LBSU Drops Series at CS Fullerton

Saturday, March 25

Fullerton, Calif.

6:00 PM

Long Beach State University

12-14

Cal State Fullerton

19-7

Long Beach State

CS Fullerton

3/25/2006 12:00:00 AM | Baseball

Box Score

Titans Take Series from Slumping Dirtbags
LBSU Has Now Dropped Six Straight

March 25, 2006

BOX SCORE

FULLERTON, CA-- Long Beach State (12-14) dropped its sixth in a row and fourth-straight series, falling to arch rival No. 4-ranked CS Fullerton (19-7) 7-4 on a misty Saturday evening.

Shane Peterson had his seventh multi-hit game of the season, in just 13 starts for the Dirtbags, but it was Lauren Gagnier (6-2), who gave up just four runs in the third, on eight hits, to pace the Titans.

Vinnie Pestano, who got the win on Friday, got his ninth save with a scoreless ninth.

With LBSU up 4-3, Dirtbag Head Coach Mike Weathers was ejected from the game in the bottom of the fifth inning, following a strikeout by Evan McArthur, who reached base after catcher Tito Cruz had to throw around McArthur and the throw missed the first baseman Brandon Godfrey.

Fullerton than scored twice on a two-run single by Brett Pill to make it 5-4. Andrew Carpenter (3-2) then got out of it with two-straight strikeouts to send it into the sixth. The Titans then added a run in the sixth on a sacrifice fly to lead 6-4.

Carpenter tired in the sixth, giving up six runs (five earned) on eight hits. He did strikeout six, but hit two batters, walked two others and gave up two triples.

After spotting the Titans three runs over the first two innings of play, the Dirtbags came back with four of their own to lead 4-3 in the third. Ted Pattock, starting for the first time in center and becoming just the second Dirtbag to do so this season, hit a one out double to start things off. He then traded places with Danny Espinosa to make it 3-1.

Chuck Sindlinger followed with an RBI single before a two-run home run by Evan Longoria, his fifth of the season, to centerfield gave LBSU a 4-3 advantage.

Fullerton had a chance to tie it in the fourth on an errant pitch by Carpenter. But the ball bounced back to catcher Tito Cruz, who flipped to Carpenter, and tagged Jared Clark for the third out.

The series finale of college baseball's best rivalry is on Sunday at 1 p.m.


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