COLLEGE BASEBALL ROUNDUP: TITANS ARE TOO MUCH FOR MATADORS.

Byline: Daily News

Cal State Fullerton, ranked No. 2 in the nation, proved to be too much for Cal State Northridge on Friday.

The Matadors fell behind early and never recovered, losing 11-1 in a Big West Conference game at Matador Field.

The Titans (21-8, 3-1) jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first and blew the game open with a four-run fourth inning - Fullerton sent all nine batters in the lineup up to the plate - to take a 7-1 lead.

Jeff Tezak was 3 for 4 for CSUN (12-14-1, 0-4 BWC), which plays Fullerton today at 1 p.m. in the second game of the three-game series.

--Pepperdine 6, St. Mary's 4: Kea Komentani gave four runs, two earned, on eight hits in seven innings of work to improve to 7-2 this season as host Pepperdine (20-10, 8-1) won a West Coast Conference game at Eddy D. Field.

Steve Kleen came in the game in the eight and pitched two scoreless innings of relief, giving up three hits and striking out one to notch his sixth save of the season.

Donald Brown, a Camarillo High graduate, was 4 for 4 with a home run and five RBI. Teammate Chad Tracy 2 for 4 with two runs and an RBI.

--Portland 3, Loyola Marymount 2: Host Loyola Marymount squandered a 2-1 lead as Portland rallied for two runs in the top of the ninth to win the West Coast Conference at Page Stadium.

James Cooper and Kyle Mura each had a pair of hits for Loyola Marymount (11-18, 4-5).