hamvas (middle) and CSUF computer science faculty member Beth Harnick-Shapiro (right) spoke at the “lunch and learn” event Monday.

the audience an intimate look into their journeys of overcoming personal and societal obstacles.

In dealing with discrimination in the workplace, Purpura emphasized the

importance of keeping a sense of humor.

“Even when they’re being a**holes, keep your sense of humor,” Purpura said. “And of course, I’m perfectly good at being b*tchy. I’ll be b*tchy

if I need to.”

“But that’s the whole point, isn’t it?” Harnick-Shapiro said in response. “We often are left with that option.”

Senior SWE President Paulina Mendez and second-year

ASI provides puppies for stress relief

California bullet train plans not on track

Canines and paintings populated the Titan Student Union to help people unwind with midterms coming up.

Lack of dedication, environmental roadblocks and rising costs keep the dream of quick transportation from reality.

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electrical engineering major Linny Khok, a SWE member, organized the event.

Harnick-Shapiro pointed out the double-edged sword of working in a male-dominated profession.

She

detailed that aside from being called “hunny” in the workplace, being a woman sometimes offers an advantage.

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Titans face Toreros in mid-week matchup

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CSUF climbed to a No. 5 national ranking following its seven-game win streak and winning 10 of its last 11.

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NEWS

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DTBRIEFS Man killed in 91 freeway car accident Sunday, The Riverside County Coroner’s office released the name of a man struck and killed on the 91 freeway Friday, according to the Press Enterprise.

Ibrahim Soury, 21, of Moreno Valley, was struck by at least two other vehicles Friday after escaping his own car, which he crashed into a center divider.

The accident occurred around 2:10 a.m. on the eastbound side of the freeway near Spruce Street.

California Highway Patrol Sgt. Steve Licon said Ibrahim was pronounced dead at the scene according to Valley News.

One of the drivers involved sustained major injuries and was taken to the hospital.

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Boxer’s speech was followed by a signing of her 2016 memoir “The Art of Tough,” which recounts her political career of over 30 years and her childhood in Brooklyn, N.Y.

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Chair of Humanities and Social Sciences InterClub Council Jonathan Schreiber (right) hugged former United States Senator Barbara Boxer (left) after introducing her to the audience.

Keynote: Boxer urges political involvement CONTINUED FROM

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Former California Senator Barbara Boxer delivered the keynote address for HSS Week 2017 Monday evening, encouraging students to take an active interest in the politics that directly affect them.

“If you don’t get involved ... you have no right to complain,” Boxer said.

The speech was followed by a book signing for Boxer’s memoir “The Art of Tough.”

The recently retired senator has over 30 years

of experience serving in the House of Representatives and the Senate and is now spearheading a political-action committee aimed at protecting social justice.

Boxer also made her point about political action using a quote from Martin Luther King Jr. “The arch of history is long, but it bends toward justice,” Boxer quoted.

She then related this quote to her many years in politics fighting for changes like the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell and the

legalization of same-sex marriage and encouraged those in attendance to always remain involved in political happenings.

“It doesn’t bend by itself.

It bends because the people you put into power bend it in the right way,” Boxer said.

Throughout her address, Boxer pointed back to themes in her 2016 memoir, which talks about growing up as a first-generation American in Brooklyn and her decades of being a female politician at the federal level.

Theft: Contents of purse, ring taken CONTINUED FROM

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Willey said the woman thought it may have been someone playing a joke on her but when she realized that was not the case, she called the dispatch center at 1:38 p.m. Officers were sent to the scene but were unable to locate a suspect and have since received varying possible descriptions from witnesses, he said.

“The officers got on both sides of the building as they were arriving and set up so they could see people coming out but there were quite a few people coming out,” Willey said. “They did not really know exactly what they were looking for except for a large purse.”

University Police have since described the purse as being a large shoulder handbag in a white-beige color.

Willey said the department plans to pull camera footage of the area as the investigation continues.

The woman’s wallet and iPad were also stolen from her office but were recovered in a Langsdorf Hall stairwell, Willey said.

“She started pinging her laptop and it was showing that it was still in the building ... Somebody had stashed it in the stairwell or left it behind and took the other things,” Willey said. “I think they panicked when they started pinging the laptop because it sends out that loud noise and (they) dropped that and grabbed the stuff out of the wallet and left the wallet behind.”

Willey said University Police detectives took DNA samples from the recovered items but that it could take months to process.

“It is not a high priority for the Orange County Sheriff’s crime lab because they are looking at murders and things like that first before they get to burglaries,” Willey said.

University Police were notified of purchases from one of her stolen credit cards at a jewelry store but there were discrepancies between the store’s name and location that detectives are still investigating, Willey said.

“The person who had her purse stolen contacted the credit card companies and had them flagged and canceled the cards, which was really good,” Willey said.

“She acted really quickly.”

University Police plan to follow up on the credit cards to look for additional purchases and contact local pawn shops to notify them of the engagement ring, Willey said.

“We have not seen this in quite awhile. I would not say that we have a serious issue right now of people going around and taking things from open offices, but it is something we are always concerned with,” Willey said.

Joseph Anthony Perez, 27, was sentenced to five years in jail for a spree of bank robberies in Santa Ana and Fountain Valley that lasted three days, according to the Orange County Register.

This is not Perez’s first conviction, according to court records. He has been convicted in the past for multiple felonies and misdemeanors. In 2010, he was placed on three years probation for a felony vandalism case.

Police said Perez attempted to hold up a Bank of the West branch on Bristol Street, but a teller put a tracking device in the stolen property.

Although the device was found left under a car, police later spotted Perez walking on that same street.

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Woman faces charges for animal abuse Megan Ann Hoechstetter, 42, of Cypress was charged with 20 misdemeanor counts of keeping an animal without proper care and two counts of animal abuse by a caretaker, according to KTLA 5.

Police have connected more than 100 victims and sick dogs to Hoechstetter, who possibly obtained the dogs from Mexico. She allegedly used the false business name “Pawlosophy” and is accused of selling the dogs in parking lots without visiting the buyers’ homes to ensure proper care, according to police.

Police said nine of the puppies have been nursed back to health since they were recovered from Hoechstetter’s possession. If convicted, Hoechstetter faces 12 years of jail time.

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NEWS

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The female panel of three all elaborated on the importance of keeping a sense of humor in the workplace, especially in the face of societal obstacles. Harnick-Shapiro also talked to the audience about how to keep young girls interested in STEM-related fields.

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She said she was sometimes put in the position of asking coworkers to devote

their time to projects because it was believed they would be less likely to tell a woman “no.”

“It cuts both ways,”

Harnick-Shapiro said.

Toward the end of the event, the speakers wanted to hear audience member stories of either working in STEM or

the revealing of the main artist.

Tickets for Spring Concert on April 8 are $15 for students, $25 for alumni and $50 for a general student and guest ticket package.

Last year, headliner Rae Sremmurd was announced April 14, 2016, a little less than a month before the May 7 concert. Tickets were $12 for students.

A survey conducted by ASI last November and December found that students are willing to pay more for Spring Concert tickets if the concert provides a popular headliner and interactive vendors.

ASI is also offering $15 preferred access student tickets for students who buy their tickets early. With these, students are able to enter the concert 30 minutes early through a special gate to avoid the crowd.

The preferred access tickets also allow students to participate in a promotional area supported by CSUF Athletics and ASI where they can play games and win prizes before the concert.

“Ok how are tickets going on sale in 5 minutes but you guys haven’t even released the artists’ names?

What kind of system … come on,” said Anthony, @ uppermostSalsa, in a tweet Friday.

Regardless of the incentives and prior marketing event ASI has offered, some students are still eager to hear who the potential artist or artists may be.

“REALLY HATE that @ASICSUF did not say whose performing for spring concert yet … will you guys give refunds if I think the headliner sux?” said Rogue,

being a woman.

Among the audience members was Miriam Tellez, a third-year transitioning to sociology, who spoke on how

her interest in STEM diminished as she got older.

“They say there are holes in the pipeline,” Harnick-Shapiro said in response to Tellez.

“That’s why we do outreach efforts on campus to try and work with girls who are interested in STEM, so they don’t lose their interest.”

ASI delays Spring Concert reveal Annual event tickets on sale despite no announced headliner.

JADE LOVE Daily Titan Associated Students Inc. (ASI) began selling tickets for the 2017 Spring Concert Friday despite no announcement of who the headliner will be.

An event Thursday was originally advertised on the CSUF events calendar as a reveal for the lead performer. Kanoe Fragas, the ASI Spring Concert coordinator, said it was changed to a simple marketing event.

Fragas said Monday the headliner could not be announced due to legal reasons regarding the contract of the performer.

Fragas made no public mention Thursday about

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The marketing event for ASI’s Spring Concert was originally advertised as a reveal of the concert’s headliner but was changed due to legal reasons said Kanoe Fragas, ASI Spring Concert coordinator.

@WeAllNeedCash, in a tweet Friday.

Tickets for the 2017

event can be purchased at www.asi.fullerton. edu/springConcert/.

The

website indicates that refunds will not be available after purchasing tickets.

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Through “Puppies and Reptiles for Parties,” ASI provided 10 puppies for students to play with to reduce stress Sunday afternoon. Students were brought into the pen with the puppies in small groups to play and spend time with them.

Puppies and painting offer stress relief KEVIN LEY Daily Titan It was a sunny afternoon at the Titan Student Union Courtyard Sunday. More than 40 students painted on 4x4 canvases and had the opportunity to play with puppies while jazz floated in the background for “an afternoon with Puplo Picasso.”

“Painting certainly does help with (de-stressing) and so does petting puppies,” said ASI Productions Sunday Series coordinator Susie Law. Puppies and Reptiles for Parties supplied the 10 puppies, including yorkies and miniature dachshunds, which students took turns petting. Groups of students were allowed into the pen in intervals to pet the puppies Sophia, Jackson, Abbie, Gus, Gabby, Quinn, Butch, Alexis, Ricky and Rusty.

Jeremy Wilson attended with fellow student Precious Dalieg. They spent the day painting flowers and playing with the puppies. Wilson said they hadn’t attended many of the Sunday events but this one caught his eye.

“Any excuse that (Daileg) gets to see puppies is a good event,” Wilson said.

Jeffrey Liu, senior health science student and event coordinator of CSUF division of Active Minds, attended and collaborated with ASI on the event. Jeffrey Liu said Active Minds knows stress can have many negative effects on students and looks for ways to educate students and prevent stress from damaging their lives.

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All this kind of stuff. These are very good outlets for people to realize the importance of selfcare and relaxation.

“

ASI gives students a break from the troubles of midterms.

JEFFREY LIU CSUF Active Minds event coordinator “We do puppy therapy, we do coloring, we do art, we do painting. All this kind of stuff. These are very good outlets for people to realize the importance of self-care and relax,” Liu said.

Kendra Liu, junior accounting major, volunteered for the event and also regularly attends the ASI Sunday Series. She came early and stayed late to set up and

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Students were given the opportunity to paint to reduce stress as part of “an afternoon with Puplo Picasso.” The event was the last part of the ASI Sunday Series until the screening of “Rogue One” May 4.

clean. During the event, she found time to paint a picture of a creature resembling the Loch Ness Monster, as well as a picture of her friend for his Twitter account.

Students waited their turn to spend time with the puppies. The puppies were cooperative as Titans cradled them. The dogs ran in circles around students while they

rough-housed with their furry friends.

The day ended with the puppies being put back into their kennels and students putting the finishing touches

on their paintings. This will be the last Sunday event for a while with the next scheduled one being a screening of “Rogue One” on “Star Wars” day, May 4.

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FEATURES Design club provides space for 3-D art

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Polysquad gives members a place to create and critique.

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Spot (pictured above) is club member Enrique Silva’s most recent pig character, rendered for 3-D printing. Silva’s rendering of Spot will soon be used in an upcoming short animation that he is working on.

can be able to come together into a room and we all know each other’s name, and there are times that we can look at everybody’s work and give it a critique and feedback,” Terry said.

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Really the club is just improving our modeling skills and texturing skills and basically being marketable for today’s job market.

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The Polysquad club gathered around a computer and stared at a model made by David Terry, co-founder of the club. The model was of a sword in a stone that was made to be printed by a 3-D printer. The club then gave critiques to Terry.

“I wanted people who are 3-D artists to not feel like they’re excluded because I love 2-D. I really do, but I don’t feel like 3-D has enough love in our department (visual arts). So I was hoping that this club can bring the other side of people who don’t feel like they can express themselves,” said Deborah Kuan, Polysquad 3-D rendering and design club member.

While other 2-D art clubs on campus focus on traditional art projects like canvas painting and drawing storyboards for animation, Polysquad club is different because it focuses on 3-D art for model figures and video games.

“We didn’t really have a place because there are other art clubs but they’re more 2-D focused and maybe storyboard focus or animation,” Club President Jessica Garriga said. “We thought maybe we’d make a community where we can kind of work together and collab and get better at what we do.”

The club consists of a small group of CSUF students who share a passion for the art of 3-D rendering and design who meet once a month. Garriga created the club last semester along with Kuan and Terry.

“We haven’t done a lot with animation. We feel like the other clubs have that down so they’re usually more animation focused,” Garriga said. “Really the club is just improving our modeling skills and texturing skills and basically being marketable for today’s job market.”

Though the members of the club have the same passion for 3-D art, they all have diverse interests within the medium.

“I’m more interested in games, so mine is more focused in game style. Then we have people who are more into lighting and VR (virtual reality) and those kind of effects and they’ll show their work that’s more detailed and really nice and rendered. It’s really a personal preference, and we just help critique it because it’s fun to do,” Garriga said.

Terry described the group as “small and close-knit,” which helps with the atmosphere of the meetings.

“I think it’s great that we

JESSICA GARRIGA Club President and Co-Founder The Polysquad club has notable goals for the future.

They will be having a virtual reality exhibit this April, as well as a virtual reality dinner at a restaurant with “bizarre food themes so it’s like puns in food shape,” Garriga said. Kuan hopes that the group will continue to grow in the coming semesters.

“Hopefully, (we) get more people to come in and share their ideas and share what they’re passionate about,” Kuan said.

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Polysquad meets once a month to give club members more time to work, allowing for more in-depth designs and critiquing of each other’s work.

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OPINION

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Derailing the bullet train is inevitable Rise in cost and fall in faith calls for it to be put to rest.

ZACK JOHNSTON Daily Titan Much like the owner of a sickly pet, it is time for California to lay its ambitious bullet train plans to rest, at least for now.

Gov. Jerry Brown’s long-standing passion project, which is demonstrably behind schedule and slated to cost just about twice as much as previously planned, has suffered from several harsh setbacks.

The goal of the highspeed rail system was an idealistic one. Transporting passengers the long distance between San Francisco and Los Angeles in a short amount of time could yield great benefits for California, but it’s unfortunately time to face the music and accept that the bullet train was not meant to be; not in current conditions. Brown jumped the gun horribly on the bullet train.

Voters approved a $9 billion bond for the bullet train, or Caltrain, but the real cost seems to be skyrocketing.

Federal reports show that the project could cost 50 percent more than initially estimated, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Much of the tax revenue going toward the construction of the rail has been “hogtied by complex

taxpayer protections” that were within the bill, according to the Times.

Construction didn’t officially begin until 2014, and a federal risk assessment estimates that a significant portion of the construction will take seven years longer than previously estimated.

The issue of tunneling through the Tehachapi Mountains north of Los Angeles still remains a big obstacle.

The seemingly endless rise in costs and delays has caused faith in the project to plummet. At this point, it is a waste of time and money.

To add insult to injury, the project now faces further delay from the Trump administration’s decision to withhold a $647 million grant that would have helped finance it.

Brown is working to get

the administration to reverse its decision, but it has come time for him to face the facts.

If the powers that be don’t bring an end to the project, then Brown’s successor most likely will.

While it grows increasingly probable that the bullet train is destined to crash and burn, let us not lose all hope–the train has great potential that can still come to fruition if the idea is picked back up later when the timing is better.

The high-speed rail was estimated to raise over $1 billion in annual revenue surplus, according to a 2008 news release.

In addition, anyone living in Southern California knows there is a huge traffic problem, and the highspeed rail in question could lift a massive burden off of California’s freeways; not

t o mention a decrease in fuel emissions from cars.

Despite the good intentions of the bullet train, it is simply not its time. Environmental roadblocks, rising costs and devastating delays simply do not want this train getting built right now.

Despite all this, the idea of investing in more electric railroads for Southern California still has the potential to be beneficial.

Hopefully, with better circumstances, the people of Southern California will one day be able to see those benefits.

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Nothing is quite to scale today as menial tasks seem to grow to fill the container theyʼre placed in. Spare time vanishes as you keep finding additional ways to tweak your work.

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SPORTS

PAGE 8 MARCH 21, 2017 TUESDAY

BAILEY CARPENTER / DAILY TITAN

First-year junior transfer from Rio Hondo Community College Joe Wills is expected to be on the mound for the Titans in Tuesday’s game against San Diego. Wills has a 3.60 ERA in 10 innings.

Baseball jumps to No. 5 after seven straight wins Titans take on Toreros after winning 10 of last 11 games.

BRYANT FREESE Daily Titan Coming off its first threegame series sweep of the season, Cal State Fullerton baseball (14-5) jumped two spots in the Baseball America Top-25 rankings to No. 5. The team will take its talent on the road for a matchup with San Diego Wednesday.

The Titans have won 10 of their last 11 games and are riding a seven-game win streak heading into their matchup with the Toreros.

“I’m proud of the way our team has battled and grinded,” said Head Coach Rick Vanderhook. “We’re just going to have to keep playing good baseball.”

Fullerton’s hot start to the season hasn’t come against weak opponents. Nine of the Titans’ 14 wins came against

teams that made regionals in last year’s College World Series. Fullerton is also 3-1 against top-25 ranked teams.

In addition to the team’s strong performance over the past two weeks, left-handed pitcher John Gavin was named Big West Pitcher of the Week after giving up two hits, no runs and striking out a career-high 14 batters over eight innings in Sunday’s 1-0 win over New Mexico.

The Toreros are 13-4 on the season with several victories against high-caliber programs including single games against Oregon, UC Irvine, UCLA and USC. San Diego also began the season with a win over Vanderbilt, but lost the series. The Toreros’ two series wins have come against Tulane and Portland.

“San Diego is always a tough place for us to play,” Vanderhook said. “They’re nationally ranked and they won’t be backing down from anyone.”

The Toreros are ranked

No. 23 by D1 Baseball, which ranks Fullerton at No. 6. San Diego is not ranked

by Baseball America.

Senior first baseman Roman Garcia leads San Diego at the plate with a .333 batting average and six home runs, tied for first in the West Coast Conference. Garcia’s 13 RBIs rank second on the team to junior catcher Riley Adams’ 15 in 61 at-bats.

In the opposite dugout, Fullerton is led by redshirt junior third baseman Taylor Bryant, who is posting a .383 batting average, ranked fifth in the Big West. Bryant also leads the team with 14 RBIs. No other Titans have hit double digit RBIs. Neither team is crushing its opponents at the plate.

Fullerton is posting a .246 batting average compared to San Diego’s .248.

CSUF has been earning many of its victories behind its seasoned pitching staff. In 2016, the Titans boasted the best ERA in college baseball at 2.22. So far this season, Fullerton

has improved on that mark with a 2.05 ERA, ranking third in the nation.

The Titans pitching staff is anchored by the junior southpaw Gavin, who is 3-0 in his three starts this season with a 1.65 ERA and 29 strikeouts, ranking third and fifth in the Big West, respectively.

The probable starter for the Titans Tuesday night will be first-year transfer Joe Wills, a righty with a 3.60 ERA and two wins on the season.

San Diego will likely send Miles Sandum to the mound to slow down the Titan bats. Sandum has struggled to keep runners from crossing the plate in his four appearances, giving up 16 hits and 10 earned runs in 13.1 innings.

Tuesday night’s game against San Diego at Fowler Park will be the first of an eight-game road swing for the Titans before returning home to Goodwin Field to play UC Davis on April 7.

MATT BROWN / CAL STATE FULLERTON SPORTS MEDIA

Martina Edberg finished day one of the Sacramento State Invitational tied for seventh with a 5-over par 149.

Day one golf results Team’s Performance:

The women’s golf team placed fifth after day one at the Sacramento State Invitational. Through two rounds, the team shot a 29-over par 605, being led by senior Martina Edberg.

Position: 5th Score: 26-over par 605 Individual results: Martina Edberg Place: T7 Score: 5-over par 149 Pauline Welker Place: T10 Score: 6-over par 150 Britney Sok Place: T21 Score: 8-over par 152 Elsa Lundquist Place: T34 Score: 12-over par 156 Lou Daniella Uy Place: T47 Score: 16-over par 160

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