1995 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team

American college baseball season

1995 CSUF Titans baseball

College World Series champions Big West Conference champions Big West Conference tournament Champions
Conference	Big West Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
CB	No. 1
Record	57-9 (18–3 Big West)
Head coach	Augie Garrido (20th year)
Assistant coaches	George Horton (5th year) Rick Vanderhook (9th year) Mike Kirby (1st year)
Home stadium	Titan Field
Seasons ← 1994 1996 →

1995 Big West Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Cal State Fullerton ‍†‍‡‍	18	–	3	.857	57	–	9	.864
No. 16 Long Beach State ‍‍‍	16	–	5	.762	38	–	25	.603
Nevada ‍‍‍	12	–	9	.571	35	–	18	.660
UNLV ‍‍‍	11	–	10	.524	32	–	21	.604
New Mexico State ‍‍‍	9	–	12	.429	32	–	22	.593
UC Santa Barbara ‍‍‍	8	–	13	.381	22	–	24	.478
Pacific ‍‍‍	5	–	16	.238	26	–	26	.500
San Jose State ‍‍‍	5	–	16	.238	21	–	33	.389

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the 1995 NCAA Division I baseball tournament As of June 30, 1995^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1995 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team represented California State University, Fullerton in the 1995 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Titans played their home games at Titan Field. The team was coached by Augie Garrido in his 20th season at Cal State Fullerton.

The Titans won the College World Series, defeating the USC Trojans in the championship series. Baseball America named them the best college team of the 20th century.^[2]

Roster

1995 Cal State Fullerton Titans roster

Pitchers

10 Tom Dillon -Junior
12 Ted Silva - Junior
13 Jon Ward - Junior
18 Todd Singelyn - Junior
21 Mark Chavez - Junior
27 Justin Alderson - Freshman
32 Scott Hild - Freshman
35 Tim Dixon - Senior
37 Kimson Hollibaugh - Senior
40 John Mitchell - Junior
41 Danny Reeser - Junior
42 Steve Cardona - Junior
45 Mike Greenlee - Junior

Infielders

2 Scott Drulias - Junior
4 David Pruett - Junior
5 Jack Jones - Sophomore
6 Pedro J Rivera - Junior
9 Ruben Hernandez - Senior
11 Sergio Brown - Senior
14 David Bridge - Junior
15 Nakia Hill - Freshman
17 Tony Martinez - Junior
25 Mike Lamb - Junior
34 D.C. Olsen - Senior
45 Mike Brambilla - Freshman

Catchers

19 Brian Loyd - Sophomore
26 Mike Wright - Freshman
38 Ryan Jara - Senior

Outfielders

3 Steve Chatham - Freshman
7 Mark Kotsay - Sophomore
20 Robert Matos - Senior
22 Skip Kiil - Junior
23 C.J. Ankrum - Freshman
24 Jeremy Giambi - Sophomore
30 Ted Persell - Junior
33 Tony Miranda - Senior

Coaches

16 Augie Garrido - 20th Season
8 George Horton - 8th Season
28 Rick Vanderhook - 9th Season
39 Mike Kirby - 1st Season

Schedule

1995 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball game log

Regular season

January/February

Date	Opponent	Score	Overall record	Big West record
January 31	Cal Poly Pomona	7-1	1-0	–
February 3	Stanford	11-9	2-0	–
February 4	Stanford	10-11	2-1	–
February 5	Stanford	5-3	3-1	–
February 7	at UCLA	6-2	4-1	–
February 9	at Arizona	10-2	5-1	–
February 10	at Arizona	10-2	6-1	–
February 12	at Arizona	6-1	7-1	–
February 15	San Diego	3-2	8-1	–
February 17	at Fresno State	3-6	8-2	–
February 18	at Fresno State	4-3	9-2	–
February 19	at Fresno State	7-3	10-2	–
February 21	Southern California	10-9	11-2	–
February 24	Pepperdine	7-3	12-2	–
February 25	Notre Dame	20-3	13-2	–
February 26	Texas	14-6	14-2	–

March

Date	Opponent	Score	Overall record	Big West record
March 1	Cal State Northridge	5-3	15–2	–
March 3	at Texas	1-2	15-3	–
March 4	at Texas	17-3	16-3	–
March 5	at Texas	6-4	17-3	–
March 8	at Pepperdine	6-3	18-3	–
March 10	Gonzaga	8-6	19–3	–
March 12	Gonzaga	7-2	20–3	–
March 15	at Loyola Marymount	18-1	21–3	–
March 18	Cal Poly	8-3	22–3	–
March 19	Cal Poly	12-3	23–3	–
March 20	Cal Poly	15-1	24–3	–
March 24	San Jose State	11-1	25–3	1–0
March 25	San Jose State	17-1	26–3	2-0
March 26	San Jose State	3-6	26–4	2–1
March 28	Southern California	4-7	26–5	–
March 31	at UC Santa Barbara	9-6	27–5	3–1

April

Date	Opponent	Score	Overall record	Big West record
April 1	at UC Santa Barbara	10-8	28–5	4–1
April 2	at UC Santa Barbara	7-5	29–5	5–1
April 5	Loyola Marymount	14-5	30–5	–
April 7	Long Beach State	1-8	30–6	5–2
April 8	Long Beach State	6-5	31–6	6–2
April 9	Long Beach State	5-4	32–6	7–2
April 13	at UNLV	8-7	33–6	8–2
April 14	at UNLV	9-4	34–6	9–2
April 15	at UNLV	18-4	35–6	10–2
April 19	Pepperdine	6-5	36–6	–
April 21	Pacific	2-1	37–6	11–2
April 22	Pacific	9-5	38–6	12–2
April 23	Pacific	5-0	39–6	13–2
April 25	Wichita State	7-8	39–7	–
April 26	Wichita State	3-4	39–8	–
April 28	at Nevada	8-10	39–9	13–3
April 29	at Nevada	5-4	40–9	14–3
April 30	at Nevada	9-5	41–9	15–3

May

Date	Opponent	Score	Overall record	Big West record
May 3	at Cal State Northridge	12-11	42–9	–
May 5	New Mexico State	4-1	43–9	16–3
May 6	New Mexico State	25-7	44–9	17–3
May 7	New Mexico State	7-0	45–9	18–3
May 9	San Diego	5-1	46–9	–

Post-season

Big West tournament

Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
May 12	vs. UNLV	Blair Field	12-1	47–9
May 13	vs. Nevada	Blair Field	6-4	48–9
May 14	vs. Long Beach State	Blair Field	8-4	49–9

NCAA tournament: South Regional

Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Cal State Fullerton Decision	Attendance	Overall record
May 25	vs. Northeast Louisiana	Alex Box Stadium	7–6	Silva (W; 15-1)	2,457	50–9
May 26	vs. James Madison	Alex Box Stadium	9–1	Ward (W; 9-3)	1,814	51–9
May 27	vs. Rice	Alex Box Stadium	9–1	Silva (W; 16-1)	1,414	52–9
May 28	vs. Rice	Alex Box Stadium	8–7	Chavez (W; 4-2)	1,240	53–9

NCAA tournament: College World Series

Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Cal State Fullerton Decision	Attendance	Overall record
June 3	vs. Stanford	Rosenblatt Stadium	6–5	Silva (W; 17-1)	15,643	54–9
June 5	vs. Tennessee	Rosenblatt Stadium	11–1	Ward (W; 10-3)	8,000	55–9
June 8	vs. Tennessee	Rosenblatt Stadium	11–0	Dixon (W; 13-0)	14,242	56–9
June 8	vs. Southern California	Rosenblatt Stadium	11–5	Silva (W; 18-1)	22,027	57–9

Awards and honors

C.J. Ankrum

All-America Freshman^[3]

Mark Kotsay

Golden Spikes Award^[3]
Rotary Smith Award^[3]
Collegiate Baseball Player of the Year^[3]
College World Series Most Outstanding Player^[4]
All-America First Team^[3]
Big West Player of the Year^[3]
All-Big West First Team^[3]

Jack Jones

MVP, NCAA South Regionals Tournament^{[citation needed]}

Brian Loyd

All-America Third Team^[3]
College World Series All-Tournament Team^[3]
All-Big West First Team^[3]

Tony Martinez

College World Series All-Tournament Team^[3]

Tony Miranda

All-Big West First Team^[3]

Ted Silva

All-America First Team^[3]
College World Series All-Tournament Team^[3]
Big West Pitcher of the Year^[3]
All-Big West First Team^[3]

Titans in the 1995 MLB Draft

The following members of the Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball program were drafted in the 1995 Major League Baseball Draft.^[5]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Jon Ward	RHP	8th	211th	St. Louis Cardinals
Tim Dixon	LHP	14th	395th	Montreal Expos
D.C. Olsen	1B	15th	423rd	Montreal Expos
Ted Silva	RHP	21st	570th	Texas Rangers
Tony Miranda	OF	24th	666th	Kansas City Royals
John Mitchell	RHP	25th	692nd	Toronto Blue Jays
Joe Fraser	2B	27th	744th	Minnesota Twins
Brian Loyd	C	39th	1091st	Cincinnati Reds
Jeremy Giambi	OF	44th	1218th	Detroit Tigers

References

^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1995". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
^ "Garrido Steps Aside At Texas - BaseballAmerica.com". BaseballAmerica.com. May 30, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p "Titans Honors and Awards" (PDF). FullertonTitans.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
^ "College World Series record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks from Cal State Fullerton University". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved June 30, 2012.

v t e Cal State Fullerton Titans 1995 College World Series champions
7 Mark Kotsay (College World Series MOP) 12 Ted Silva 24 Jeremy Giambi 25 Mike Lamb
Head Coach 16 Augie Garrido Assistant Coach 8 George Horton Assistant Coach 28 Rick Vanderhook
Regular season NCAA tournament College World Series

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