Cal State Fullerton vs. Boise St. 
Friday, Feb. 13, 2015 | 3:45 PM 
Las Vegas, Nev. • Stephanie Lynn Craig Park
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Cal State Fullerton vs. Nevada
Friday, Feb. 13, 2015 | 6:00 PM 
Las Vegas, Nev. • Stephanie Lynn Craig Park
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Cal State Fullerton vs. BYU
Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015 | 11:15 AM
Las Vegas, Nev. • Eller Media Stadium
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Cal State Fullerton vs. Utah 
Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015 | 1:30 PM
Las Vegas, Nev. • Eller Media Stadium
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Cal State Fullerton vs. Utah Valley
Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015 | 9:00 AM 
Las Vegas, Nev. • Stephanie Lynn Craig Park
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A LOOK AT THE WEEK
The Cal State Fullerton softball team begins play this weekend competing in the Wilson/Demarini Desert Classic hosted by UNLV. The Titans open up play facing Boise State and Nevada on Friday, followed by BYU and Utah on Saturday, and wrap up the three-day event against Utah Valley on Sunday. Fullerton games will be split among UNLV's Eller Media Stadium and Stephanie Lynn Craig Park in Las Vegas. 

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I NEED STATS, STAT!
Live stats will be provided for all games this weekend. To access live stats for the games, log onto www.FullertonTitans.com and go to the softball schedule then click live stats. Links are also provided above. 

IN THE POLLS
Following an upset over No. 21 Notre Dame and a 4-1 start, Cal State Fullerton entered the USA Today/NFCA Coaches poll as the 25th-ranked team in the nation, while still continuing to receive votes (27) in the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll. Neither the Broncos, Wolf Pack, Cougars, Utes or Wolverines are currently ranked in either polls.  The Titans last entered the USA Today/NFCA Coaches poll in week three of the 2009 campaign. 

ON THE WAY UP
Fullerton endured a challenging 2014 schedule in which the Titans jumped out to a 6-0 record, chalking up the best start for the program since the 2000 squad reeled off 11 straight wins . Posting an overall record of 33-21-1, CSF reached the 33-win mark for the first time since 2007 and will look to build on that this season. Fullerton finished fourth in the Big West standings with a 13-11 record. The Titans will face another impressive schedule in 2015, competing against 10 of the top 25 teams ranked in the preseason USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll including No. 7 UCLA and No. 8 Michigan.  

TITANS REACH 1,400 WINS
Following a sweep in day one of the SoCal Collegiate Challenge over Purdue, 6-4, and No. 21 Notre Dame, 8-7, Cal State Fullerton eclipsed the 1,400-win mark in program history (1,400-727-6, .656). Over the 35-plus year history of the program,  the Titans have captured one national championship (1986), eight conference championships (1986-87, 1993, 2000-03, 2006), 25 NCAA tournament appearances (1982-96, 1999-03, 2005-09), six Women's College World Series appearances (1982-83, 1985-87, 1995), and have produced 29 All-Americans for 38 selections.

FORD PREVIEWS 2015
Cal State Fullerton head softball coach Kelly Ford sat down with the sports information staff to discuss the upcoming 2015 campaign. Fans can read the entire Q&A on the right ledger of the softball page under 2015 Season Preview by first visiting www.FullertonTitans.com

SADDLING THE BRONCOS 
Boise State is off to a 3-2 start to the season after competing in the North Texas Tournament. The Broncos have been led by a 1-2 punch of Devon Bridges and Sarah Ketelsleger. From the leadoff position, Bridges posts team-highs in average (.500), slugging percentage (.778) and on-base percentage (.550). Ketelsleger bats in the two-hole recording team-highs in hits (9), doubles (1), RBI (7). The pitching staff remains to produce an ace, but Long Beach, Calif., native Mackenzie McGill is out in front with a 2-1 mark to go along with a 4.06 ERA, one complete game, and six strikeouts over 10 and 1/3 innings. Fullerton owns a 2-0 edge over the Broncos including a 10-3 rout in a meeting last season in Cathedral City, Calif.

TAMING THE WOLF PACK 
Nevada posts a 1-4 record after competing in the Kajikawa Classic in Tempe, Ariz. After defeating Fordham, 6-4, the Wolf Pack have dropped four straight to foes Portland State, North Carolina, Oregon State and Oregon. The offense is led by senior Karley Hopkins, who leads the squad in hits (6), doubles (3) and RBI (4). In the circle, right-hander Chase Redington has received the bulk of starts posting a 1-1 record to go along with a 6.79 ERA with two strikeouts in 11 and 1/3 innings. The Titans and Wolf Packhave clashed on only three occasions in favor of CSF 2-1, but Nevada came out on top in the last meeting in Fullerton, Calif., by a 5-4 tally in 2008. 

HOW TO WRANGLE THE COUGARS 
Also opening the season at the Kajikawa Classic, BYU (2-3) posted wins over Virginia, 5-4, and New Mexico, 2-0. Big West foe sent the Cougars their final loss of the event by a 3-1 decision. The pitching staff is led by McKenna Bull (2-1), who has three complete games in four starts, 23 strikeouts, and a 3.10 ERA in 20 and 1/3 innings. BYU's Sydney Broderick has emerged as the top offensive threat leading the squad with two home runs, six RBI, 13 total bases and a slugging percentage of (.867). Fullerton is yet to top the Cougars in all-time history, tasting defeat on all three meeting being outscored 19-8. This will be the fourth occasion that the two squads have met on a neutral site in Las Vegas, last coming in 2013 with a 4-3 decision in favor of BYU. 

UNDERSTANDING THE UTES  
Cal State Fullerton and Utah have battled to a 12-11 series record in favor of the Titans, with CSF winners of three consecutive including a pair of home wins, 2-1, and 13-4. The two teams last met in Las Vegas in 2006, with Fullerton again on top with an 8-0 shutout. Over the last 10 contests, the Utes own a 6-4 edge dating back to 2004. Utah heads into this weekend with a 2-3 record after competing in the SoCal Collegiate Challenge, winning two straight versus Idaho State, 2-0, and Big West foe Long Beach State, 5-3. The Utes are led in the circle by right-handed freshman Katie Donovan (1-0), who has collected two complete games in as many starts, while fanning nine in 17 and 2/3 innings to record a 1.19 ERA.  Kate Dickman has powered the Utes' offense, smacking three round-trippers while leading the team in hits (7), doubles (2), triples (1), RBI (3) and total bases (11).  

HOW TO PEAK UTAH VALLEY 
The Titans and Wolverines will square off for the first time in each program's respective history. Utah Valley enters the UNLV tournament 3-2 after also being a participant in Arizona State's Kajikawa Classic. The Wolverines notched victories over Wisconsin, 9-5, Virginia, 5-4, and Indiana, 4-1. UVU leadoff hitter Dynasty Lauvai leads the team in nearly all offensive categories including average (.400), at-bats (15), hits (6), doubles (2), home runs (2), RBI (6) and total bases (15). The pitching staff has been split among two right-handed starters, Bailey Moore (2-2 record, 3.85 ERA, 19 strikeouts, 23 and 2/3 innings) and Makayla Shadle (1-0 record, 3.94 ERA, eight strikeouts, 10 and 2/3 innings)

A QUICK LOOK AT THE TITANS
Fullerton finished fourth in the Big West race a season ago with a 13-8 mark in conference play to go along with a 33-21-1 overall record. The Titans return 12 letter winners and three pitchers while welcoming 14 newcomers (four transfers) to the fold for the 2015 campaign. 

HONOR ROLL
Six Titans garnered 2014 conference honors including Missy Taukeiaho who became the 11th Titan in program history to capture Big West Player of the Year.  To cap off the season, Taukeiaho garnered third team NFCA All-American status, while recently being named on the USA Softball Top 50 "Watch List" for national player of the year consideration. 

CSF's Ariel Tsuchiyama joined Taukeiaho on the All-Big West First Team followed by Leesa Harris and Samantha Galarza on the second team, Eliza Crawford as an honorable mention, and Christina Washington on the conference's inaugural All-Freshman Team. A quartet of all-conference honorees return for the 2015 campaign in Crawford, Galarza, Taukeiaho, and Washington. 

BIG WEST OUTLOOK
The Titans were picked to finish second in the Big West Conference in 2015 as selected by the eight head coaches in the annual preseason poll. Cal State Fullerton received three first-place votes and 56 points overall. Long Beach State is the favorite to repeat as Big West Softball champions as the 49ers secured four first-place votes and 59 points for the top nod this season. Cal Poly garnered the remaining first-place vote and collected 50 points for third place.

THREE-HEADED TITAN
For the first time in recent memory, head coach Kelly Ford has designated juniors Missy Taukeiaho, Samantha Galarza and the lone senior on the squad, Eliza Crawford, as team captains. 

Decorated with national recognition, Taukeiaho was a menace to opposing pitchers from the leadoff spot as she hammered a conference-leading 19 home runs. The performance placed her at No. 2 in Big West single-season history, trailing only former CSF slugger Stephenie Little, who owns the record with 23 round trippers in 1999. The third baseman also set a Big West single-season record with 62 runs scored, and landed at No. 6 in RBI (51) and No. 9 in average (.429). The Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., native produced 21 multi-hit games and 12 multi-RBI games. 

In 2014, Galarza was one of two players to start all 55 games totaling 54 hits, five home runs, 24 runs scored and 29 RBIs. Recognized as a member of the All-Big West Second Team, she batted a clip of .329, collecting 75 total bases, six doubles, three stolen bags and a slugging percentage of (.457). The Moreno Valley, Calif., native also shows a strong showing in the classroom being tabbed on the 2013-14 CoSIDA Academic All-District squad with a 3.95 GPA as a communications major. 

Coming in the clutch with five game-winning RBIs last season, Crawford launched a career-high 12 home runs en route to 36 RBIs, 82 total bases and 23 walks. The Lakewood, Calif., native concluded the year in the conference's top-five in home runs, sacrifice flies (3), and slugging percentage (.607). The first baseman also became the first Titan since 1996 to post a perfect fielding percentage of 1.000 (minimum of 100 chances), refusing to surrender an error in 176 chances.   

NEWCOMERS
Cal State Fullerton consists of nine freshman, six of which are position players and the remaining three on the pitching staff. Rookie Shianne Brannan is looking to have a promising season at the shortstop position, filling the void of the graduated Gabby Aragon. A quartet of Titans have transferred to the 2015 team, with all four in contention to crack the starting lineup or make an immediate impact. 

University of Arizona junior transfer Courtney Rodriguez looks to make a big splash in the outfield, while Oregon St. sophomore transfer Kylie Padilla will be leaned on for catcher duties as she also looks to fill another void in graduated Ariel Tsuchiyama. 

Missouri junior transfer Sarah Moore will support the outfield, while Padilla's OSU teammate, sophomore Lexi Gonzalez, is expected to aid the Titans in multiple facets. 

NEW LOOK STAFF
Cal State Fullerton head softball coach Kelly Ford announced the promotion of Jorge Araujo to the role of first assistant coach and Claire Sua-Amundson as an assistant coach in mid-August. Araujo enters his third season as an assistant on the softball staff where he will continue to be the recruiting coordinator and defensive specialist for the team. 

Sua-Amundson joins the Fullerton softball staff after completing her third season with the Stanford softball program, and her second as the associate head coach. Last season, Sua-Amundson helped lead Stanford to a 39-21 overall record and a fourth-place finish in the Pac-12 Conference (13-11). The Cardinal finished the season with a No. 21/22 final national ranking. Under her guidance, the Cardinal made their 16th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance.

TITANS INK TRIO TO 2016 SIGNING CLASS
Head softball coach Kelly Ford announced that three area prep athletes have signed National Letters of Intent to play softball for the Cal State Fullerton Titans. Sydney Golden, Raeanne Martinez and Ariana Williams all hail from California and will begin their careers with the Titans at the beginning of the 2015-16 academic school year. 

STREAKIN' RODRIGUEZ 
University of Arizona transfer Courtney Rodriguez is off to a fast start in her new home, batting at a .467 clip while leading the team in doubles (2), triples (2) and RBI (7). The native from Scottsdale, Ariz., has started all five games in center field and has reached base in all games.

CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
Freshman Brooke Clemetson has made an immediate impact on the base paths, making five appearances while stealing two bases (2-for-2) and coming around to score on both occasions.  

RIPPIN' IT
After collecting two multi-hit games in all of 2014, sophomore Delynn Rippy has already earned a pair of two-hit performances five games into the season. The Oceanside, Calif., native recorded a .667 average (4-for-6) while coming around to score three times. 

WALK-OFF, LITERALLY
In a back and forth game versus No. 21 Notre Dame an unlikely hero emerged in Fullerton, Calif., native Gabby Rodas. While the heated contest was littered with five home runs, in the bottom of the seventh with the bases-loaded and the game tied 7-7, Rodas used a great deal of patience to foul off pitch after pitch until  she finally earned a walk and drove in the game-winning RBI. 

THE POWER OF THE TITANS 
In 2014, Cal State Fullerton (57) was just one round-tripper shy of leading the conference in home runs as Hawai'i lifted 58 out of the stadium. The Titans are on pace to lead the conference again, doubling (4) the amount of all other Big West foes in Cal Poly, CSUN and Hawai'i with two each, respectively. 

MISS AMERICA  
Third Team NFCA All-American Missy Taukeiaho started 2015 just right where she left off to conclude last season, posting a team-high .563 (9-for-16) average, clubbing three round-trippers over the weekend, including her first career two-homer game in a come from behind 8-7 stunner over No. 21 Notre Dame. Batting from the lead off position, the Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., native also leads the team in runs (6) and hits (9) through the first five games of the season.

IRON WOMAN
After finishing second in the Big West Conference for being hit with the most pitches (12) last season, opposing pitchers continued their aggression on senior Eliza Crawford as she's already been beaned a team-high two times in five games. The squad as a whole (6) leads the conference in that category.  

FROM TIGER TO TITAN
Missouri transfer Sarah Moore has transitioned nicely into the Titans' offensive attack, hitting at a .375 clip (3-for-8) with one double, one home run, and five RBIs in just three games of action. 

GOOD-EYE, GOOD EYE
After the first weekend of competition, the Titans' batters posted a league low 12 strikouts to opposing pitchers.  Hawai'i (30), UC Santa Barbara (25), CSUN (20) and Long Beach State (20) have currently swung and missed on the most occasions. 

SHAKE IT UP
Head Coach Kelly Ford has presented five different starting batting lineups in five games. Amongst the changes, the 1-2-3 hitters have remained the same in Missy Taukeiaho, Courtney Rodriguez and Eliza Crawford, while Paige Kisling has been consistant batting ninth in the order.

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2014 TITANS REWIND

PATIENCE WAS A VIRTUE   
In 2014, Cal State Fullerton led the Big West in drawing base on balls with 170 as a team, 15 more than the nearest competitor Hawai'i with 145. Three Titans eclipsed 20 walks or more, Missy Taukeiaho led the league with 40, followed by Eliza Crawford with 23 and Gabby Aragon registering 22 free passes.

DRIVING WITH THE CLUTCH IN 
A whopping ten different Titans drove in a game-winning RBI to create a lead that was never surrendered by Fullerton in 2014. Gabby Aragon led the team with eight game-winning RBI hits, followed closely by Missy Taukeiaho with seven. Eliza Crawford (6), Sam Galarza (3), Leesa Harris (2) and Melissa Sechrest (2) round out the top-five contributors. Amongst the 31 hits in total, 10 of those were via the long ball. 

GRAND SLAM FEVER
Fullerton opened up conference play with two victories against UC Santa Barbara including an 11-7 come-from-behind thriller in the Titans annual Pink Day game on March 30, 2014. Missy Taukeiaho blasted a grand slam in the third inning to erase a five-run lead while Samantha Galarza launched another four-bagger in the sixth frame to break a 7-7 tie to stun the Gauchos and capture the series. The slugfest remarkably produced three total grand slams as UCSB's Stacy Cavazos accounted for another earlier in the third inning. 

DOING IT IN BUNCHES
Five Titans recorded a multiple-hit 10 times or more in 2014: Missy Taukeiaho (21), Samantha Galarza (15), Ariel Tsuchiyama (14), Leesa Harris (12) and Gabby Aragon (12). Two out of the five athletes collected four-hit games, one apiece by Taukeiaho and Harris, respectively. 

AND WE ARE TIED, THIS TIME FOR GOOD 
Due to darkness and the lack of lights at Bakersfield on March 26, 2014, the Titans and Roadrunners finished the game in a 10-10 tie. This was the first decision of this type for the Titans since Feb. 17 of 2008 when Cal State Fullerton and the Texas Longhorns ended in a 4-4 tie.

COMING ALIVE IN THE THIRD
Over the 2014 season, the Titans owned a commanding 76-28 scoring edge in the third inning. The offensive outburst resulted in a 26-3 record when Fullerton led after that very frame.  

GOLDEN GLOVES
Fullerton played exceptional defensively marking a (.967) fielding percentage, good for second-best in the conference for 2014. The Titans posted the second-lowest errors total with 52 on the season, 22 less than league leaders UC Davis with 74. Out of the six individuals in all of the Big West who own a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage over the season, four wore a Titans uniform: Leesa Harris, Eliza Crawford, Lauren Mario and Jena Rubio. 

TAKE THE RAKE OUT
To cap the 2014 season off, the Titans placed second in the Big West in batting average with a team clip of (.300). It is the highest average by a Titan team since the 2000 and 2001 squads batted .304 and .298, respectively. Four Fullerton starters posted averages above that mark: Missy Taukeiaho (.429), Leesa Harris (.347), Ariel Tsuchiyama (.329), and Samantha Galarza (.329). Fullerton also finished second in the conference in home runs (57) and runs scored (303), and first in slugging percentage (.479) and on-base percentage (.385). 

TITANS VERSUS RANKED TEAMS* (2014)
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION RESULT
FEB. 7 No. 2 Oklahoma Fullerton, Calif. W, 3-1
FEB. 15 No. 23 California San Diego, Calif. L, 4-5
FEB. 21 No. 15 Baylor Palm Springs, Calif. W, 6-1
FEB. 21 No. 23 LSU Palm Springs, Calif. L, 1-8
FEB. 22 No. 24 Notre Dame Palm Springs, Calif. L, 0-8
FEB. 25 No. 2 Tennessee Fullerton, Calif. L, 4-8
MAR. 8 No. 14 Nebraska Fullerton, Calif. L, 2-9
MAR. 8 No. 7 Arizona Fullerton, Calif. L, 0-15
APR. 10 No. 2 UCLA Fullerton, Calif. L, 2-5
*Ranking when game occurred