FULLERTON, Calif.—Five Cal State Fullerton pitchers combined on a four-hitter as the Titans defeated CSU Bakersfield 11-0 Wednesday night.

Connor Seabold, started and went the first 5.2 innings. He gave up two hits before being relieved by Gibbs in the sixth. Gibbs had CSUB runners on the corners before getting the final out of the inning. Miles Chambers pitched a one-hit seventh before giving way to Willie Kuhl in the eighth. Chad Hockin finished the game, giving up a hit in the ninth.

Leading 2-0 with two outs in the first, Cal State Fullerton (10-9) took advantage of a CSUB error that prolonged the inning. Hunter Cullen doubled to drive in two runs which was immediately followed by a Timmy Richards single that drove in the fifth and six runs. The Titans would score twice in the sixth, added a run in the seventh, and scored twice in the eighth.

Scott Hurst, Jerrad Bravo, and Dustin Vaught each charted two hits for Cal State Fullerton. Cullen tallied three RBI's. James Barragan (Sr., Bakersfield, Calif., Stockdale HS) took the loss. Only four of the eight runs Barragan gave up were earned and he struck out eight in 5.2 innings.

“Tonight we played poorly on defense quickly in the first inning and did nothing offensively, so we wasted a great pitching performance from James,” said CSUB head coach Bill Kernen. “He had great stuff, great command, and really competed and did a great job on the mound for us. We're going to try to take that away as a positive for the future regarding him and the pitching staff.”

CSUB (11-9-1) opens a three-game series at UC Irvine on Friday. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m. Friday night's game can be heard on Newstalk 1180 & 96.1 FM KERN beginning with pregame coverage at 6 p.m. The game can also be heard online at www.kernradio.com, through smartphones via the Tune In Radio App and on the listen link via the schedule page here.

Saturday's game is set for a p.m. first pitch and can be heard in Bakersfield on 1230 ESPN Sports beginning at 12:30 p.m. The game can also be heard online at www.1230espnsports.com as well as the listen live link on the schedule page here. Sunday's series finale at UC Irvine will be an internet-only broadcast with coverage underway at 12:45 p.m. and first pitch scheduled for 1 p.m. Fans can listen to that game exclusively at GoRunners.com.

The Roadrunners return home after nine games away from Hardt Field on Mar. 27 when CSUB opens a WAC series against Utah Valley. Tickets are available at Vallitix.com.

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