Cal State Fullerton baseball falls to Stanford in season-ending regionals loss
Temo Becerra hit a two-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to lift top-seeded Stanford past Cal State Fullerton 6-5 in an elimination game at the Stanford Regional on Sunday.
Stanford advances to a rematch with Texas A&M later Sunday. The Cardinal lost to the Aggies 8-5 in a winners bracket game Saturday night and now must beat Texas A&M twice to earn a berth in the super regionals. The Aggies are one win away from advancing.
Maddox Latta singled home a run in the first and Cole Urman belted a solo home run in the second to stake Cal State Fullerton to a 2-0 lead, but Tommy Troy put the Cardinal in front with a three-run homer in the third. The Titans grabbed the lead in the fourth when Nate Nankil doubled to deep right center field to plate Jack Haley. After Becerra put Stanford in the lead for the final time, Drew Dowd and Ryan Bruno pitched the final three scoreless innings to preserve the win.
Jesse Saenz, whose life was shaped by rough days in Las Vegas and Redlands, has created an elite club underneath the Miami Heat’s arena.
Nick Dugan (1-0) allowed one run on 3⅔ innings of relief and earned the win. Bruno earned his ninth save.
Trevor Hinkel (1-5) gave up three runs on four hits and three walks in 3⅔ innings of relief and took the loss.
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