2018 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team

College baseball team

2018 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball
Big West regular season champions
Stanford Regional champions
ConferenceBig West Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
CBNo. 14
Record36–25 (18–6 Big West)
Head coach
  • Rick Vanderhook (7th season)
Hitting coachChad Baum (7th season)
Pitching coachSteve Rousey (1st season)
Home stadiumGoodwin Field
(Capacity: 3,500)
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Big West Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Cal State Fullerton ‍†‍‍y 18 – 6 – 0   .750 35 – 23 – 0   .603
Cal Poly  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9 – 0   .625 30 – 27 – 0   .526
UC Irvine  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11 – 0   .542 32 – 24 – 0   .571
Cal State Northridge ‍‍‍ 13 – 11 – 0   .542 28 – 30 – 0   .483
Long Beach State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12 – 0   .500 27 – 30 – 0   .474
Hawaii  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13 – 0   .458 27 – 24 – 0   .529
UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14 – 0   .417 27 – 28 – 1   .491
UC Davis  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15 – 0   .375 18 – 35 – 0   .340
UC Riverside  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17 – 0   .292 19 – 33 – 0   .365
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 13, 2024[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 2018 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team represented California State University, Fullerton in the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball season as a member of the Big West Conference. The team was coached by Rick Vanderhook and played their home games at Goodwin Field.

Previous season

The Titans finished 39–24 overall, and 15–9 in the conference. In the postseason, the Titans were invited and participated in the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, where they defeated BYU and Stanford twice in Stanford, California, then Long Beach State twice in Long Beach, California, and finally losing to Florida State and Oregon State in the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska.

MLB draft selections

The Titans had seven individuals selected in the 2017 MLB draft.[2]

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Connor Seabold Pitcher 3 83 Philadelphia Phillies
Scott Hurst Center fielder 3 94 St. Louis Cardinals
John Gavin Pitcher 8 246 San Francisco Giants
Chris Hudgins Catcher 16 480 Kansas City Royals
Dillon Persinger Second baseman 18 552 Cleveland Indians
Tim Richards Shortstop 24 733 Washington Nationals
Taylor Bryant Second baseman 33 994 St. Louis Cardinals

Roster

2018 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/throws Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town
2 INF Brett Borgogno R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Chino Hills High School Chino Hills, California
3 OF Chris Prescott L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Orange Coast College Anaheim, California
4 INF Sahid Valenzuela S/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Saint Francis High School Yuma, Arizona
5 OF Ruben Cardenas R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Bishop Alemany High School Saugus, California
6 OF Mitchell Berryhill L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Salt Lake Community College Smithfield, Utah
8 C Tyler Lasch L/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr El Toro High School Lake Forest, California
9 INF Hank LoForte L/R 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Franklin High School Elk Grove, California
10 C Daniel Cope R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Mount Carmel High School San Diego, California
12 OF Cody Minnis S/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Valencia High School Valencia, California
13 LHP Timothy Josten L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr West Ranch High School Santa Clarita, California
15 RHP Evan Larsen Current redshirt R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr Corona del Mar High School Costa Mesa, California
17 RHP Colton Eastman R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Central High School Fresno, California
18 RHP Brett Conine R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr El Modena High School Orange, California
19 LHP Tyler Smith L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Valley Vista High School Surprise, Arizona
20 RHP Jimmy Endersby Current redshirt R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Orange High School Orange, California
22 RHP Andrew Quezada L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Cypress College Bellflower, California
23 INF Jacob Pavletich Current redshirt R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Garces Memorial High School Bakersfield, California
24 RHP Tanner Bibee R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Mission Viejo High School Mission Viejo, California
25 LHP Erik Cha Current redshirt L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Ayala High School Chino Hills, California
26 INF Ryan Williams L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Santiago High School Corona, California
27 RHP Tommy Wilson R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Los Angeles Pierce College Los Angeles, California
31 OF Zach Wiesz Current redshirt R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS So La Jolla Country Day School Poway, California
32 OF Jairus Richards L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Cabrillo College Gig Harbor, Washington
33 OF Jordan Hernandez L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Chaffey College Chino Hills, California
34 RHP Joe Wills R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Rio Hondo College Covina, California
35 INF Zach Weller R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Coronado High School Coronado, California
37 RHP Dillon Brown R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Foothill High School Santa Ana, California
38 C Nick Ciandro R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Cabrillo College Seaside, California
39 INF Jacob Dominguez R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr South Hills High School West Covina, California
41 LHP Landon Anderson L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Fr Mayfair High School Lakewood, California
42 RHP Gavin Velasquez R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr South Hills High School Covina, California
45 RHP Brandon Moore R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Rio Hondo College Whittier, California
46 INF Max Miller R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Fr Yorba Linda High School Yorba Linda, California
50 INF Jace Chamberlain L/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Redwood High School Visalia, California
55 RHP Blake Workman R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Ramona High School Ramona, California
Head coach

Rick Vanderhook Trinity

Assistant coach(es)

Neil Walton Cal State Fullerton

Hitting coach(es)

Chad Baum Azusa Pacific

Pitching coach(es)

Steve Rousey Azusa Pacific

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: June 11, 2018

Schedule

2018 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball season game log
Regular season
February
Date Time Opponent Rank Site
stadium 		Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record
(Big West record)
February 16 6:00 p.m. No. 24 Stanford No. 12 Klein Field
Stanford, California		 1–5 Beck
(1–0)		 Eastman
(0–1)		 — 1,507 0–1
(0–0)
February 17 1:00 p.m. No. 24 Stanford No. 12 Klein Field
Stanford, California		 3–5 Bubic
(1–0)		 Quezada
(0–1)		 Little (1) 1,984 0–2
(0–0)
February 18 1:00 p.m. No. 24 Stanford No. 12 Klein Field
Stanford, California		 5–6 Weiermiller
(1–0)		 Bibee
(0–1)		 Stowers (1) 1,311 0–3
(0–0)
February 20 6:00 p.m. Nevada Goodwin Field
Fullerton, California		 0–2 Gomez
(1–0)		 Velasquez
(0–1)		 Anderson (2) 1,148 0–4
(0–0)
February 23 7:03 p.m. Houston Goodwin Field
Fullerton, California		 2–115 Wilson
(1–0)		 Hurdsman
(0–1)		 — 1,664 1–4
(0–0)
February 24 4:00 p.m. Houston Goodwin Field
Fullerton, California		 4–9 Fletcher
(2–0)		 Quezada
(0–2)		 — 1,579 1–5
(0–0)
February 25 12:00 p.m. Houston Goodwin Field
Fullerton, California		 5–10 Randel
(1–0)		 Workman
(0–1)		 — 1,495 1–6
(0–0)
February 27 6:00 p.m. No. 9 UCLA Goodwin Field
Fullerton, California		 2–12 Garcia
(1–0)		 Velasquez
(0–2)		 Gadsby (1) 1,543 1–7
(0–0)
March
Date Time Opponent Rank Site
stadium 		Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record
(Big West record)
March 2 4:30 p.m. Tulane Greer Field
New Orleans, Louisiana,		 9–3 Eastman
(1–1)		 Roper
(0–2)		 — 1,991 2–7
(0–0)
March 3 12:00 p.m. Tulane Greer Field
New Orleans, Louisiana		 9–6 Brown
(1–0)		 McAffer
(0–1)		 Conine (1) 1,952 3–7
(0–0)
March 4 11:00 a.m. Tulane Greer Field
New Orleans, Louisiana		 3–9 Gillies
(1–1)		 Workman
(0–2)		 — 1,905 3–8
(0–0)
March 9 5:35 p.m. No. 1 Oregon State Goss Stadium
Corvallis, Oregon		 5–3 Wilson
(2–0)		 Eisert
(2–1)		 Conine (2) 3,326 4–8
(0–0)
March 10 1:05 p.m.
P12N		 No. 1 Oregon State Goss Stadium
Corvallis, Oregon		 4–6 Pearce
(1–0)		 Bibee
(0–2)		 Mulholland (5) 3,608 4–9
(0–0)
March 11 12:05 p.m.
P12N		 No. 1 Oregon State Goss Stadium
Corvallis, Oregon		 4–5 Chamberlain
(2–0)		 Workman
(0–3)		 Mulholland (6) 3,542 4–10
(0–0)
March 16 7:00 p.m. Grand Canyon Goodwin Field
Fullerton, California		 7–3 Eastman
(2–1)		 Wong
(2–1)		 Endersby (1) 1,569 5–10
(0–0)
March 17 6:00 p.m. Grand Canyon Goodwin Field
Fullerton, California		 10–2 Wilson
(3–0)		 Lundin
(1–3)		 — 1,503 6–10
(0–0)
March 18 1:00 p.m. Grand Canyon Goodwin Field
Fullerton, California		 2–0 Workman
(1–3)		 Repavich
(0–2)		 Conine (3) 1,652 7–10
(0–0)
March 20 6:04 p.m. San Diego Goodwin Field
Fullerton, California		 9–3 Wills
(1–0)		 Kuchta
(0–1)		 — 1,112 8–10
(0–0)
March 23 7:00 p.m. Long Beach State Goodwin Field
Fullerton, California		 2–5 Baayoun
(4–2)		 Eastman
(2–2)		 Rivera (6) 2,503 8–11
(0–0)
March 24 6:00 p.m. Long Beach State Goodwin Field
Fullerton, California		 2–1 Workman
(2–3)		 Radcliffe
(1–3)		 — 2,222 9–11
(0–0)
March 25 1:00 p.m. Long Beach State Goodwin Field
Fullerton, California		 1–3 Andrews
(2–4)		 Josten
(0–1)		 Rivera (7) 1,827 9–12
(0–0)
March 27 6:04 p.m. USC Goodwin Field
Fullerton, California		 1–3 Manning
(1–1)		 Bibee
(0–3)		 Lunn (7) 1,601 9–13
(0–0)
March 29 3:00 p.m. UC Santa Barbara Caesar Uyesaka Stadium
Santa Barbara, California		 3–0 Eastman
(3–2)		 Dashwood
(1–4)		 — 340 10–13
(1–0)
March 30 3:00 p.m. UC Santa Barbara Caesar Uyesaka Stadium
Santa Barbara, California		 5–6 Barry
(2–0)		 Workman
(2–4)		 — 425 10–14
(1–1)
March 31 2:00 p.m. UC Santa Barbara Caesar Uyesaka Stadium
Santa Barbara, California		 1–2 Ledesma
(2–1)		 Quezada
(0–3)		 Barry (1) 600 10–15
(1–2)
April
Date Time Opponent Rank Site
stadium 		Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record
(Big West record)
April 3 6:35 p.m.
P12N		 Arizona State Phoenix Municipal Stadium
Phoenix, Arizona		 7–6 Bibee
(1–3)		 Montoya
(0–4)		 Conine (4) 2,289 11–15
(1–2)
April 4 6:35 p.m.
P12N		 Arizona State Phoenix Municipal Stadium
Phoenix, Arizona		 2–1 Workman
(3–4)		 Montoya
(0–5)		 Conine (5) 2,199 12–15
(1–2)
April 6 7:03 p.m. Cal Poly Goodwin Field
Fullerton, California		 5–1 Eastman
(4–2)		 Zill
(0–1)		 — 1,982 13–15
(2–2)
April 7 2:00 p.m. Cal Poly Goodwin Field
Fullerton, California		 5–4 Workman
(4–4)		 Schneider
(3–2)		 Conine (6) 1,589 14–15
(3–2)
April 8 1:00 p.m. Cal Poly Goodwin Field
Fullerton, California		 6–3 Quezada
(1–3)		 Nelson
(3–3)		 Conine (7) 1,665 15–15
(4–2)
April 10 6:01 p.m. Pepperdine Goodwin Field
Fullerton, California		 3–2 Bibee
(2–3)		 Easton
(0–3)		 Workman (1) 1,459 16–15
(4–2)
April 13 6:00 p.m. San Diego State Tony Gwynn Stadium
San Diego, California		 3–6 Erickson
(3–2)		 Eastman
(4–3)		 Schmitt (2) 681 16–16
(4–2)
April 14 6:00 p.m. San Diego State Tony Gwynn Stadium
San Diego, California		 13–9 Conine
(1–0)		 Mardueno
(4–1)		 — 1,203 17–16
(4–2)
April 15 1:00 p.m. San Diego State Tony Gwynn Stadium
San Diego, California		 6–9 Winston
(1–0)		 Quezada
(1–4)		 Schmitt (3) 1,203 17–17
(4–2)
April 17 6:00 p.m. San Diego Fowler Park
San Diego, California		 4–10 Donatella
(2–3)		 Brown
(1–1)		 — 678 17–18
(4–2)
April 20 7:00 p.m. Hawaii Goodwin Field
Fullerton, California		 6–3 Eastman
(5–3)		 Rees
(3–1)		 Conine (8) 1,918 18–18
(5–2)
April 21 6:00 p.m. Hawaii Goodwin Field
Fullerton, California		 4–610 Thomas
(2–1)		 Brown
(1–2)		 — 1,718 18–19
(5–3)
April 22 1:00 p.m. Hawaii Goodwin Field
Fullerton, California		 8–0 Quezada
(2–4)		 DeMiero
(2–4)		 — 1,413 19–19
(6–3)
April 24 6:00 p.m. No. 4 UCLA Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California		 4–12 Mora
(4–1)		 Bibee
(2–4)		 — 777 19–20
(6–3)
April 27 6:30 p.m. No. 29 UC Irvine Anteater Ballpark
Irvine, California		 8–3 Eastman
(6–3)		 Pallante
(6–1)		 — 1,029 20–20
(7–3)
April 28 2:00 p.m. No. 29 UC Irvine Anteater Ballpark
Irvine, California		 5–3 Conine
(2–0)		 Bocko
(3–2)		 — 659 21–20
(8–3)
April 29 1:00 p.m. No. 29 UC Irvine Anteater Ballpark
Irvine, California		 7–611 Conine
(3–0)		 Sparling
(0–1)		 — 744 22–20
(9–3)
May
Date Time Opponent Rank Site
stadium 		Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record
(Big West record)
May 4 2:31 p.m. UC Davis Dobbins Baseball Complex
Davis, California		 5–4 Eastman
(7–3)		 Blais
(3–6)		 Workman (2) 259 23–20
(10–3)
May 5 1:01 p.m. UC Davis Dobbins Baseball Complex
Davis, California		 5–0 Wilson
(4–0)		 Sasaki
(3–5)		 Workman (3) 275 24–20
(11–3)
May 6 1:01 p.m. UC Davis Dobbins Baseball Complex
Davis, California		 5–0 Quezada
(3–4)		 Brown
(3–5)		 — 224 25–20
(12–3)
May 11 7:00 p.m. UC Riverside No. 30 Goodwin Field
Fullerton, California		 3–2 Eastman
(8–3)		 Percival
(5–4)		 Workman (4) 1,848 26–20
(13–3)
May 12 6:00 p.m. UC Riverside No. 30 Goodwin Field
Fullerton, California		 10–6 Wilson
(5–0)		 Morton
(2–4)		 — 1,857 27–20
(14–3)
May 12 1:00 p.m. UC Riverside No. 30 Goodwin Field
Fullerton, California		 2–4 Toplikar
(5–3)		 Quezada
(3–5)		 Quijada (4) 1,158 27–21
(14–4)
May 17 6:04 p.m.
ESPN3		 CSU Northridge No. 30 Goodwin Field
Fullerton, California		 3–614 Vanderford
(6–2)		 Conine
(3–1)		 — 1,116 27–22
(14–5)
May 18 1:04 p.m.
ESPN3		 CSU Northridge No. 30 Goodwin Field
Fullerton, California		 3–0 Wilson
(6–0)		 Nunez
(1–2)		 Conine (9) 1,179 28–22
(15–5)
May 19 1:05 p.m. CSU Northridge No. 30 Goodwin Field
Fullerton, California		 11–4 Quezada
(4–5)		 Acosta
(5–6)		 — 1,464 29–22
(16–5)
May 22 6:05 p.m.
P12N		 USC Dedeaux Field
Los Angeles, California		 4–3 Cha
(1–0)		 Clarke
(2–7)		 Conine (10) 278 30–22
(16–5)
May 24 5:03 p.m.
ESPNU		 Long Beach State Blair Field
Long Beach, California		 9–3 Eastman
(9–3)		 Baayoun
(9–3)		 — 2,052 31–22
(17–5)
May 25 6:01 p.m. Long Beach State Blair Field
Long Beach, California		 0–1 Andrews
(7–7)		 Bibee
(2–5)		 — 2,762 31–23
(17–6)
May 26 2:08 p.m.
FSN		 Long Beach State Blair Field
Long Beach, California		 10–9 Anderson
(1–0)		 Seminaris
(1–7)		 — 3,015 32–23
(18–6)
Postseason
NCAA tournament – Stanford Regional
Date Time Opponent Rank Site
stadium 		Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record
June 1 2:05 p.m.
ESPN3		 (2) No. 25 Baylor
Quarterfinals		 (3) No. 28 Klein Field
Stanford, California		 6–2 Eastman
(10–3)		 Bradford
(7–6)		 Workman (5) 1,284 33–23
June 2 8:04 p.m.
ESPNU		 (1) No. 3 Stanford
Semifinals		 (3) No. 28 Klein Field
Stanford, California		 2–1 Conine
(4–1)		 Matthiessen
(2–1)		 — 1,967 34–23
June 3 6:04 p.m.
ESPN3		 (1) No. 3 Stanford
Championship		 (3) No. 28 Klein Field
Stanford, California		 5–2 Bibee
(3–5)		 Miller
(4–4)		 — 2,269 35–23
NCAA tournament – Fullerton Super Regional
Date Time Opponent Rank Site
stadium 		Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record
June 8 11:04 a.m.
ESPN2		 (2) No. 13 Washington
Round one		 (1) No. 12 Goodwin Field
Fullerton, California		 5–8 Knowles
(6–5)		 Eastman
(10–4)		 DeMers (3) 3,469 35–24
June 9 3:34 p.m.
ESPNU		 (2) No. 13 Washington
Round two		 (1) No. 12 Goodwin Field
Fullerton, California		 5–2 Wilson
(7–0)		 Jones
(6–4)		 — 3,508 36–24
June 10 6:04 p.m.
ESPN2		 (2) No. 13 Washington
Round three		 (1) No. 12 Goodwin Field
Fullerton, California		 5–610 Hardy
(5–2)		 Conine
(4–2)		 — 3,477 36–25
  •   Titans win
  •   Titans loss
  • Bold: Titans team member
  • Source: Cal State Fullerton[3]

References

  1. ^ "Big West Conference Standings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  2. ^ "MLB Draft Picks from California State University, Fullerton". Baseball Reference. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  3. ^ "2018 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball schedule". Athletics at California State University, Fullerton. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
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