ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Cal State Fullerton baseball drops game one of its three-game nonconference series to Michigan, 2-1, Friday afternoon at Ray Fisher Stadium. The Titans are now 10-18.
The two pitchers battled it out throughout the game as the two teams were scoreless through five and half innings before Michigan scored one run in the bottom of the sixth inning.
Tyler Stultz had another great outing for the Titans, pitching 7.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs on four hits while striking out six and walking just one.
Connor O'Halloran went 7.1 innings for Michigan, allowing one run on seven hits while walking one and striking out four. Chase Allen earned the win for the Wolverines (4-0) after pitching the final 1.2 innings, giving up four hits and walking one.
Fullerton tied the game in the top of the eighth inning on an RBI single by Zach Lew to drive in Caden Connor. Connor led off the inning with a standup double to give the Titans a runner in scoring position.
T8 | @zachlew20 drives in @Caden_Connor77 and we've got a tie ball game!#TusksUp pic.twitter.com/zyRlipU5D2
— Titans Baseball (@FullertonBSB) April 8, 2022
The Titans missed an opportunity to take the lead in the eighth as they had the base loaded with just one out but were unable to plate another run.
Fullerton looks to bounce back Saturday afternoon in game two of the series against Michigan. First pitch is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. PT.
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