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Open Big West With Sweep of UCSB March 25, 2005 – Fullerton, Calif. Box Score - Game 1 Box Score - Game 2 The Cal State Fullerton softball team snapped a season-long four-game losing in a big way on Friday, opening its Big West Conference slate with a pair of victories over UC Santa Barbara by the scores of 3-2 and 1-0 in 10 innings. The Titans improved to 11-11 overall and 2-0 in the Big West while the Gauchos fell to 14-12 overall, 0-2 in conference play. The two teams continue the series on Saturday (March 26) with a single game at noon. GAME 1: Cal State Fullerton 3, UC Santa Barbara 2 Titans' Lindsey Bashor and Candice Baker each had two hits and Brooke Weekley pitched masterfully in the victory as Cal State Fullerton emerged with the 3-2 win. Baker and Katie Gollhardt got the Titans on the board in the fourth, smacking back-to-back RBI singles for the 2-0 lead. Bashor added another run in the sixth, slamming her fourth home run of the season to left center to make it 3-0. Weekley (1-2) held the Gauchos scoreless through the first six innings of play, stranding seven baserunners in the process, including three in scoring position. UCSB finally broke through against the sophomore right-hander in the seventh as Karyna Wilkerson led off with a single and scored two batters later on Brittany Putich's home run that made it 3-2. A walk to Shelby Hensler forced Weekley out of the game in favor of Candice Baker, who got a strikeout and a fly ball to end the game and nail down her second save of the season. Jennifer Davis (8-5) suffered the loss for the Gauchos despite striking out 10 batters for the game. GAME 2: Cal State Fullerton 1, UC Santa Barbara 0 (10 innings) Sophomore Ashley Van Boxmeer blasted her fourth home run of the season with one out in the 10th for the game's lone run as the Titans swept the doubleheader. Freshman Dana Crucil pitched well in her first career start, despite earning the no-decision. Crucil tossed six innings of shutout softball, allowing six hits, walking one and striking out one. Candice Baker (6-5) earned the win in relief, allowing just one hit in four innings, walking three and striking out five. Lindsay Sommer (4-4) went 10 full innings, allowing just the run on four hits, walking three and striking out two. After Marissa Marzan led off the 10th with a lineout, Van Boxmeer took Sommer deep to left centerfield to finally break the scoreless drought. Baker then set the side down in order in the 10th, striking out the final two batters to nail down the victory. Both teams combined to leave 16 on base (10 for UCSB), including the Titans leaving runners in scoring position in the eighth and ninth. The Gauchos had the best chances to score early on, putting runners at second and third with no outs in the second, and runners at second base in the sixth and third base in the eighth inning. Four different Titans had hits for Fullerton, including singles by Lindsey Bashor, Baker, and Marzan. ####
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