O’Hara’s Grand Slam Powers Fullerton Past Riverside

FULLERTON, Calif. (Interstat) — Cade O’Hara hit a go-ahead grand slam in the eighth inning, rallying Cal State Fullerton to a 9-3 victory over UC Riverside in a Big West Conference game Saturday evening at Goodwin Field.

The Titans trailed 3-0 early but chipped away. O’Hara’s blast to left-center, his fourth hit of the afternoon, broke a 4-4 tie and drove in four runs. Andrew Kirchner also homered for Fullerton.

Dylan Smith started for the Titans, allowing two earned runs over 4 2/3 innings. Brock Mayer earned the win with two scoreless innings of relief.

The Highlanders collected nine hits but stranded multiple runners. Cal State Fullerton improves to 14-14 overall, while UC Riverside falls to 8-22.