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No. 21 Cal State Fullerton Pulls Away from Baseball on Senior Night

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HONOLULU—The University of Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors (21-29, 12-12 Big West) fell in Sunday's finale with No. 21 Cal State Fullerton (31-22, 16-5 Big West) at Les Murakami Stadium, as the Titans broke away from a 2-2 tie with three consecutive scoring innings to complete the sweep on the 5-2 win. After the final out, the Rainbow Warriors took on a special ceremony, sending off eight seniors.

The Titans got on the board early, as Jerrod Bravo led off the second inning with a double to right field. He came home A.J. Kennedy's single to center field. CSF added another on the play through a strange turn of events, when Kaeo Aliviado's throw hit Timmy Richards as he was sliding into third, allowing Richards to cross the plate for the 2-0 lead.

The 'Bows responded in the bottom of the third, capitalizing on a Jonathan Weeks leadoff walk, crossing the plate on an Alan Baldwin RBI single fired through the middle infield. Aliviado followed with a double off the right field wall for his 30th RBI of the year, scoring Baldwin from first and knotting the score.

The Titans went on top again in the fifth, with Taylor Bryant reaching on an error, and scoring on a second error in the frame for the 3-2 advantage. As the Titans pushed starter Jarrett Arakawa near the century pitch mark for the first time this season, as Kennedy scored an insurance run in the sixth on Richards' sacrifice bunt.

In the seventh, CSF capped off the scoring as Tyler Stieb logged a triple and went on to score on a wild pitch from Kyle Von Ruden.

Making his 49th career start—tying him for ninth in the UH record book with 'Bows legend Derek Tatsuno—Arakawa (3-4) was charged with the loss, going a season-high 98 pitches over six (6.0) innings, allowing seven (7) hits and two (2) earned runs, collecting a season-best five (5) strikeouts with no walks issued.
CSF starter Connor Seabold (3-3) picked up the win, also going six frames,  giving three (3) hits and two (2) runs, walking one (1) and striking out nine (9). Tyler Peitzmeier entered in the ninth and registered his 15th save.

Aliviado went out in style during his final home contest in 'Bows uniform, drawing cheers on a final diving catch in the top of the ninth, and he met a roar from the crowd when he singled in the bottom half. On the night, he went 2-for-4 with an RBI. Baldwin was 1-for-4 with an RBI and a run.

After the game, the eight seniors—Aliviado, Arakawa, Eric Gleese, Andrew Jones, Juliene Jones, Steven Pollakov, Jordan Richartz and Stephen Ventimilia—were recognized for their career efforts and adorned with hundreds of leis, while five of the group were conferred their degrees by Vice Chancellor Ron Cambra.

The 'Bows finish at .500 in Big West play with a 12-12 record. The final Hawai'i series is set for next week in Tucson, Arizona with matchups against Arizona and Abilene Christian.
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Kaeo Aliviado

#2 Kaeo Aliviado

OF
5' 6"
Senior
Jarrett Arakawa

#17 Jarrett Arakawa

LHP
6' 0"
Redshirt Senior
Alan Baldwin

#6 Alan Baldwin

OF
6' 1"
Redshirt Junior
Eric Gleese

#37 Eric Gleese

RHP
6' 4"
Senior
Andrew Jones

#21 Andrew Jones

LHP
5' 11"
Redshirt Senior
Juliene Jones

#9 Juliene Jones

RHP
5' 11"
Senior
Steven Pollakov

#40 Steven Pollakov

C
6' 0"
Senior
Jordan Richartz

#3 Jordan Richartz

OF
6' 0"
Senior
Stephen Ventimilia

#5 Stephen Ventimilia

INF
5' 8"
Senior
Johnny Weeks

#8 Johnny Weeks

INF
5' 10"
Freshman
Kyle Von Ruden

#44 Kyle Von Ruden

RHP
6' 0"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Kaeo Aliviado

#2 Kaeo Aliviado

5' 6"
Senior
OF
Jarrett Arakawa

#17 Jarrett Arakawa

6' 0"
Redshirt Senior
LHP
Alan Baldwin

#6 Alan Baldwin

6' 1"
Redshirt Junior
OF
Eric Gleese

#37 Eric Gleese

6' 4"
Senior
RHP
Andrew Jones

#21 Andrew Jones

5' 11"
Redshirt Senior
LHP
Juliene Jones

#9 Juliene Jones

5' 11"
Senior
RHP
Steven Pollakov

#40 Steven Pollakov

6' 0"
Senior
C
Jordan Richartz

#3 Jordan Richartz

6' 0"
Senior
OF
Stephen Ventimilia

#5 Stephen Ventimilia

5' 8"
Senior
INF
Johnny Weeks

#8 Johnny Weeks

5' 10"
Freshman
INF
Kyle Von Ruden

#44 Kyle Von Ruden

6' 0"
Junior
RHP