2017 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team

2017 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball
2017 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball
Stanford Regional Champion; Long Beach Super Regional Champion
College World Series, 0–2
Conference	Big West Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
CB	No. 7
Record	39–24 (15–9 Big West)
Head coach	Rick Vanderhook (6th year);
Assistant coach	Blake Hawksworth (1st year)
Home stadium	Goodwin Field
	Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

2017 Big West Conference baseball standings
v t e	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 Fullerton^y ‍‍‍	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 - Freshman
26 - Connor Seabold - Junior
30 - Jack Pabich - Junior
34 - Joe Wills - Junior
37 - Dillon Brown - Freshman
38 - Josh Rios - Freshman
42 - Gavin Velasquez - Sophomore
43 - Maxwell Gibbs - Senior
44 - John Gavin - Junior
55 - Blake Workman - Sophomore

Infielders

1 - Taylor Bryant - Junior
2 - Tristan Hildebrandt - Junior
9 - Hank LoForte - Sophomore
12 - Sahid Valenzuela - Freshman
13 - Timmy Richards - Senior
19 - Dillon Persinger - Junior
23 - Jake Pavletich - 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 - Junior

Outfielders

3 - Chris Prescott - Junior
4 - Ruben Cardenas - Sophomore
6 - Scott Hurst - Junior
31 - Zach Weisz - 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

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

[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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