Pepperdine’s Jason Dominguez three-hit Cal State Fullerton for seven
innings in a mid-week afternoon contest at Eddy D. Field Stadium as the
Waves upset the Titans 6-2 in a non-conference game Tuesday afternoon.
Dominguez improved to 1-2 with the win that boosted Pepperdine’s
overall record to 25-12, dropping the Titans to 26-10. Fullerton starter
Jared Clark picked up his first career loss and fell to 0-1.
Clark was roughed up in the second as the Waves sent 10 batters to the
plate. He surrendered just four hits, but also walked two and hit a man.
The big blows came as back-to-back hits by David Uribes (2-run single)
and Chad Tracy (2-run double) extended the early lead to 5-0.
Though Pepperdine added one more in the top of the fifth, Dominguez would
need no more than the second inning’s runs to pick up his first
career victory. The freshman did not allow a runner to reach third base
through seven innings, holding everyone but Justin Turner, Sergio Pedroza
and John Curtis hitless. It wasn’t until the top of the eighth that
Fullerton broke through, drawing two walks to knock the righty out of
the game.
Reliever Konoske did his best to save the shutout, but a fielder’s
choice and two singles by Justin Turner and Brett Pill drove in two runs
before Danny Dorn lined sharply to the shortstop to end the inning and
the Titan comeback.
Titan Relievers John Estes and Nolan Bruyninckx shined brightly as they
held the Waves to just one hit over the final four innings of the game.
Fullerton is set to finish a suspended game and play an additional make-up
game with USC tomorrow beginning at 5:00 pm. The make-up game will begin
approximately 45 minutes after the completion of the suspended game. Following
the USC games Fullerton will travel to take on UC Davis in a non-conference
weekend series Friday Saturday and Sunday.
