Titans Win, 1-0, on Lucatero’s Hit

Monica Lucatero’s one-out single in the bottom of the seventh inning scored Jenny Topping from second base and gave Cal State Fullerton a 1-0 victory over Texas Tech in an NCAA softball regional Thursday at Tucson.

Topping’s one-out double set the stage for Lucatero’s winning hit. It was Topping’s 19th double of the season, equaling the school record set by Sue Lewis in 1981.

Christy Robitaille (10-1) pitched a three-hitter and struck out six for Fullerton.

“In warmups I struggled a little bit because of the heat,” Robitaille said. “However, I have played here with the heat before and I knew that if I did it once, I could do it again.”

Amanda Renfro (32-18) took the loss for Texas Tech (35-23).

The Titans (47-12) play Southwest Texas State (53-10) at 5 p.m. today. The Bobcats defeated Hawaii, 2-1.

In other NCAA regional games:

UCLA 8, Coastal Carolina 0--Tairia Mims, Claire Sua and Courtney Dale hit home runs to power host UCLA (56-5) in an opening-round game shortened to five innings by the mercy rule.

San Diego State 2, Cal State Northridge 0--Sandra Durazo pitched a one-hitter as San Diego State (39-23) won a first-round game at UCLA. Sarah Farnworth gave up four hits for the Matadors (31-23).

In NCAA West Regional golf:

Anteaters in seventh--The UC Irvine men’s golf team shares seventh place after the first day of competition at Trysting Tree Golf Club in Corvallis, Ore. The Anteaters are tied with Oregon State and Washington at two-over-par 290. Arizona State leads the field with a five-under 283.