USA NCAA DIVISION I
CAL STATE FULLERTON TITANS AT ARIZONA STATE SUN DEVILS
03/20/2062
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USA NCAA DIVISION I
CAL STATE FULLERTON TITANS AT ARIZONA STATE SUN DEVILS
GAME ID: 7789 - MONDAY, MARCH 20TH , 2062 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cal State Fullerton Titans (0-1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 2
Arizona State Sun Devils (1-0) 6 4 3 0 0 4 0 0 X 17 16 2
Bird, Sun Devils Manhandle Titans
The Arizona State Sun Devils got their 2062 USA NCAA DIVISION I season off to a good start, defeating the Cal State Fullerton Titans, 17-2. Johnny Bird set the pace. He went 2 for 4 with 2 home runs and a walk. He drove in 6 runs and scored twice. Steve Caruso got the win, improving to 1-0. He held the Titans to 2 runs on 4 hits over 8.1 innings, while striking out 11 and walking 1.

With Arizona State leading 6-1 in the bottom of the second, Bird came up to bat against Cal State Fullerton pitcher David Harkey. Bird hit a changeup to center for a grand slam home run. His 2nd home run of the season put the Sun Devils on top, 10-1.

Cal State Fullerton manager Scott Heck called the blowout loss "an embarrassment."
CAL STATE FULLERTON BATTING LINESCORE ARIZONA STATE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Carbonneau RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .250 1 1
J. Rawls 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
J. Walter LF 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .333 0 1
   d-A. Farrell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Caroleo SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   a-C. Fisher PH, SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
W. Stannard 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   b-J. Hinkel PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   e-C. Green PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
C. Pals DH 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 .333 0 0
J. McGraw CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Gearity PH, CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
R. Weisman C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
J. Hudson 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 2 5 2 1 12 8      
a - C. Fisher pinch hit for J. Caroleo in the 7th
b - J. Hinkel pinch hit for W. Stannard in the 7th
c - J. Gearity pinch hit for J. McGraw in the 7th
d - A. Farrell pinch hit for J. Walter in the 9th
e - C. Green pinch hit for J. Hinkel in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Walter (1, 1st Inning off S. Caruso, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Rawls (1, 1st Inning off S. Caruso, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Carbonneau (1, 8th Inning off S. Caruso, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Carbonneau 4 , J. Rawls 3 , J. Walter 2 , C. Fisher , C. Pals
2-out RBI: R. Carbonneau
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Stannard , C. Pals , J. Gearity
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: J. Caroleo (1) , J. McGraw (1)
Double Plays: 3 (Rawls-Caroleo, Stannard-Caroleo-Stannard, Caroleo-Rawls-Stannard)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Sweet CF, LF 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 .250 0 0
   b-J. Rieg PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Stein RF 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 .400 0 0
   c-A. Keenan PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
C. Armstrong 2B 4 3 3 3 1 0 1 .750 1 3
K. Varnon 1B 3 3 1 0 2 0 2 .333 0 0
J. Bird DH 4 2 2 6 1 1 3 .500 2 6
J. McDonough LF 3 2 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 1 2
   a-A. Ortiz PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
B. Kretz C 4 1 2 2 1 0 2 .500 0 2
J. Beck SS 4 1 1 3 1 1 4 .250 1 3
T. Middleton 3B 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .250 1 1
Totals 38 17 16 17 9 6 17      
a - A. Ortiz pinch hit for J. McDonough in the 7th
b - J. Rieg pinch hit for J. Sweet in the 8th
c - A. Keenan pinch hit for C. Stein in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. McDonough (1, 1st Inning off D. Harkey, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Bird 2 (2, 1st Inning off D. Harkey, 1 on, 0 outs; 2nd Inning off D. Harkey, 3 on, 0 outs) , C. Armstrong (1, 1st Inning off D. Harkey, 2 on, 0 outs) , T. Middleton (1, 6th Inning off S. Cifuentes, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Beck (1, 6th Inning off S. Cifuentes, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Sweet , C. Stein 2 , C. Armstrong 6 , K. Varnon , J. Bird 8 , J. McDonough 6 , B. Kretz 2 , J. Beck 4 , T. Middleton 4
2-out RBI: J. McDonough , B. Kretz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Varnon , J. Beck 2
GIDP: K. Varnon , B. Kretz
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: K. Varnon 2 (2)
CAL STATE FULLERTON PITCHING LINESCORE ARIZONA STATE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Harkey L (0-1) 1.0 9 10 10 3 1 4 54 90.00   
J. Burt 3.0 3 3 0 4 4 0 77 0.00   
S. Cifuentes 4.0 4 4 4 2 1 2 66 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Harkey -13
Batters Faced: D. Harkey 14, J. Burt 16, S. Cifuentes 17
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Harkey 0-1, J. Burt 2-2, S. Cifuentes 8-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Harkey 54-28, J. Burt 77-48, S. Cifuentes 66-41
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Cifuentes 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Caruso W (1-0) 8.1 4 2 2 1 11 1 108 2.16   
C. DeJoy 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Caruso 77
Batters Faced: S. Caruso 31, C. DeJoy 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Caruso 7-7, C. DeJoy 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Caruso 108-72, C. DeJoy 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. DeJoy 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Johnny Bird
Ballpark: Ballpark of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley College
Weather: Clear skies (49 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 21565
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