Orange County College Baseball : Titans Snap Losing Streak, Beat Stanford, 7-4

Cal State Fullerton ended a two-game losing streak with a 7-4 nonconference baseball victory over Stanford Saturday night on Titan Field.

The Titans (1-2) scored single runs in the second and third innings and four runs in the fifth inning, all off losing pitcher Lee Plemel, who played at Laguna Hills High School.

Junior right-hander Longo Garcia pitched a complete game and gave up only six hits for the Titans. Garcia is a transfer from Orange Coast College.

In the fourth inning, Tony Trevino opened with a bunt single and went to third on a double by Greg Mannion. Catcher Mike Ham then hit a ground-rule double to left to make the score 4-0.

Mark Baca then singled Ham home for a 5-0 Titan lead.

Mannion was 4 for 4 with two doubles.

Fullerton added single runs in the sixth and seventh innings and led, 7-0, before Stanford (4-2) scored twice in the eighth and twice in the ninth. The two runs in the ninth came on a home run by Cardinal freshman Troy Paulsen, who was the Times’ Player of the Year last season at La Quinta.

The game was first scheduled for 1 p.m. but high winds caused it to be rescheduled for Saturday night.

The teams conclude a three-game series at 1 today. Senior left-hander Larry Casian will start for the Titans.

UC Irvine 5-12, St. Mary’s 4-9--The Anteaters scored eight runs with one out in the fourth inning to blow open the second game for the sweep--their first in nearly two years--at Irvine Saturday.

Doug Kline, UCI’s catcher, went 3 for 3 in the second game after getting two hits in the first game. Shortstop Chris Gallego, who went 3 for 6 in the double-header, extended his hitting streak to seven games.

The Anteaters (3-4) have won three straight. St. Mary’s is 2-6. UCI plays at Loyola Marymount today at 1.

San Diego State 8-20, Southern California College 0-5--The Aztecs got 27 hits in the doubleheader sweep Saturday at San Diego.

San Diego State pitcher James Campbell pitched a five-hit shutout in the first game and went 1 for 3 at the plate, scoring once and driving in a run. The Aztecs scored six runs in the sixth inning to put the game away.

In the second game, San Diego State scored 10 runs in the second inning to make it a rout early. The Aztecs finished with 18 hits, including two home runs. The Vanguards, who committed five errors in the second game, drop to 1-4. San Diego State is 2-1.