One inning of offense was all No. 1 UC Irvine (44-13) needed to top defending national champion Fresno State (32-29) 4-2 in opening night action Friday at the Irvine Regional played at Cicerone Field at Anteater Ballpark. The top-seeded Anteaters rallied for four runs in the fourth to advance to the winners bracket in a regional that boasts three 40-win squads.
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Offense Powers Titans to Win in Regional Opener
Cal State Fullerton senior Jared Clark finished with four hits and three runs driven in and the Titans' offense set a season high with 24 hits on the night as No. 2-national seeded Fullerton cruised to a 18-2 victory over Utah on Friday night in the second game of the 2009 NCAA Baseball Regionals at Goodwin Field in front of 2,441 fans.
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Mustangs Fall in First NCAA Division I Regional Game, 13-3
Jerry Sullivan scattered 11 hits over seven innings and struck out nine while Oral Roberts’ offense produced 18 hits as the Golden Eagles defeated Cal Poly 13-3 in the opening game of the Tempe Regional on Friday afternoon at Arizona State’s Packard Stadium. Sullivan, a junior right-hander who entered the game with a 3.07 ERA, improved to 8-3 on the year with a hard slider that fooled numerous Mustang hitters.
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