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NCAA softball: Cal State Fullerton edges Fresno State in opener, faces UCLA next

As she rounded first base and saw a wild throw fly over the Fresno State third baseman, Cal State Fullerton’s Melissa Sechrest could only think of one thing: “Go! Go! Go!”

Sechrest’s single and the ensuing error by Fresno State left fielder Kierra Willis in the top of the seventh inning catapulted the Titans to a 6-4 win in their NCAA regional opener Friday at UCLA’s Easton Stadium.

With the game tied entering the final inning, Fullerton (44-14) scored two unearned runs in the top of the seventh to knock off the 20th-ranked Bulldogs (41-11-1) and advance to a second-round game against UCLA (39-13-1) on Saturday at noon.