However, he lasted the longest of any starter this season and kept the Lions in the ball game at 5-5 heading into the top of the eighth. His three RBI on two singles, a home run and a triple could not overcome the eight walks he issued as the Lions starter. Wilson gave a gutty performance both at the plate and on the mound, pitching 7.2 innings and going 4-for-5 offensively. However, the Waves removed some old demons by winning games one and two, 8-5 and 11-0. However, the Lions had won nine of the last 11 contests, taking every series between the two rivals since 1998. As the team to beat in the West Coast Conference, the Lions’ archrivals entered the three-game series atop the conference at 12-3 and ranked 24th by Collegiate Baseball with a 24-12 overall record. Zacuto finished the game 2-for-4 for the Lions. After a walk drawn by Whitesell, freshman Jonathan Higashi hit a triple down the right field line to score Whitesell. The Lions lone run came in the second inning. Jeff Walker struckout for the second out and Moon Cordero ended the inning with a fly out to center field. David Maffei was the first out on a pop fly in foul territory to the first baseman. However, the inning proved to be the biggest missed opportunity, as Matador reliever Merrill Dunn was able to compose himself after the three consecutive singles to get three straight outs. Wilson and Tommy Perez, the Lions looked to come back from a 5-1 deficit. With three consecutive singles to leadoff the bottom of the eighth inning by Kris Zacuto, C.J. Freshman Joshua Whitesell earned the loss for the Lions, dropping him to 3-4 on the season. The Matadors (23-13), however, did what they had to in scattering six runs on 10 hits to give starter Bobby Graves his first win of the season. LMU finished the game 1-for-15 at the plate with runners in scoring position and were a mere 4-for-23 with runners on base. The Lions out-hit Cal State Northridge 11 to 10, but failed to connect when it mattered most. Loyola Marymount University had their chances but failed to convert in losing 6-1 to Cal State Northridge at Page Stadium on Tuesday afternoon. Every defensive starter for the Titans is hitting about. The Titan’ s power comes from Aaron Rifkin who leads the team with seven home runs. They aren’ t too shabby offensively with a team batting average of. As a staff, Fullerton’ s ERA is 2.75. Jon Smith, with a 1.67 ERA and a record of 7-0, and Darric Merrell, 1.78 and 4-2, complete a 1-2-3 punch that is one of the best in the country. The Titans’ pitching isn’ t just Saarloos. Starter Kirk Saarloos, six-time Big West Player of the Week and two-time National Player of the Week has been getting all the headlines for the Titans. As one of the hottest teams in the country, Cal State Fullerton swept highly ranked Miami, conference foe Pacific, beat Arizona State in a single game and then recently swept Sacramento State in their current winning streak. They have won 12 straight and are 26-10 on the season. The sixth-ranked Titans enter Tuesday’ s meeting on a roll. A quick three-game trip to the University of San Diego will conclude another busy week for the Lions. 6 Cal State Fullerton on Tuesday, April 17. The Loyola Marymount University baseball team will conclude their five-game homestand with a game against No. Tour of Top 25 Teams Concludes with Fullerton on Tuesday
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