2017 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team

American college baseball season

2017 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
CBNo. 7
Record39–24 (15–9 Big West)
Head coach
  • Rick Vanderhook (6th year)
Assistant coachBlake Hawksworth (1st year)
Home stadiumGoodwin Field
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Big West Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 9 Long Beach State†y  ‍‍‍ 20 – 4 – 0   .833 42 – 20 – 1   .675
Cal Poly  ‍‍‍ 16 – 8 – 0   .667 28 – 28 – 0   .500
No. 7 Cal State Fullertony  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9 – 0   .625 39 – 24 – 0   .619
Cal State Northridge  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12 – 0   .500 26 – 29 – 0   .473
Hawaii  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14 – 0   .417 28 – 23 – 0   .549
UC Davis  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14 – 0   .417 21 – 30 – 0   .412
UC Irvine  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15 – 0   .375 23 – 33 – 0   .411
UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16 – 0   .333 24 – 32 – 0   .429
UC Riverside  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16 – 0   .333 22 – 32 – 0   .407
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2017 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team represented California State University, Fullerton in the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Titans played their home games at Goodwin Field and were members of the Big West Conference. The team was coached by Rick Vanderhook in his 6th season at Cal State Fullerton.

The Titans reached the College World Series for the 18th time in school history, where they were eliminated in two games.

Roster

2017 Cal State Fullerton Titans roster[1]
 

Pitchers

  • 15 - Evan Larsen - Freshman
  • 17 - Colton Eastman - Sophomore
  • 18 - Brett Conine - Sophomore
  • 20 - Jimmy Endersby - Freshman
  • 25 - Erik Cha - Redshirt Freshman
  • 26 - Connor Seabold - Junior
  • 30 - Jack Pabich - Junior
  • 34 - Joe Wills - Junior
  • 37 - Dillon Brown - Freshman
  • 38 - Josh Rios - Redshirt Freshman
  • 42 - Gavin Velasquez - Sophomore
  • 43 - Maxwell Gibbs - Senior
  • 44 - John Gavin - Junior
  • 55 - Blake Workman - Sophomore
  

Infielders

  • 1 - Taylor Bryant - Redshirt Junior
  • 2 - Tristan Hildebrandt - Junior
  • 9 - Hank LoForte - Sophomore
  • 12 - Sahid Valenzuela - Freshman
  • 13 - Timmy Richards - Senior
  • 19 - Dillon Persinger - Junior
  • 23 - Jake Pavletich - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 35 - Zach Weller - Freshman
  • 39 - JT McLellan - Junior
  • 40 - Boston Romero - Junior

Catchers

  • 10 - Daniel Cope - Freshman
  • 24 - Chris Hudgins - Junior
  • 27 - Niko Pacheco - Redshirt Junior
  

Outfielders

  • 3 - Chris Prescott - Junior
  • 4 - Ruben Cardenas - Sophomore
  • 6 - Scott Hurst - Junior
  • 31 - Zach Weisz - Redshirt Freshman
  • 33 - Hunter Cullen - Senior

Utility

  • 8 - Coby Kauhaahaa - Sophomore
  

Schedule and results

Legend
  Cal State Fullerton win
  Cal State Fullerton loss
  Postponement
Bold Cal State Fullerton team member
2017 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball game log[2]
Regular season
February
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big West Record
Feb 16 Stanford* Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA W 1–0 Seabold (1–0) Bubic (0–1) Eastman (1) 2,327 1–0
Feb 18 Stanford* Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA W 8–1 Gavin (1–0) Hanewich (0–1) None 1,706 2–0
Feb 19 Stanford* Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA L 6–7 Hock (1–0) Brown (0–1) None 1,703 2–1
Feb 22 San Diego State* Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA L 4–5 Petrovick (1–0) Gibbs (0–1) Saylor (1) 1,345 2–2
Feb 24 at UNLV* Earl Wilson Stadium • Paradise, NV L 1–6 Strong (2–0) Seabold (1–1) None 966 2–3
Feb 25 at UNLV* Earl Wilson Stadium • Paradise, NV W 4–1 Veasquez (1–0) Lewis (0–1) Brown (1) 996 3–3
Feb 26 at UNLV* Earl Wilson Stadium • Paradise, NV W 5–0 Gavin (2–0) Poole (1–1) None 876 4–3
March
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big West Record
Mar 3 at Houston* Schroeder Park • Houston, TX L 4–7 Romero (2–1) Seabold (1–2) None 1,799 4–4
Mar 4 at Houston* Schroeder Park • Houston, TX W 4–1 Vesquez (2–0) Ullom (1–1) None 1,444 5–4
Mar 5 at Houston* Schroeder Park • Houston, TX Canceled
Mar 7 at Arizona State* Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 10–4 Workman (1–0) Ryan (1–1) None 2,176 6–4
Mar 8 at Arizona State* Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 13–4 Wills (1–0) Stadler (1–1) None 2,062 7–4
Mar 10 Gonzaga* Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA L 0–1 Morgan (2–1) Seabold (1–3) None 1,430 7–5
Mar 11 Gonzaga* Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA W 4–3 Cha (1–0) Hellinger (1–1) Conine (1) 1,773 8–5
Mar 12 Gonzaga* Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA W 3–2 Workman (2–0) Lardner (1–1) Conine (2) 1,298 9–5
Mar 14 San Jose State* Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA W 6–1 Wills (2–0) Cameron (1–2) Cha (1) 1,024 10–5
Mar 15 Arizona* Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA W 4–0 Gibbs (1–1) Gomez (2–2) None 1,899 11–5
Mar 17 New Mexico* Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA W 2–1 Seabold (2–3) Stevens (2–2) Conine (3) 1,526 12–5
Mar 18 New Mexico* Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA W 5–4 Brown (1–1) Tripp (0–1) Conine (4) 2,607 13–5
Mar 19 New Mexico* Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA W 1–0 Gavin (3–0) Gonzalez (1–2) Workman (1) 1,498 14–5
Mar 21 at San Diego* Fowler Park • San Diego, CA W 9–2 Wills (3–0) Sandum (1–2) None 416 15–5
Mar 24 at Long Beach State* Blair Field • Long Beach, CA L 4–6 Riley (1–0) Cha (1–1) Advocate (2) 2,319 15–6
Mar 25 at Long Beach State* Blair Field • Long Beach, CA L 5–8 Sheaks (2–1) Gibbs (1–2) Rivera (3) 2,392 15–7
Mar 26 at Long Beach State* Blair Field • Long Beach, CA L 0–110 Advocate (3–0) Workman (2–1) None 2,640 15–8
Mar 28 at UCLA* Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 7–9 Garcia (2–0) Gibbs (1–3) Burke (1) 555 15–9
Mar 31 at UC Riverside Riverside Sports Complex • Riverside, CA L 2–3 Fagalde (5–0) Seabold (2–4) Morton (2) 445 15–10 0–1
April
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big West Record
Apr 1 at UC Riverside Riverside Sports Complex • Riverside, CA W 6–1 Velasquez (3–0) Lillie (0–3) Conine (5) 590 16–10 1–1
Apr 2 at UC Riverside Riverside Sports Complex • Riverside, CA W 15–2 Workman (3–1) Delgado (0–1) None 563 17–10 2–1
Apr 4 San Diego Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA W 13–2 Wills (4–0) Crow (2–2) None 1,248 18–10
Apr 7 UC Davis Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA W 6–0 Seabold (3–4) Garcia (1–2) None 1,798 19–10 3–1
Apr 8 UC Davis Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA W 9–8 Workman (4–1) Stone (3–2) None 1,893 20–10 4–1
Apr 9 UC Davis Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA W 8–5 Gavin (4–0) Loar (0–1) Conine (6) 1,517 21–10 5–1
Apr 13 at Southern California* Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA L 9–13 Clarke (4–1) Pabich (0–1) None 716 21–11
Apr 14 Southern California* Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA W 13–5 Seabold (4–4) Stubbs (0–2) None 3,265 22–11
Apr 15 Southern California* Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA W 2–1 Gavin (5–0) Crouse (2–5) Conine (7) 1,918 23–11
Apr 18 vs. San Diego* Lake Elsinore Diamond • Lake Elsinore, CA L 6–11 Burdick (2–1) Wills (4–1) None 407 23–12
Apr 21 at Cal Poly Robin Baggett Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA W 7–4 Seabold (5–4) Uelmen (2–6) Conine (8) 1,798 24–12 6–1
Apr 22 at Cal Poly Robin Baggett Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA L 6–13 Lee (4–2) Gavin (5–1) None 2,850 24–13 6–2
Apr 23 at Cal Poly Robin Baggett Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA L 4–8 Howard (3–1) Velasquez (3–1) Clark (6) 2,134 24–14 6–3
Apr 28 UC Irvine Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA W 5–3 Seabold (6–4) Johnston (2–2) Conine (9) 1,826 25–14 7–3
Apr 29 UC Irvine Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA W 3–214 Pabich (1–1) Pallanate (4–3) None 1,893 26–14 8–3
Apr 30 UC Irvine Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA W 4–12 Bocko (1–4) Velasquez (3–2) None 1,332 26–15 8–4
May
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big West Record
May 5 at Hawaii Les Murakami Stadium • Honolulu, HI W 3–1 Seabold (7–4) Hornung (5–4) Conine (10) 3,088 27–15 9–4
May 6 at Hawaii Les Murakami Stadium • Honolulu, HI L 1–4 Rees (5–0) Gavin (5–2) Thomas (7) 4,327 27–16 9–5
May 7 at Hawaii Les Murakami Stadium • Honolulu, HI W 6–2 Workman (5–1) Uskali (6–3) None 3,272 28–16 10–5
May 9 UCLA* Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA W 4–3 Velasques (4–2) Hooper (1–1) Conine (11) 1,997 29–16
May 12 UC Santa Barbara Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA W 8–4 Seabold (8–4) Nelson (6–4) None 1,508 30–16 11–5
May 13 UC Santa Barbara Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA L 3–6 Ledesma (2–5) Pabich (1–2) Barry (4) 1,667 30–17 11–6
May 14 UC Santa Barbara Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA W 12–3 Workman (6–1) Lincoln (1–3) None 1,260 31–17 12–6
May 15 Saint Mary's* Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA L 4–12 Madrigal (5–3) Wills (4–2) 1,071 31–18
May 19 at Cal State Northridge Matador Field • Northridge, CA W 3–2 Seabold (9–4) O'Neil (5–4) Conine (12) 433 32–18 13–6
May 20 at Cal State Northridge Matador Field • Northridge, CA W 16–7 Gavin (6–2) Weston (5–4) None 397 33–18 14–6
May 21 at Cal State Northridge Matador Field • Northridge, CA L 4–8 Myers (6–6) Workman (6–2) None 509 33–19 14–7
May 25 Long Beach State Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA W 6–3 Seabold (10–4) Sheaks (7–3) 2,213 34–19 15–7
May 26 Long Beach State Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA L 1–210 Rivera (1–1) Conine (0–1) None 2,680 34–20 15–8
May 27 Long Beach State Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA L 0–1 Baayoun (1–0) Velasques (4–3) Rivera (11) 2,594 34–21 15–9
Post Season
NCAA Stanford Regional
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Regional Record
June 1 BYU Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 13–2 Seabold (11–4) Corless (6–2 None 1,390 35–21 1–0
June 2 at Stanford Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 4–1 Gavin (7–2) Summerville (5–2) Conine (13) 2,222 36–21 2–0
June 3 at Stanford Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 4–2 Eastman (1–0) Miller (5–2) Conine (14) 1,745 37–21 3–0
NCAA Long Beach Super Regional
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SR Record
June 9 at Long Beach State Blair Field • Long Beach, CA L 0–3 McCaughan (9–2) Seabold (11–5) Rivera (13) 2,764 37–22 0–1
June 10 at Long Beach State Blair Field • Long Beach, CA W 4–1 Gavin (8–2) Smith (9–2) None 2,867 38–22 1–1
June 11 at Long Beach State Blair Field • Long Beach, CA W 4–2 Eastman (2–0) Sheaks (8–4) Conine (15) 2,896 39–22 2–1
NCAA College World Series
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Regional Record
June 17 #1 Oregon State* TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE L 5–6 Mulholland (7–1) Workman (6–3) Rasmussen (2) 22,656 39–23 0–1
June 19 Florida State* TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE L 4–6 Haney (3–2) Pabich (1–3) Carlton (7) 17,229 39–24 0–2

References

  1. ^ "2017 Roster". Cal State Fullerton Titans. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  2. ^ "2017 Baseball Schedule". Cal State Fullerton Titans. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
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