Welp.
I thought that Friday's win would've sealed the regional host site. With yesterday's loss though (it's past midnight as I'm writing this), the Titans probably will have to find themselves having to win to get that auto bid and host site.
One night after Floro took down the Dirtbags, Ryan Strufing returned the favor with an outstanding outing himself. The sophomore pitched 8.2 innings, gave up an earned run on 5 hits, walking 2 and striking out 6. Offensively, Metzger led the way with a three run shot, while Juan Avila continued his dominance of Titan pitching with 3 hits and two RBI's on his own. Johnny Bekakis contributed to the Dirtbag hit parade with 2 hits on his own.
Offensively for the Titans, Matt Orloff and Carlos Lopez provided 4 of the 5 singles that Fullerton got. Outside of that, Lorenzen's fielder's choice helped avoid the shutout. Titan reliever Jose Cardonan played damage control however, as he pitched 3 shutout innings to force LBSU to rely on their pitching to get the job done. With 2 on and 2 away in the 9th and players on the corners for the Titans, Kyle Friedrichs took over for the Strufing and struck out JD Davis for the final out.
This leads us to our final game of the season, later today, at 1:00 pm at Blair Field. It's Senior Day and to celebrate, the Dirtbags will be sending Shawn Stuart (7-0, 2.21 ERA) against Kenny Matthews (5-2, 4.09 ERA). My prediction for this game? 2-1 LBSU in 10 innings.
Note: this post will serve as the open thread for the remainder of this weekend. Comment if you dare!
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