Titans Erupt for 22-0 Shelling of Sacramento State Apr. 7, 2002 – Fullerton, Calif.
Box Score
Shane Costa, Richie Burgos and P.J. Pilittere each homered and Jordan
DeJong pitched six shutout innings as 13th-ranked Cal State Fullerton
pounded Sacramento State, 22-0, in a Big West Conference game at Goodwin
Field Sunday afternoon.
The Titans, who swept the series from the Hornets and have won nine of
their last 10 games, improved to 21-10 overall and 5-1 in conference play.
Sacramento State fell to 13-16 and 1-5.
Twelve different players had hits for Fullerton, which posted its second
most lopsided shutout in Goodwin Field history (the Titans blanked Pacific,
28-0, last April). The Titans' 10 runs in the eighth were the most since
they scored 10 in the second inning of a win over Temple in the NCAA Regionals
last year.
DeJong (5-2) allowed just four hits, walked two and struck out six in
six innings. Travis Ingle, Jeff Housman and Charlie Zahari followed DeJong
to the mound and each worked an inning.
Kyle Boyer and Pilittere each had three hits to pace the Titans and Shane
Costa and Jason Corapci each drove in three runs. Costa's three-run homer
in the fifth – his only hit on the day – extended his hitting
streak to 13 games, a career-high.
Fullerton jumped on Sacramento State starter Kevin Marzion (2-5) for five
runs in the first, with Corapci's two-run double plating the first two
runs. The Titans added four runs in the fourth and three in the fifth
before scoring all 10 runs in the eighth off the Hornets' top reliever,
Dusty Decker. Fullerton had seven hits, two walks and two hit batters
in the frame and Mike Martinez and Boyer each had a pair of hits in the
inning.
The Titans will conclude their 10-game homestand on Tuesday when they
host USC at 7 p.m. Fullerton will resume Big West play with a three-game
series at Pacific next weekend.
