"They've been locked in," said Fullerton Coach George Horton. "They know the challenges that Brummett brought to the table. Our guys have accepted the challenge. We think that during the year it wasn't as physical as it was mental. My hope is they don't change anything."

Three was the magic number for today's best performer Evan McArthur, who went 3-for-3 with three runs scored and three RBI. He also walked twice to reach base a total of five times. John Curtis chipped in with a 3-for-5 day with three RBI. As a team, the Titans logged 12 hits and drew six walks against four UCLA pitchers.

"I remember last time (Brummett) threw a lot of changeups," Curtis said. "I was waiting on his fastball and he left a couple of pitches up and I took advantage."

Horton gave credit to assistant Jason Gill for getting the hitters back in the zone.

Roemer, meanwhile, got locked in himself after giving up three straight hits to start the game. He got away with giving up just one run that inning and finished with a complete game victory with seven strikouts and no walks. He's catching fire at the right time, and finished out his last home game in style.

"I was able to slow the game down after the first couple of hits," Roemer said. They got some runs off of me last time and I was going to make sure that didn't happen again."

UCLA Coach John Savage, meanwhile, didn't seem concerned about how his team lost today.

"I don't think it's that tough (to bounce back)," Savage said. "It's a best of three. It could have been a walkoff home run in the ninth. It could have been 4-3 and we would still be in the same boat."

I don't share his optimism. His team was pummeled today by a quality team hitting its stride in front of a sellout home crowd. Something is going to have to change drastically on Sunday for Fullerton to not close this series out in two games and punch its ticket to Omaha. We'll see.