COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Titans’ Dixon Shuts Down Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Titan starting pitcher Tim Dixon struck out a career-high nine and gave up only five hits over seven innings as Cal State Fullerton defeated Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 8-3, Saturday at Titan Field.

Dixon (6-0) made one mistake, serving up a three-run homer to designated hitter Jon Macalutas in the third inning, which briefly put the Mustangs ahead, 3-2.

But the Titans (22-3) came back in the fourth on consecutive singles by Jeremy Giambi, Brian Loyd and Joe Fraser, tying the score, 3-3. Jack Jones’ safety squeeze drove in Loyd with the go-ahead run, and Dixon and reliever Mark Chavez shut down the Mustangs (9-9) the rest of the way.

Giambi finished 3 for 4 with two runs scored and Fraser and Tony Martinez each drove in two for the Titans.

In other nonconference baseball:

Wichita State 14, Long Beach State 5--Jeff Liefer hit a home run and Nic Frank added two hits for visiting Long Beach State (12-10-1). Wichita State scored eight runs in the final three innings to put the game out of reach.

In Golden State Athletic Conference baseball:

Westmont 4-1, Concordia 2-2--Bret Waslefsky had an RBI single in the fifth inning of the second game to lead Concordia (11-11, 5-6). Brandon Sparks doubled to drive in Concordia’s other run.

In nonconference baseball:

Massachusetts Dartmouth 12, Chapman 11--Donny Disbro had a home run, a double and three runs batted in for host Chapman (6-14).

In the Hawaii softball tournament:

Long Beach State 5, Notre Dame 0--Ashley Harmon pitched a five-hit shutout and Amber Griego had a two-run single in a four-run fifth inning for Long Beach State (13-13). Amy Miner gave up one run and eight hits in a 7-1 victory over DePaul in an earlier game.

In the Rebel Springs Games:

Chapman 4, Baldwin-Wallace 0--Christy Guidorizzi allowed one hit and struck out 10 for Chapman (12-2).

Guidorizzi also allowed one run and one hit and struck out six for Chapman in the Panthers’ 2-1 victory over Simpson (Iowa). Lacee Rashi singled in Kathy Donovan with the winning run in the sixth inning.

In Golden State Athletic Conference men’s tennis:

Southern California College 7, Azusa Pacific 2--David Robbins won at No. 1 singles, 6-4, 6-1, for Southern California College (9-2, 6-0).

In the Titan Classic women’s tennis tournament:

Cal State Fullerton 6, Idaho State 3--Kara Kolb won at No. 2 singles, 7-5, 6-2, then teamed with Debbie Denio to win at No. 1 doubles, 7-5, 6-4, for Cal State Fullerton (5-6) in the losers’ bracket.

In Mountain Pacific Sports Federation volleyball:

Cal State Northridge 3, UC Irvine 2--Leland Quinn of UCI broke the school record for kills, with 50, as the Anteaters were defeated, 15-10, 8-15, 15-12, 14-16, 9-15.