Baseball

Titans Drop Back-and-Forth Game to Hawai'i

Photo Credit: Katie Albertson
Photo Credit: Katie Albertson

Pitching

Win: Harrison Bodendorf (2-1)
Loss: Peyton Jones (3-1)

Batting

Hawai'i
2B: Ben Zeigler-Namoa; Matt Wong 2; Jacob Igawa; Aaron Ujimori 2; Naighel Calderon
3B: none
HR: none
Cal State Fullerton
2B: Nate Nankil; Caden Connor; Moises Guzman
3B: Carter White
HR: Max Ortega
full stats
Posted: Apr 02, 2023

FULLERTON, Calif.  – Cal State Fullerton baseball dropped game two of its series with Hawai'i by a final score of 14-10 Saturday evening at Goodwin Field. The Titans are now 13-9 on the year and 6-2 in Big West play. 

The Titans jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. Maddox Latta got Fullerton on the board first as he was able to score on an error by the Hawai'i pitcher. 

With runners on second and third and one out, Zach Lew singled up the middle to bring home two runs and give Fullerton an early 3-0 lead.

Hawai'i cut into the Titans lead in the top of the third inning with two runs on RBI's by Ben Zeigler-Namoa and Matt Wong to make it a 3-2 game. 

Fullerton responded with one run in the bottom half of the fourth inning on a solo home run by freshman Max Ortega, his first career home run. Ortega had his best collegiate game Saturday evening, going 2-for-5 with a run and a career-high three RBI.

The two teams continued to exchange blows throughout the rest of the game as Hawai'i came back to score three runs in the top of the fifth to take a 5-4 lead. 

The Titans immediately answered back with two runs in the home half of the inning to retake the lead. Carter White led-off the inning with a triple to left field, his first of the season and the Titans third as a team. 

Nate Nankil followed up with a double down the left field line to bring home White and tie the game at 5-5. Nankil went 2-for-4 in the game with two runs and an RBI and one walk. The junior has been on a roll in conference play, hitting .417 with eight runs and 14 RBI. 

Following a productive out by Caden Connor advanced Nankil to third base, Lew hit a single to left field to give Fullerton a 6-5 lead. Lew had a strong game at the plate for the Titans, going 2-for-4 with a walk, one run and three RBI. 

Hawai'i quickly responded with two runs of its own in the top half of the sixth inning to take the lead right back, 7-6. Hawai'i opened up the game in the seventh inning with five runs to go up 12-6. 

The Titans never gave up, scoring two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning on a double to center field by Moises Guzman to bring home Connor and Nankil and make it a 12-8 game. Connor added to his season run total after he went 3-for-5 on the day with a team-high three runs. 

Hawai'i added two more runs in the ninth inning to extend its lead to 14-8. Fullerton was unable to keep Hawai'i off the scoreboard as the Titans walked nine batters and gave up a season-high 19 hits. 

The Titans refused to go down quietly as Ortega drove in two more runs in the bottom of the ninth inning. 

Trevor Hinkel got the start on the mound for the Titans and allowed five runs (four earned) on nine hits in 4.1 innings of work. Hinkel walked three batters while striking out six on his way to a no decision. 

Peyton Jones got his first loss of the season to drop to 3-1 on the year after giving up five earned runs on four hits while walking two and striking out three in two innings pitched. 

Harrison Bodendorf earned the win for Hawai'i to improve to 2-1 on the year. Bodendorf pitched the final five innings for Hawai'i, allowing four runs (two earned) on six hits while walking two and striking out seven batters. 

Fullerton looks to respond Sunday afternoon against Hawai'i in the series-deciding game three at Goodwin Field. First pitch is set for 1:00 p.m. PT.

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