FULLERTON, Calif. - Cal State Fullerton is set to host a rematch against No. 22/23 UCF before hosting their final tournament of the year, the Easton Invitational. The Titans will play five games in five days from Wednesday to Sunday.
The Titans had a solid weekend at the UCLA/LBSU Invitational going 2-2 against four tough teams. They opened the weekend with a loss to No. 16 Michigan despite taking a lead into the seventh. They responded with a huge win as Sophie Frost threw a two-hit, complete game shutout against No. 18 Minnesota. The Titans would then fall in 11 innings to San Diego State before ending the weekend with a 7-2 win over No. 22 UCF.
At this weekend's Easton Invitational, Cal State Fullerton welcomes in four team to Anderson Family Field as Boston U, Cal Baptist, Sacramento State, and rival Long Beach State make the trip to Fullerton. There will be 11 games in four days if mother nature cooperates and every game will be broadcasted by Flo Softball.
The Titans' offense is led by freshman Megan Delgadillo and senior Zoe Richard. Delgadillo paces the team in average (.411), runs (17), hits (30), triples (2), on-base percentage (.463), and stolen bases (16) while Richard provides the power, leading the team with 5 doubles, 4 home runs, 20 RBI, and a .603 slugging percentage. Junior Deshea Hill had a great bounceback weekend overcoming some early offensive struggles slashing .600/.633/.700 at the UCLA/LBSU Invitational.
Sophie Frost had an absolutley dominant weekend in the circle for the Titans, throwing 18.2 innings without allowing an earned run. Fourteen of her innings came against Top 25 teams where she did not allow any runs while surrendering just nine hits, including a two-hit complete game shutout against No. 18 Minnesota. The senior now leads the team with 64 innings thrown and 52 strikeouts.
This Week's Games:
Wednesday vs. No. 22/23 UCF - 6:00 p.m.
Thursday vs. Boston - 7:00 p.m.
Friday vs. Sacramento State - 7:00 p.m.
Saturday vs. Boston - 5:30 p.m.
Sunday vs. Cal Baptist - 12:30 p.m.
The entire tournament will be broadcasted by Flo Softball with the Fullerton games available for free on BigWest.TV. Games can also be followed via live stats or audio on fullertontitans.com
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