FULLERTON, Calif. (Interstat) — Jake Downing drove in four runs and Cal Poly held off a late Cal State Fullerton rally for a 7-6 Big West victory Saturday at Goodwin Field. Downing went 3 for 4 with a home run, two singles and four RBIs for the Mustangs, who improved to 28-21 overall. The Titans fell to 21-26.

Cal Poly collected 12 hits and made two sacrifice hits. Paul Contreras homered and drove in four for Cal State Fullerton, finishing 2 for 3. Andrew Kirchner also homered for the Titans.

The Mustangs took a 1-0 lead in the first on an RBI double by Contreras, but Cal Poly answered with single runs in the third and fourth before a two-run homer by Downing in the fourth made it 4-1. Downing’s two-run single in the seventh extended the lead to 7-2. Contreras hit a three-run homer in the bottom half to cut the deficit to one, but Cal Poly’s Nick Bonn struck out five over three innings of relief to secure the win.