WICHITA, Kan. -- Cal State Fullerton scored four times in the top of the seventh to rally past Wichita State 7-5 on Sunday afternoon at Eck Stadium.
Isaiah Gomez turned a 5-3 Wichita State lead into a 6-5 deficit with a three-run homer off WSU reliever
Caleb Anderson (0-2), and two batters later Marcos Rosales added a solo shot of his own as the Titans (3-8) built a multi-run lead of their own into the late innings. Four Cal State Fullerton relievers combined for six shutout innings to close out the game, including two scoreless frames from Dylan Goff (1-1) and a 1-2-3 ninth from Gavin Meyer to earn his first save of the season.
Wichita State (3-8) scored all five of their runs in the first three innings, all with two outs. After Fullerton had put two runs on the board in the top of the first, WSU fired back with a
Josh Livingston RBI single in the second and run-scoring knocks from
Logan Kreske and
Camden Johnson in the second, building a 4-2 lead.
Ryan Callahan extended it with a booming double off the wall in the bottom of the third, scoring
Cole Dillon all the way from first as the Shockers touched up Fullerton starter Brady Dockan to the tune of seven hits and five runs over 3.0 innings.
After WSU starter
Jace Miner was unable to make it through the third inning,
Jeremiah Arnett pitched well in relief for the Shockers, holding the Titans to one run on three hits over 3.1 innings to preserve the 5-3 advantage heading to the seventh.
The Shockers got multi-hit games from
Jordan Rogers,
Camden Johnson,
Josh Livingston and
Ryan Callahan, producing 11 hits on the day. Matthew Bardowell paced the Fullerton 13-hit attack with three knocks.
Wichita State is back in action on Wednesday evening against Abilene Christian at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. First pitch is scheduled for 6:00 pm CT.