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Titans Take Back-and-Forth Tuesday Affair
Mar 01, 2022 | Baseball
FULLERTON, Calif. – Cal State Fullerton scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth, getting three triples in the inning, to take a back-and-forth tilt from K-State Tuesday night at Goodwin Field, 7-5.
K-State (1-6) erased a four-run deficit by scoring five runs in the sixth inning, highlighted by a game-tying three-run double from Nick Goodwin. Josh Nicoloff and Orlando Salinas, Jr. each recorded RBI singles as part of five hits in the frame.
Nate Nankil led off the home eighth with a triple off reliever Griffin Hassall. Two batters later, Jack Haley tripled home Nankil to tie the game and chased Hassall from the game after 2 1/3 innings.
The Titans (2-5) took the lead when Haley ran home on a passed ball before Caden Connor tripled and scored on a throwing error. Hassall, who had retired five straight batters before the eighth, suffered the loss after allowing two earned runs on three hits.
Fullerton built up a 4-0 advantage with a run in the first, two in the second and another in the fifth.
K-State's Wesley Moore made his first start as a Wildcat and walked four while allowing three runs on three hits over 1 2/3 innings. Moore struck out three before giving way to German Fajardo.
Fajardo surrendered only one unearned run over his 3 1/3 innings of work, striking out five in his second outing of the season.
Eight of the nine starters in the Cats' lineups registered a base hit, as K-State reached double-figure hits for the second straight game. Justin Mitchell and Salinas both turned in two-hit days, while Mitchell now has three multi-hit efforts in his last four contests.
Connor, Haley and Austin Schell each finished with two hits for the Titans.
Fullerton starter Fynn Chester scattered a pair of hits in three innings, striking out three without a walk.
Josh Howitt and Michael Weisberg combined to keep K-State hitless over the final 3 2/3 innings. Weisberg picked up the win after retiring all five he faced, including three strikeouts.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Cal State Fullerton struck first with a run in the bottom of the opening frame and two more in the second. The Titans drew back-to-back walks off Moore, ending his day in the second, before consecutive singles from Schell and Zach Lew handed Fullerton a three-run lead.
Trailing 3-0, K-State loaded the bases before an out was recorded in the fourth. After Josh Nicoloff popped up, Goodwin grounded into an inning-ending double play.
K-State's offense finally broke through in the sixth, as the Cats scored five runs on five hits. A three-RBI double from Goodwin tied the game after Nicoloff's single with the bases full drove in the Wildcats' initial run. The go-ahead run came off the bat of Salinas, as K-State brought eight to the plate in the inning.
Cal State Fullerton retook the lead after recording three triples in the bottom of the eighth, resulting in three runs.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
UP NEXT
K-State finishes its California trip with a three-game series at Loyola Marymount starting Friday at 8 p.m. CT. All three games will be streamed on the West Coast Conference Network with radio coverage on News Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM). Free, live audio is also available at K-StateSports.com/Watch.
K-State (1-6) erased a four-run deficit by scoring five runs in the sixth inning, highlighted by a game-tying three-run double from Nick Goodwin. Josh Nicoloff and Orlando Salinas, Jr. each recorded RBI singles as part of five hits in the frame.
Nate Nankil led off the home eighth with a triple off reliever Griffin Hassall. Two batters later, Jack Haley tripled home Nankil to tie the game and chased Hassall from the game after 2 1/3 innings.
The Titans (2-5) took the lead when Haley ran home on a passed ball before Caden Connor tripled and scored on a throwing error. Hassall, who had retired five straight batters before the eighth, suffered the loss after allowing two earned runs on three hits.
Fullerton built up a 4-0 advantage with a run in the first, two in the second and another in the fifth.
K-State's Wesley Moore made his first start as a Wildcat and walked four while allowing three runs on three hits over 1 2/3 innings. Moore struck out three before giving way to German Fajardo.
Fajardo surrendered only one unearned run over his 3 1/3 innings of work, striking out five in his second outing of the season.
Eight of the nine starters in the Cats' lineups registered a base hit, as K-State reached double-figure hits for the second straight game. Justin Mitchell and Salinas both turned in two-hit days, while Mitchell now has three multi-hit efforts in his last four contests.
Connor, Haley and Austin Schell each finished with two hits for the Titans.
Fullerton starter Fynn Chester scattered a pair of hits in three innings, striking out three without a walk.
Josh Howitt and Michael Weisberg combined to keep K-State hitless over the final 3 2/3 innings. Weisberg picked up the win after retiring all five he faced, including three strikeouts.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Cal State Fullerton struck first with a run in the bottom of the opening frame and two more in the second. The Titans drew back-to-back walks off Moore, ending his day in the second, before consecutive singles from Schell and Zach Lew handed Fullerton a three-run lead.
Trailing 3-0, K-State loaded the bases before an out was recorded in the fourth. After Josh Nicoloff popped up, Goodwin grounded into an inning-ending double play.
K-State's offense finally broke through in the sixth, as the Cats scored five runs on five hits. A three-RBI double from Goodwin tied the game after Nicoloff's single with the bases full drove in the Wildcats' initial run. The go-ahead run came off the bat of Salinas, as K-State brought eight to the plate in the inning.
Cal State Fullerton retook the lead after recording three triples in the bottom of the eighth, resulting in three runs.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- K-State scored five runs on 10 hits, committed two errors and left five on base.
- Cal State Fullerton scored seven runs on 11 hits with two errors and stranded eight baserunners.
- Eight players in K-State's starting lineup recorded a base hit.
- Goodwin and Dominic Johnson each doubled, with Goodwin driving in a team-high three runs.
- Mitchell and Salinas each turned in two-hit days.
- Mitchell has three multi-hit games over his last four contests and is hitting .538 (7-for-13).
- Four Wildcat pitchers combined for 11 strikeouts.
- Three relievers totaled eight stirkeouts without a walk and two earned runs over 6 1/3 innings.
- Fajardo logged 3 1/3 innings without allowing an earned run with five strikeouts.
- Chester tossed three scoreless innings in the start for the Titans, allowing two hits with three strikeouts.
- The Cats hit .429 (6-for-14) with runners on base and .500 (4-for-8) with runners in scoring position.
- K-State was 1-for-8 with two outs while Cal State Fullerton was 4-for-12.
- This marked the first-ever meeting between K-State and Cal State Fullerton.
- The Wildcats played at Goodwin Field in 2011 as part of the NCAA Fullerton Regional.
- Mitchell has hit safely in his last five games while Phillips has a four-game hitting streak.
- Salinas has reached base safely in all six games in which he has appeared.
UP NEXT
K-State finishes its California trip with a three-game series at Loyola Marymount starting Friday at 8 p.m. CT. All three games will be streamed on the West Coast Conference Network with radio coverage on News Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM). Free, live audio is also available at K-StateSports.com/Watch.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Weisberg, M. (1-0)
L: Hassall, Griffin (0-2)
Batting:
2B: Johnson, Dominic 1 ; Goodwin, Nick 1
RBI: Nicoloff, Josh 1 ; Goodwin, Nick 3 ; Salinas, Jr., Orlando 1
SH: Day, Brady 1 ; Mitchell, Justin 1 ; Johnson, Cole 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Day, Brady 1 ; Mitchell, Justin 1 ; Phillips, Dylan 1 ; Nicoloff, Josh 1 ; Goodwin, Nick 1
CS: Salinas, Jr., Orlando 1
Batting:
3B: Connor, C. 1 ; Nankil, N. 1 ; Haley, J. 1
RBI: Connor, C. 1 ; Schell, A. 1 ; Lew, Z. 1 ; Pigford, D. 1 ; Nankil, N. 1 ; Haley, J. 1
SF: Nankil, N. 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hale, D. 1 ; Connor, C. 3 ; Lew, Z. 1 ; Nankil, N. 1 ; Haley, J. 1
SB: Hale, D. 1 ; Haley, J. 1
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