{"id":264827,"date":"2026-04-13T01:57:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T01:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/264827\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T01:57:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T01:57:11","slug":"titans-take-series-with-win-over-long-beach-state-behind-smiths-dominant-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/264827\/","title":{"rendered":"Titans Take Series with Win Over Long Beach State Behind Smith\u2019s Dominant Start"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1776045431_307_San_Diego.png\" alt=\"San Diego\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                Next Game:<\/p>\n<p> San Diego<\/p>\n<p>4\/14\/2026 | 6:05 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                    Apr. 14 (Tue) \/ 6:05 p.m.&#13;\n                <\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-opponent-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1776045431_307_San_Diego.png\" alt=\"San Diego\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        \u00a0San Diego&#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>                             &#13;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">LONG BEACH, Calif. \u2013 Cal State Fullerton defeated Long Beach State 6-2 in game three Sunday afternoon at Blair Field to secure the series victory. With the win the Titans improve to 17-17 on the year and 11-7 in Big West play.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fullertontitans.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/dylan-smith\/5708\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"5708\" target=\"_blank\">Dylan Smith<\/a> had his best start as a Titan, tossing eight shutout innings while giving up just four hits, walking one batter and striking out four. Smith earned the win to improve to 2-3 on the year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Titans struck first for the third time in three games this weekend, scoring two runs in the top of the second to take an early lead.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fullertontitans.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/ty-thomas\/5689\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"5689\" target=\"_blank\">Ty Thomas<\/a> led-off the inning with a double followed by an <a href=\"https:\/\/fullertontitans.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/andrew-kirchner\/5688\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"5688\" target=\"_blank\">Andrew Kirchner<\/a> walk. With no outs and runners on first and second, <a href=\"https:\/\/fullertontitans.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/niko-lombardi\/5696\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"5696\" target=\"_blank\">Niko Lombardi<\/a> singled to left field to bring home Thomas and give Fullerton a 1-0 lead. Lombardi recorded five RBI in the weekend series with at least one in all three games.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Niko came to play ??<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TusksUp?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#TusksUp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yEcH1n6fbm\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/yEcH1n6fbm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Titans Baseball (@FullertonBSB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FullertonBSB\/status\/2043441607584915887?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 12, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Freshman <a href=\"https:\/\/fullertontitans.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/hunter-meyer\/5682\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"5682\" target=\"_blank\">Hunter Meyer<\/a> continued the scoring with a sacrifice fly to center field to drive in Kirchner from third base and extend the lead to 2-0.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Titans extended their lead to 3-0 in the fourth inning on a <a href=\"https:\/\/fullertontitans.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/cade-o-hara\/5712\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"5712\" target=\"_blank\">Cade O&#8217;Hara<\/a> sacrifice fly that scored Kirchner once again. Kirchner went 1-for-1 with two runs and a career-high four walks.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">With two outs and a runner at first, Thomas hit a double off the wall in left field to score <a href=\"https:\/\/fullertontitans.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/paul-contreras\/5694\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"5694\" target=\"_blank\">Paul Contreras<\/a> and extend the lead to 4-0. Thomas went 3-for-5 with a run, an RBI and a career-high three doubles.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ty goes off the wall to put the Titans up 4-0!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TusksUp?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#TusksUp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gV0mglNRwf\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/gV0mglNRwf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Titans Baseball (@FullertonBSB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FullertonBSB\/status\/2043457109552214116?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 12, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Fullerton extended the lead in the eighth playing perfect Titans Baseball. With runners at second and third, <a href=\"https:\/\/fullertontitans.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/eli-lopez\/5668\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"5668\" target=\"_blank\">Eli Lopez<\/a> laid down a perfect sacrifice bunt that scored two runs to put the Titans up 6-0.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Titans Baseball<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TusksUp?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#TusksUp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vA5m6qIwSC\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/vA5m6qIwSC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Titans Baseball (@FullertonBSB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FullertonBSB\/status\/2043471413085188524?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 12, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Titans are back in action Tuesday night at Goodwin Field for a midweek meeting with San Diego. First pitch is scheduled for 6:05 p.m.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">SUPPORT THE TITANS!<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nFans can purchase tickets for various Cal State Fullerton athletic events by visiting\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fullertontitanstickets.com\/tickets\/events\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FullertonTitansTickets.com<\/a>. The Athletic Ticket Office can also be contacted by phone at 657-278-2783 or by email at athletictixs@fullerton.edu.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">FOLLOW THE TITANS!<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nFans can keep up with the latest in Titan Athletics by following us on Facebook (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/fullertontitans\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook\/FullertonTitans<\/a>), X (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FullertonTitans\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@FullertonTitans<\/a>) Instagram (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fullertontitans\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@FullertonTitans<\/a>), YouTube (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@FullertonTitansAthletics\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FullertonTitansAthletics<\/a>) and TikTok (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@fullertontitans?lang=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@FullertonTitans<\/a>). In addition, the baseball team has established its own Instagram (@<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fullertonbsb\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">fullertonbsb<\/a>), X (@<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FullertonBSB\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FullertonBSB<\/a>) and TikTok (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@fullertonbsb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@fullertonbsb<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">WATCH THE TITANS ON ESPN+<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nTitans fans can now watch every home event exclusively on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fespnplus%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cbfreese%40Fullerton.edu%7C11db07169ec547fe4ef008da6066c7b5%7C82c0b871335f4b5c9ed0a4a23565a79b%7C0%7C0%7C637928291795829684%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=VtfTGtnrsyYCJg1%2BmZUtGY%2FVtHtmfL1QKdSz5VphGag%3D&amp;reserved=0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ESPN+<\/a>. Cal State Fullerton has built a top-tier production studio to give the viewers an ESPN quality production for all games at Titan Stadium. Additionally, all schools in the Big West Conference are committed to producing ESPN quality streams which will allow fans to watch the Titans on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fespnplus%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cbfreese%40Fullerton.edu%7C11db07169ec547fe4ef008da6066c7b5%7C82c0b871335f4b5c9ed0a4a23565a79b%7C0%7C0%7C637928291795829684%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=VtfTGtnrsyYCJg1%2BmZUtGY%2FVtHtmfL1QKdSz5VphGag%3D&amp;reserved=0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ESPN+<\/a>\u00a0for all road conference games.<\/p>\n<p>                <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; &#13; Next Game: San Diego 4\/14\/2026 | 6:05 p.m. &#13; Apr. 14 (Tue) \/ 6:05 p.m.&#13;&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":264828,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[131,133,132],"class_list":["post-264827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-long-beach","tag-long-beach","tag-long-beach-headlines","tag-long-beach-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=264827"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264827\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/264828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=264827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=264827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=264827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}