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Wednesday March 27, 2019

Expo takes CSUF on journey through Japan A rainbow of calligraphy, kimonos and paper cranes colorize the TSU Pavilion. KIM PHAM

Asst. Lifestyle Editor

Attendees absorbed Japanese culture with artistic calligraphy, colorful ikebana, kimonos and rhythmic taiko at the Japanese Culture Club’s eighth Annual Culture Expo last Saturday. This year’s theme, “Journey Through Japan,” highlighted Japan’s southern island of Okinawa up to the northernmost main island, Hokkaido, by educating attendees through activities. “We’re trying to introduce the various parts of Japan to the general public because it’s not just Tokyo or Kyoto. There’s so many other places, and we are trying to introduce the various regions,” said Lisa Li, president of the Japanese Culture Club. Nadeshiko Kai Japanese Culture and Traditions is a nonprofit organization that promotes and teaches people about Japanese kimono culture. Attendees were able toy don fashionable kimonos. “The kimono was more difficult than I thought. It was more complicated. It was very fresh and a nice experience to try to wear them, and really just walk around in it. Feel how it feels like,” said Jade Kim, a biochemistry major. Throughout the five-hour long event performances highlighted

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Guests learned how to fold origami cranes while simultaneously learning about the different regions of Japan.

Japanese culture through the beating of taiko drums with every act that was performed on stage. “It is not just sushi or ramen that Japan is famous for; they have many other redeeming qualities and great things their

culture has to offer, and that’s where the outside performers come in,” Li said. Jonathon Torres and Satoko Kakihara served as emcees for the event, with Kakihara translating in Japanese. As a Japanese professor at Cal State Fullerton

and an avid attendee of the club’s culture expo for the last four years, Kakihara said the club members’ efforts paid off with the success of the event. “Because I’m not a student, it’s so cool to watch the club members work really hard,”

Kakihara said. “I see all the work that they’ve been putting into materializing this really amazing form, and there are people from the community coming to watch, and so I really like that.” SEE CRANES

Students wear “drunk goggles” Titans mauled by Bruins Deshea Hill delivered CSUF softball’s lone run on a solo home run in the fourth. JORDAN MENDOZA Sports Editor

LOS ANGELES — Dominant pitching and a three-run second inning by UCLA beat Cal State Fullerton softball, 5-1,at the Easton Stadium last night. “I feel pretty good about the performance, (but) we got some things to fix,” said CSUF head coach Kelly Ford. Bruins pitcher Megan Faraimo (9-1) pitched a complete game for UCLA, her seventh of the year. Faraimo struck out 11 batters on a season-high of 132 pitches and up one run on three hits. “We’re capable of more; we left too many runners in scoring position,” Ford said. That night, the Titans were 1 for 8 with runners on, and 0 for 4 with runners in scoring position. Sophomore Taylor Dockins (2-5) got the start for CSUF and had her second-straight loss this year. The right-hander pitched 1.2 innings, allowing three runs on five hits. It is the first time that Dockins failed to record at least one strikeout in her last six appearances. SEE TOP 8

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A CSUF student and an Irvine Center officer navigate their way through an obstacle course with “drunk goggles” simulating a drunk driving experience.

Irvine Center officers teach about the dangers of drunk driving over spring break. BAYLEE MAUST Staff Writer

Students got behind the wheel of a golf cart and donned alcohol impairment goggles as they maneuvered an obstacle to simulate the dangers of drunken driving on Monday. Shirley Hu, an Associated Students production coordinator,

said the Irvine Center of Cal State Fullerton has an awareness event to inform students about the dangers of driving under the influence before every spring break. “I think students are just unaware of the effects, especially since they haven’t experienced (drinking) directly, possibly, to the extent that they may with peer pressure over spring break,” Hu said. Last year, the Irvine Center had a similar event, where students could wear the goggles and

attempt to walk across a line of blue tape. “This year we took it a step further. We set up this golf course back here. It’s a DUI simulation with golf carts,” Hu said. Miles Persons, community service specialist with Irvine Center, said students drive through the course once without the goggles and then try a second time with the goggles on. Students could also attempt a distracted driving option which simulated texting whiled driving.

Futoshi Nakagawa, assistant dean for student affairs at the Irvine Center, said he wanted to bring the Career Center, Counseling and Psychological Services and University Police to one location so students can access the proper resources all in one place. “We try to make it fun as possible so students want to interact and learn more about the topic and learn faces here at the center too,” Nakagawa said. SEE DUI

Harry Styles is an icon for fluid gender expression Toxic masculinity ravages society and a representation that challenges these negative stereotypes is necessary for healthy development in young people.

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WEDNESDAY MARCH 27, 2019

Vice President announced update to iTuffy Amir Dabirian, Information Technology head, explains new iFullerton program. ESMERALDA FIGUEROA Staff Writer

The iTuffy chatbot feature in the official Cal State Fullerton app, iFullerton, will be updated by Fall 2019. Amir Dabirian, vice president of the Division of Information Technology, spoke at the Associated Students Board of Directors meeting yesterday to explain his plans to launch a pilot project of an updated version of the feature. Dabirian said that iFullerton, which launched in 2017, is obsolete. The IT team aims to update iTuffy chatbot, Dabirian said. “They brought it to my attention that iFullerton is old, that the skin is old and we need to kind of spruce it up,” Dabirian said. “We are looking at moving forward at two types of systems; the transactional system and the conversational system.” The current feature allows students to enter a question in the browser provided. Other services the app provides includes allowing students to access their grades and class schedules via TITANium. Currently, it utilizes a conversational tone when providing answers. Dabirian said the new updated version of it would

make iTuffy more interactive, similar to Amazon’s virtual assistant, Alexa. The feature will also implement Alexa’s approach of offering suggestions to users in order to get students to use the features. By making iTuffy more interactive, it would make the process of completing transactions or adding and dropping classes more efficient, Dabirian said. “Right now, every time we do any kind of transactional systems, it takes 50 clicks to get anything done,” Dabirian said. “We want to change the paradigm on the campus so that students have an easier time doing their transactions using the voice activated (feature).” The feature answers questions that users may have when on-campus facilities and services are closed, according to the Division of Information Technology annual report. Dabirian said that they calculated more than 16,000 interactions with iTuffy. The first two weeks of the spring semester generated nearly 3,000 interactions. Students will have to approve the feature before they can access it when signing in to use the updated version of iTuffy. There are four different methods that students can use to approve:

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Amir Dabirian, Vice President for Information Technology, explains the plans to improve the iFullerton app.

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Directly through the app. • Through an Apple watch. • Through text. • Through a second email account. No matter what method students use to approve of the feature, they will be able to access it through most online medium, Dabirian said.

Students will only have to log in to approve of the app once per semester to access it on their personal devices. When using public computers, students will be required to log in every single time, Dabirian said Dabirian said iTuffy will not be available for the school’s computer labs. “You don’t want people to be interrupted from taking tests,”

Dabirian said. He said the new updates and features are designed to help students access and navigate iTuffy with ease. “We want to be, in the future, trying to create easy processing for students,” Dabirian said. “If you have any input on this let us know, let me know. Your input is very valuable to me as all of you know, we do listen.”

could pass the information onto their friends. “It gives you a wake-up call to say, ‘Hey, this is what kind of risks you’re putting everyone else at when you do get behind the wheel while you’re somewhat impaired,’”Persons said. Anh Nguyen, an accounting major, attempted the simulation and said impaired

required a lot of effort to drive normally. “It is really nice when we have something like this because we’re at college, we have parties, it’s part of our culture. If we have something educational like this, it raises awareness of how important it is (not to) drive when you’re drunk and to save a lot of lives,” Nguyen said.

Escobar said he attended for the free food, but put on the goggles and tried the simulation. “It made me really nauseous putting on those goggles. I think I ran over two kids because the cones are kids. When I backed up, it felt like I wanted to throw up,” Escobar said. “Once you put on those goggles it’s pretty hard to drive.”

DUI: Simulation with golf carts and cones 1 Persons said the activities at the event were informative for students to learn the signs of impairment, not only for themselves, but to keep their friends and family safe as well. “Here you can run over a cone, while out there you can hit something a lot worse,” Persons said. Nakagawa said the CONTINUED FROM

University Police can make students realize the severity of drunken driving. “I want all of our students to be safe over spring break and give them a quick reminder of the dangers of driving under the influence,” Nakagawa said. Persons said he hoped the simulation was educational so students who participated

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WEDNESDAY MARCH 27, 2019

Review: ‘Sekiro’ reimagines Japan The newly-released game has the potential to be the new ‘Dark Souls’ prodigy. ANGELINA DEQUINA Asst. Opinion Editor

Patience and skill are the two chief attributes one must have when playing “Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.” The gameplay is not only challenging, but rewarding like a true “DARK SOULS” game. “Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice” for PC released on March 21 and sold 100,254 copies within one hour of its release on the digital distribution platform Steam. The game’s immense success has made it the highest selling Steam game of 2019 so far. Currently, players of the game have amassed over 8 million hours in the game since its launch on Steam. The massive influx of players has made “Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice” the fourth most played game by Steam users in the last 30 days, according to Steam Charts. The game follows the story of Sekiro, an outcast warrior who vows to protect his young master amid the bloody conflict during a reinterpretation of Japan’s Sengoku period. Throughout this lawless period in Japanese history, warlords fought one another to seize regions of Japan. “Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice” replicates this setting in a beautiful and unfettered fantasy world. Enemies within the game are adorned with armor inspired by history but in a unique way. The overall graphics of the game are also very impressive. The difference between the cinematic cutscenes and the actual game are almost

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The Ashina Outskirts, a region in the game, has many challenging obstacles and mini bosses.

indistinguishable. Although the game was written in Japanese, its English dubbing is thorough, evidenced by the meticulous casting of Sekiro’s voice actor, Noshir Dalal. Dalal, an Asian-American, has gained traction for his performance as Charles in “Red Dead Redemption 2.” This is evidenced by the casting of Noshir Dalal for the English voice of Sekiro, who has gained traction in the last year for his role as Charles in “Red Dead Redemption 2.”

Where “Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice” fails to impress is in the controller conversion to the mouse and keyboard. Playing the game with a mouse and keyboard is virtually impossible, which is a major disadvantage to those who dislike handheld controllers. The inability to play PC games with a keyboard and mouse is an issue that is not foreign to some FromSoftware titles. “DARK SOULS: Prepare to Die Edition” and “DARK

SOULS III” also struggle to accommodate the expectations of computer gamers with its unplayable keyboard and mouse controls. However, “Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice” makes up for its lack of computer conformity by presenting players with interesting, stealth-oriented combat. Features such as eavesdropping and using a grappling hook allow players to strategically plan out their attacks, which is a core component to success in

any Souls-style game. A special note should be added about the game’s resurrection feature. As the title of the game suggests, players are given the ability to resurrect on the spot with half of their health bar after they are killed in battle. The feature is deceptively simple in that it gives the player a second chance in the battle, but if they fail more than once, their progression in the game could be slowed by the accumulation status effect referred to as Dragonrot. Enemies in the game follow the learning curve of abilities. Each enemy has their own set of moves that are flexible with what the game teaches players as they progress. The ability to travel between Sculptor’s Idols, respawn points that are akin to bonfires in “DARK SOULS” games, is a useful element that gives players the chance to revisit bosses in different places. After learning the caveats of combat situations in the game, a world of open-ended solutions for the immensely difficult bosses is unveiled. This is one of the biggest strengths of the game because players can blend playstyles. The dynamic of “Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice” is different than most Souls-style games because its features add a layer of complexity that deepens the nonlinear gameplay. It is unforgiving, and the intricate nature of the game is a perfect example of that. By attaching consequences and rewards to the choices players make, the game establishes itself as a suitable successor to the “Souls” genre. What sets “Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice” apart is its revolutionary mechanics that give it the potential to contend for game of the year.

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Cranes: Immersing into Japanese culture CONTINUED FROM 1 Torres, the Association for Inter-Cultural Awareness representative, said that even though he’s never been to Japan, the event allowed him and other people to explore the cultures and identities from the different regions. “The students and the club members made this extra effort to pick out various parts of Japan that people might not be familiar with, so whether you’re a student or just visiting the event, you get to see things outside of just Tokyo, outside of just Kyoto,” Kakihara said. Even though the club is one of the smaller clubs on campus, they hosted the event through extensive planning. “I hope that people can leave

just feeling like this was not bad for a student organization. I hope that people have fun and enjoy the event in general and appreciate the hard work we put into it,” Li said. This year’s event served as an exposure to detailed Japanese artwork and traditions, but it was also an example of the dedication that students put into presenting their passion for the Fullerton community. “There are a lot of amazing events on campus that are put on by students,” Kakihara said. “If they can take advantage of that and support our students and all the efforts that they make, that’ll be my wish.” Christian Aguilar contributed to this article.

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Nadeshiko Kai Japanese Culture and Traditions organization displayed kimonos for participants to try on.

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WEDNESDAY MARCH 27, 2019

Eroticized makeup objectifies women

Open Letter The harm of voting for representatives based on color Electing officials must be based on their policies.

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Dear voters,

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Suggestive cosmetic names are made for the male gaze.

BIANCA NOONE Asst. Copy Editor

NARS’ blush in the color Orgasm. Too Faced’s Better Than Sex mascara. Fenty Beauty’s Mattemoiselle Lipstick in the shade Spanked. There’s a pattern in the makeup industry, and it represents more than just vulgar marketing that is intended to be as eye-catching as it is scandalous. These labels that are littered throughout the rows of makeup and skincare aisles specifically target female shoppers in a way that elicit feelings of insecurity, which pressures women to comply with unrealistic beauty standards. It seems that eroticized branding of women’s beauty products are now the standard. From Glow Job Face Mask by Too Faced, to the controversial, Underage Red lipstick by Kat Von D, these names could make anyone wince when having a casual conversation. The naming makes a simple outing to the store become an aggressive reminder for women to conform to sexiness. It implies to women that sexiness is their responsibility, and to challenge this is labels women as less desirable. So rather than women treating themselves to a nice face mask, they are pressured to focus on picking the products that

will make them more attractive. It turns beauty into a social requirement. The raunchy and eye-roll inducing names aren’t just tacky; they’re a constant reminder that women have to put the wants of others before their own. If society wants women to be sexy, then buying products like Tarte’s Sex Kitten eyeliner becomes all too appealing to women. Some argue that beauty products have always been intended for the male gaze, or that women buying them do so to appear attractive and sexy to other people. Thinking that women solely use beauty products for the approval of others is an outdated perspective and over generalization that ignores the fact that every woman has a different reason for buying beauty products. Although there is nothing wrong with liking sexual innuendos for beauty products, it’s a problem when almost every product revolves around the idea of seduction. The innuendos make it so that the use of beauty products aren’t for women; rather, it’s about how everyone else, specifically men, see women. Skincare and makeup then becomes not about self-care or self-expression, but about performing for and pleasing others. While this may seem trivial, or like the views of a prudish Victorian, provocative names for makeup and skincare items are genuinely damaging because they put the focus on the viewer rather than on the wearer. The most important people who buy these products are the users, and if they aren’t being uplifted, then there is no real point in buying them.

Let’s make one thing clear: On the road towards the 2020 presidential elections, we need to keep in mind that we should not be voting for presidential candidates based on the color of their skin, but rather based on the quality of their policies. We are at a time where we should not be worried about the race or ethnicity of the person who sits at the top. Rather, we should be worrying about how they are going to represent us. We need to remember that, though, it is not ideal for a minority group to be represented by someone who identifies as the majority, it might be what is best. it is also not possible to be a candidate that identifies with every group of underrepresented people. It may be best for a white man to represent Hispanic females. This is not because I believe in the patriarchy, but because someone who may have the same color of skin as me may not have the same beliefs as me. As a person of color, I want to see another person of color sitting in one of the most powerful

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seats in the world. However, as a voter, I think it is more important to see someone who represents my best interests. Voters should not go into this election based on the opinions of the critics in the media, and they should not allow the biases of platforms to skew our opinions. This means that we should listen to a person’s policy regardless of them being a liberal, conservative or independent. We need to take the time to comprehend their stances and decide how to vote based on the way they plan to serve the public, not by their party affiliations or their ethnic backgrounds. It is our responsibility as citizens of this democracy to inform ourselves of the candidates that may come to represent our country. It is necessary now more than ever for us to understand what

is at stake when we place our votes. This is not a dress rehearsal. We no longer have second chances. We need a representative that will serve every group in our melting pot. We need a president who will represent us, not just someone who looks like us. We need to elect a candidate who will have a positive impact on our communities, our nation and our planet. So as names continue to be added to the list of potential presidents, voters need to look past the appearances of the candidates or how they identify, and focus instead on what they represent and how they will serve. Sincerely, An open-minded voter

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WEDNESDAY MARCH 27, 2019

A feminine expression of style and characteristics helps to avoid toxic masculine traits. OLIVIA VENEGAS Freelancer

It is safe to say flowers are Harry Styles’ best friend. The former One Direction member can easily and unapologetically be seen wearing floral and feminine clothing, but they are not just stage outfits. Styles’ go-to style includes floral, bright and typically feminine designs of clothing. Although this is nothing new, it is still profound. Styles is using his public platform to show how fluid masculinity is a solution to toxic masculinity. Media have the roles of influencers and informants in any society. They provide us with social indicators of what is expected of us. So when we see celebrities present a certain image, like Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson being hypermasculine, we understand the ideal body image for men is to be large and very muscular. This hypermasculine body image can lead young boys to believe that they must look and act a certain way. They need to be the heroes and fight the bad guys with their strong muscles. Not all men fit this ideal body image, and Styles is here to say that fluid masculinity is an acceptable form of masculinity. Being masculine is not just about

having overly protruding muscles. This concept of masculinity limits a man’s ability to be vulnerable. So, when Styles told a 10-year-old boy at a show in Houston “crying is very manly” and being “vulnerable is manly,” it is remarkable. He is promoting a new ideal that will help young boys become aware of their own feelings. In a November interview that was published in Vice i-D, Styles spoke with discussed how the public perspective of masculinity is changing. “I think there’s so much masculinity in being vulnerable and allowing yourself to be feminine, and I’m very comfortable with that,” Styles said. Ever since the break up of One Direction, Styles began to create his music and brand around his own interests that embraced effeminate side. In the music video for his song “Kiwi,” which has elementary-aged children fighting with baked goods, some of the young boys are in floral and colorful suits. This helps to portray a more nurturing side of masculinity. Styles does not have to use his public platform to combat gender stereotypes, but his privilege allows him to reach a broader audience of impressionable young people. Styles promotes the ideals of

vulnerability,women’s rights and advocates for the LGBTQ community. There are other male celebrities speaking against toxic masculinity, like Terry Crews, but Styles must also be commended for contributing to redefine masculinity. With these new ideals, he is giving men the space for emotions and creates a better experience for women and the LGBTQ community.

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WEDNESDAY MARCH 27, 2019

Top: UCLA pitching silenced Titan bats

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Shortstop Sam Kennedy (10) relays the ball to first base in attempt to complete a double play.

CONTINUED FROM 1 The Titans added baserunners in the top of the second, as freshman Daisy Munoz extended her on-base streak to 11 games. However, Faraimo struck out another two Titans to end the threat. “I’m just sticking to my plan and going up there with a loose mind and focusing on what I need to do,” Munoz said. All nine UCLA batters came to the plate in the bottom of the second, with the game’s first hit by catcher Paige Halstead’s single up center field. Senior Zoe Shaw would follow it with another hit up the middle. Kelli Godin then hit an infield single to load the bases. Briana Perez capitalized on a pitch and hit a single to left field, bringing in two runners to give the Bruins the lead. Aaliyah Jordan drew a bases-loaded walk to extend the lead to three. The run ended Dockins’ night, and she was replaced by freshman Dani Martinez. Daesha Hill would open up the top of the fourth with a hit over the center field wall to get CSUF on the board and break up Faraimo’s no-hitter. The home run was Hill’s third of the year and gave her

24 RBIs this season. After two outs started the bottom of the fourth for UCLA, Perez drew a walk and was brought in on a home run over the trees outside the stadium by center fielder Bubba Nickles. It was Nickles’ ninth home run of the season and a team high. Junior Sophie Frost took over for Martinez in the bottom of the fifth. Martinez finished the night pitching 2.1 innings, giving up two runs on one hit and striking out two Bruins. Faraimo came out for the final inning and retired the side, striking out two more Titans and getting Kelsie Whitmore to ground out to her to secure the win. With the loss, the Titans end their non-conference schedule at 20-13, and will begin Big West conference play this weekend. “Everybody starts a new season, and we’re focused on the most important game of the season, which is the 1 o’clock game on Saturday against Santa Barbara,” Ford said.

Baseball wiped out by Waves’ offense

JOSHUA ARIEF HALIM / DAILY TITAN

Five different pitchers made an appearance after starting pitcher Timothy Josten pitched three innings against Pepperdine on March 26.

The Titans are 0-3 in games where they allow 10 or more runs this season. DEMETRIOUS HERRERA Asst. Sports Editor

In typical fashion for the Cal State Fullerton baseball team, the sun wound down and began to recede from the vibrantly orange hued stadium seats at Goodwin Field as the Titans prepared to take on a visiting opponent on home turf for the eighth time this season. For the first t ime t his s eason, the Titans face Pepperdine University, a school that has not played them since an NCAA Regionals match in 2015, when the Titans cruised to a 10-1 victory at home.

The past, however, did not seem to favor the Titans on Tuesday night, as they fell to the Waves, 11-4. Left-hander Timothy Josten got off to a quick start for the Titans, collecting two outs and two hits on the top of the first, but what should have been an easy battle for the Los Angeles native, turned into a double and Pepperdine’s first run of the game. The Titan lineup answered the Pepperdine’s’ call and equalized the score on an RBI single to center field from junior Isaiah Garcia, and gave Hank Loforte plenty of time to run home. Tied at one apiece, the latter half of the Titan lineup had an open scoreline to try and capitalize at the bottom of the second inning, but Pepperdine

pitcher Raul Salazar proved to be too much for the rotation, pitching a 1-2-3 inning for the Waves. Josten returned to the mound for his final inning of the night and collected an unearned run from an erroneous throw by Kameron Guangorena that flew over Brett Borgogno’s head. After the end of another scoreless inning for the Titans, right-hander Gavin Velasquez got a crack at the mound, replacing Josten at the top of the fourth. However, he proceeded to give up six hits and seven runs through 1.1innings, paving the way for sophomore left-hander Landon Anderson’s eighth pitching appearance of the season. An abysmal pitching night for Fullerton sank further into its

depths after Anderson gave up a grand slam to the first batter he faced, allowing the Waves to extend their lead to nine in the top of the fifth. The Titans would go on to collect three more consolation runs in the sixth and seventh inning, but it was too late to stage a comeback. Pepperdine put its cherry on top of a Tuesday night sundae with a late run in the top of the ninth inning given up by the sixth and final Titan pitcher of the game, Brady Barcellos. With the Titans heading into their first game of conference play this weekend, Fullerton head coach Rick Vanderhook said on a positive note, “Hank, Berryhill, Sahid, and Garcia are all rolling it.” Vanderhook was not fond of

the small positives that came out of such a devastating loss and was quick to criticize the rest of his lineup. “The problem is they only get to hit four guys in a row, and then you have five other guys and they strike out, and hit weak ground balls and not at least do something productive, it kills you,” Vanderhook said. With Tuesday night’s loss now on the backburner, the Titans are 11-11 for the season, but with an 11-4 loss coming in right before conference play, the Titans have more to worry about down the season’s home stretch than an even season record. The Titans will open Big West play this weekend with a three-game series at UC Santa Barbara. First pitch on Friday is scheduled for 7 p.m.

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