Cal State Fullerton came into the NCAA Regionals hoping to make it to the Super Regionals. They came into the Regionals on a small slump having to take 2 of 3 from LBSU to win the conference and even up their last 6 games to .500 ball.
The first match the Titans played was against the Sycamores of Indiana State. Cal State opened up to a 5-1 lead before the Sycamores led a charge to tie the game in the top of the 6th to 5-5. With a run in the bottom of the 6th and 3 more in the bottom of the 8th, the Titans finished off Indiana State by a score of 9-5. Ivory Thomas led the Titans with 3 RBI's in that game.
The second game pitted Fullerton against the hosting Ducks. An uncharacteristic bad start by Dylan Floro led to Oregon taking a 6-0 lead before the Titans fought back. Fullerton couldn't finish the comeback however, dropping the game 7-5 against the Ducks and finding themselves having to face the surprise Austin Peay in the elimination game. Michael Lorenzen led the way for the Titans with a 3-run Home Run.
In the elimination match, Fullerton fell to the Governors of Austin Peay. J.D. Davis pitched 6 fantastic innings before Willie Kuhl gave up a run in the 8th, and Austin Peay never looked back. Offensively, the Titans couldn't get anything going, earning only 3 hits and no runs as Austin Peay beat Fullerton by a score of 3-0.
Even though, they failed to make it to the Super-Regionals, you have to respect what dominance Fullerton has had in baseball, not breaking their tournament streak, even under first-year head coach Rick Vanderhook. There's no reason not to have continuous high expectations for Titan baseball in the future.
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