2018 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team

2018 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
CBNo. 14
Record36–25 (18–6 Big West)
Head coach
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
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 December 20, 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

See also: 2017 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team

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 B/T Height Weight Year Previous school 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
Postseason
  •   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.