With approximately three weeks left in the season, the Titans (30-16) are ranked 22nd in the nation in Baseball America’s Top-25 poll released on May 9th. Most of Fullerton’s success is due to the outstanding play of veterans and young guys alike.

For the third time this season, a Titan has taken Big West player honors. Senior right-fielder Dalton Blaser accepted the honors after leading the charge in a sweep of Big West opponents, UC Riverside. In four games last week, Blaser batted 9-14, scoring five runs and driving in five. In the series opener on Friday night versus UCR, Blaser batted 4-4 with a double and run scored to help the Titans to a 2-1 victory. He finished the UCR series batting 8-10, producing three consecutive multiple-hit games along with two home runs in the series finale on Sunday in a 9-2 victory. For Blaser, this is his first Big West Player of the Week Award in 2016 and the third for the Titans.

On the other side of the ball, sophomore right-hander Connor Seabold took Big West Pitcher of the Week as he took charge on the mound against UCR. Seabold tossed seven shutout innings and scattered four hits to pick up his sixth win of the season Friday night against UC Riverside. He struck out a career-high 12 batters while issuing just one walk and allowed just two batters to advance to second base. He retired 10 of the last 11 batters he faced including nine straight at one point. For Seabold, this is his second Pitcher of the Week award and the third this year for the Titans.

The Titans look to remain on top of the Big West Conference as they travel to Santa Barbara for a three game battle against UC Santa Barbara. Cal State looks to improve their away record as they are currently 8-9 on the road. Look for the veterans step up and lead the Titans to victory.

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