Cal State Fullerton, 1, at Long Beach State, 6 (Sunday)

Sunday afternoon belonged to the Dirtbags and gave them the series win in the non-conference matchup between the Big West rivals. After the first two games of the series went into extra innings, the Dirtbags got a lights-out performance from freshman starter Chris Mathewson and were led by their All-American, sophomore shortstop Garrett Hampson, en route to the 6-1 victory at Blair Field.

The 6-foot-1, 190-pound freshman righthander Mathewson continues to impress for the Dirtbags early in the season and looks ready to help guide his club through a gritty Big West schedule that starts next Friday at Santa Barbara. The 28th round pick of the Texas Rangers in 2014, Mathewson’s free and easy release and smooth mechanics allow him to maintain a very repeatable delivery and showed tremendous feel with both his fastball and slider that had good, heavy, sideways tilt to it. Mathewson had Titan hitters guessing at the plate all afternoon and continued to mix up his pitch sequence throughout his entire outing. Mathewson’s fastball sat 88-91 mph with his slider at 80-82, and pounded both sides of the plate with consistency. Mathewson threw seven complete innings giving up four hits, one run (unearned), one walk and seven strikeouts, four of which he froze Titan hitters. The freshman improved his record to 2-2 in his four starts this year and is second on the staff with a 1.88 earned run average.

Dirtbag shortstop Garrett Hampson, Perfect Game's 25th rated sophomore, lived up to expectation yet again and continues to prove why he will be at the top of the draft charts come June of 2016. He flashes great range in the middle of the field with an above average arm. His footwork is incredible and the more and more you watch him you see the leadership qualities he possesses.

He is super smooth with quick hands and gets rid of the baseball in a hurry. Standing 5-foot-11, 175-pounds he has a very mature approach at the dish. This guy does not get cheated. He takes big, aggressive swings but stays very short to the ball and has the ability to throw the hands and get the head out consistently.

Hampson can also really run and is threat on the bases. His instincts in the field and on the bases are remarkable and he is the type of player that can carry a team because of how dynamic he is. He finished the day 3-for-4 with a triple and two runs scored, and he leads the Dirtbags in hitting (.307), runs scored (17) and stolen bases (9).