Goose eggs lined the Bruins’ side of the scoreboard heading into the seventh inning Tuesday.

UCLA had sent 25 batters to the plate through six frames, and none had recorded a hit.

But four innings later, and nearly four hours after first pitch, the Bruins ripped the knock that mattered most.

Freshman pinch hitter Dominic Cadiz’s pinch-hit walk-off RBI single to right field kept No. 1 UCLA baseball (10-2) from a second-straight midweek loss, defeating Cal State Fullerton (4-8) at Jackie Robinson Stadium 4-3.

“Me and a couple other guys came prepared,” Cadiz said. “They told us in the innings before to stay warm, stay ready. I felt like I was ready – not much was going through my head. I was just (thinking) see ball, hit ball.”

UCLA’s slow start on offense seemingly reflected its 4-3 loss to San Diego State on Feb. 24. But instead of a 3-1 deficit, the Bruins trailed by as much as 3-0 – courtesy of Titan third baseman Ty Thomas’ two-run shot off junior right-hander Justin Lee in the third.

Coach John Savage said he noticed similar lapses in both games. The bout with the Aztecs was sandwiched between the Bruins’ sweep of a top-10 team and a three-game series against three different top-25 SEC teams in Arlington, Texas.

“I didn’t think we put that many good at-bats together,” Savage said. “We did a really good job at the Globe (Globe Life Field in Arlington). But for whatever reason tonight, it seemed like we were pretty pull conscious – just not on time. … Unfortunately, it was a copy of last week. Fortunately, we won tonight.”

And Tuesday’s contest came after UCLA swept that three-game set and before the start of Big Ten play Friday.

However, the coach said his team hadn’t demonstrated the attention he expects in midweek contests.

Dean West finally got the Bruins in the hit column when he looped a softly hit single over the second baseman’s head in the seventh – and with sophomore catcher Kasen Khansarinia coming around to score, the junior left fielder put UCLA in the score column, too.

And when the ball got past the Titan backstop two batters later, West scrambled home from third – extending his arm past right-hander Brock Mayer’s tag – to knot the game at three.

Zach Strickland rebounded from his last outing – when the freshman right-hander allowed three runs in two innings of work against San Diego State – with 2.1 shutout frames Tuesday where he struck out three and surrendered just a single hit.

While fellow freshman right-hander Elai Iwanaga had to wait six games before making his collegiate debut, he has appeared in five of UCLA’s last six games – tossing a shutout frame and recording a strikeout against Fullerton.

Junior right-hander Jake Swenson finished the eighth inning, and Iwanaga started and tossed a shutout top of the ninth with the help of two double plays – the latter seemingly caused by pinch runner Waldie Perez forgetting how many outs there were.

Junior right-hander Cal Randall was the eighth and final pitcher to take the mound for the Bruins, and his perfect tenth – plus a pair of strikeouts – gave his team a second walk-off chance and capped off the UCLA bullpen’s seven-straight shutout frames.

“Nights like these are really special,” Randall said. “Mechanically, I definitely feel more under control, more commendable. Everything’s just working right now.”

Though Randall has made six appearances this season, he has recorded just 10 outs – though nine have come in his last three appearances that span across a single week.

With the Bruins recording just four hits, only a single player – junior center fielder Will Gasparino – recorded multiple hits, going 2-for-4 with a double and scoring the game winner.

Newly minted UCLA football head coach Bob Chesney was in attendance at Jackie Robinson Stadium on Tuesday.

Savage said he has texted back and forth with Chesney and complimented the coach’s character and the excitement he has built around the football program. But Savage added that the schedules of college football and baseball have made it hard for the two to connect.

Khansarinia made his first start of the season – and his first collegiate appearance behind the dish after arriving at UCLA as an infielder and outfielder – giving junior Cashel Dugger a break after he caught all 11 of UCLA’s previous games with fellow junior catcher, and typical backup, Blake Balsz injured.

“I complimented him in front of the team,” Savage said. “He’s a converted guy that’s really bought into being a catcher. … It was very impressive.”

Returning from injury, junior second baseman Phoenix Call made his season debut batting ninth as the designated hitter – but went 0-for-3 with a hit by pitch before being lifted for Cadiz in the tenth.

Titans shortstop and former Bruin Cameron Kim made his first return to Jackie Robinson Stadium since transferring last summer but finished the night 0-for-5.

In his final at-bat, Kim lifted a fly ball deep into left field before tossing his bat to the ground, screaming toward his dugout while leaping down the first baseline – only for the top of the tenth to end in West’s glove on the warning track.