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State College Boulevard to be repaired

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Titans sweep UC Santa Barbara; stay atop Big West standings

LUIS VIZCAINO Staff Writer

Fullerton City Council approved $2.85 million worth of road repairs to State College Boulevard from Yorba Linda Boulevard to the city limit just south of Imperial Highway, and other residential streets in the city. The council approved a list of road improvement projects for this fiscal year on April 13, which are funded by Senate Bill 1, also known as the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017. Funding from the bill has been used for road work in Fullerton since 2018 and is expected to provide $3.5 million for the next fiscal year 2023-2024. Funding for the act comes partially from taxes on gas, which, as of last November, was 53.9 cents a gallon. However, federal gas taxes and local sales taxes also contribute to the rising cost of gas in the state. The approximate cost to repave and relevel a mile of side streets is $1.8 million after taking into preparation, construction and inspection costs, said the city’s principal city engineer, David Grantham. During the meeting, council member Nick Dunlap brought out a bag with pieces of the road from his district, showing the state of disrepair that many roads in Fullerton are in. SEE ROAD 3

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Senior Myka Sutherlin made two appearences against UC Santa Barbara, pitching a combined 13 innings, striking out 18 and only allowing one run.

EMILY WILSON Deputy Editor

After a less than ideal start to the season, Cal State Fullerton softball is finally starting to find its footing with three Big West series remaining and conference playoffs looming.

Winning their eighth game in a row, the Titans remain first in the Big West after sweeping UC Santa Barbara in three games over the weekend. CSUF’s dominant pitching led to the Gauchos’ worst offensive performance this season — the conference-leading offense only produced two runs in the series, which is their lowest total in a series this season.

Conversely, the Titans continued their offensive streak by scoring 23 total runs in the series, their highest mark since playing against Cal State Bakersfield last month. SEE SWEEP

Thousands volunteer at Baseball defeats Cal State Bakersfield; citywide day of service extends win streak to 7 GOTTIE CHAVEZ Editor

Continuing their strong regular season run, Cal State Fullerton baseball team won their eighth straight series in a weekend sweep against Cal State Bakersfield. The Titans secured the series sweep on Sunday in a 5-2 win after initially winning the first two games: the first on Friday, 8-6, and Saturday, 10-5. Throughout the weekend, the Titans made constant adjustments to all phases of their game as they worked to come back from early deficits in two of the three games. In the opening game, Titans starting pitcher Tyler Stultz earned his fifth win of the season in a resilient pitching performance. After a rough second inning where Stultz allowed the Roadrunners to score three runs, he then bounced back to throw five more innings and lead the Titans to the win. “It was huge, he was close to teeter-tottering, he could’ve went right or left, but I thought he did a good job, that’s kind of what his MO is, he battles for us, he competes,“ said Titans head coach Jason Dietrich. The Titans’ bullpen efficiency was also key for the Titans staying in games as their relief pitchers allowed only two runs, while earning

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three saves and one win over the weekend. Titans relief pitcher Peyton Jones continued his strong play earning his fourth win of the season. Jones entered Sunday's game with his team down 2-0 and was able to steady the ship, pitching 2.2 scoreless innings and only allowing one hit. In addition to efficient pitching, Dietrich credited his team's strong defensive performance and ability to change their approach at the plate as reasons for the team being able to stay in the game despite early deficits. In Friday and Sunday’s wins, the Roadrunners’ starting pitchers held the Titans to just two hits and one run through the first run through the lineup. This was before the Titans bats awoke, as they went on to produce eight runs through their second and third attempts against the Roadrunners’ pitching to retake the lead. “They did a good job of changing their approach and putting some pressure on him, where he started I think giving us some freebees and our guys started taking advantage of that,” Dietrich said. The ability to adapt will be important for the Titans as they prepare for two road games against Arizona State. With this series win, the Titans remain atop of the Big West standings with a conference record of 15-3 and an overall record of 23-11. First pitch against Arizona State is set for Tuesday at 6 p.m.

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Volunteers gathered at Fullerton College for free breakfast, T-shirts and special performances.

EMILY MELGAR Staff Writer

At its 10th annual Love Fullerton on Saturday, more than 2,000 volunteers participated in 80 different community service projects around the city, including a community clean up, school and park painting. Love Fullerton was organized by the Fullerton-based non-profit, OC United, which is a collection of citizens, nonprofits and churches serving Orange County communities. Every spring since 2014, the organization

has gathered Orange County residents, nonprofits and community organizations for a day of volunteering aimed to inspire the community to make Fullerton a better place to live, work, study and play. Love Fullerton is fully funded from local businesses, organizations and residents. It also helps promote year-round volunteerism by encouraging volunteers to pick up trash at parks, help at local nonprofits and become regular blood donors. SEE AID