1988 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team

1988 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball
1988 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball
NCAA South Regional champions
College World Series, 2–2
Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record	43–18 (12–8 PCAA)
Head coach	Larry Cochell (1st year);
Home stadium	Titan Field
	Seasons ← 1987 1989 →

The 1988 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team represented California State University, Fullerton in the 1988 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Titans played their home games at Titan Field, and played as part of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. The team was coached by Larry Cochell in his first season as head coach at Cal State Fullerton.

1988 Pacific Coast Athletic Association baseball standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 7 Fresno State ‍†‍‍^y	20	–	1	–	0	.952	56	–	12	–	0	.824
No. 25 UNLV ‍‍‍^y	14	–	7	–	0	.667	40	–	22	–	0	.645
No. 3 Cal State Fullerton ‍‍‍^y	12	–	8	–	0	.600	43	–	18	–	0	.705
San Jose State ‍‍‍	9	–	11	–	0	.450	31	–	30	–	0	.508
UC Irvine ‍‍‍	9	–	12	–	0	.429	30	–	28	–	1	.517
Pacific ‍‍‍	9	–	12	–	0	.429	19	–	32	–	0	.373
UC Santa Barbara ‍‍‍	6	–	15	–	0	.286	23	–	39	–	0	.371
Long Beach State ‍‍‍	4	–	17	–	0	.190	14	–	45	–	0	.237

y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1988^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Titans reached the College World Series, their fifth appearance in Omaha, where they finished tied for third place after winning games against Miami (FL) and eventual champion Stanford before losing a pair of semifinal matchups with Stanford.

Personnel

Roster

1988 Cal State Fullerton Titans roster^[2]

Pitchers

4 - Duane Madje - Junior
9 - Rich Faulks - Sophomore
15 - Erik Silvey - Junior
18 - Huck Flener - Freshman
21 - Longo Garcia - Senior
22 - Chris Robinson - Freshman
24 - Mark Beck - Freshman
25 - Paul Johnson - Junior
31 - Jim Foley - Junior
32 - Danny DeVille - Junior
34 - Matt Watson - Freshman

Catchers

7 - Brent Mayne - Sophomore
13 - Shane Flores - Senior

Outfielders

2 - Jason Rolish - Sophomore
10 - John Miscovich - Freshman
17 - Rex Peters - Junior
23 - Ramiro Garcia - Sophomore
26 - Bobby Jones - Junior
27 - Greg Mannion - Senior
30 - Jim Osborn - Senior
33 - Scott Talanoa - Freshman

Infielders

3 - Mark Shimamoto - Freshman
8 - Mike Ross - Senior
11 - Kemer Brett - Junior
12 - Mike Friedland - Junior
19 - Mark Razook - Junior
20 - Ralph Ramirez - Junior
37 - Keith Kaub - Senior

Coaches

1988 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball coaching staff^[2]
1 - Larry Cochell - Head Coach - 1st Season - Dick Larner - Assistant Coach - 2nd Season 5 - Dennis Rogers - Assistant Coach - 1st Season 28 - Rick Vanderhook - Assistant Coach - 4th Season 6 - Paul Cameron - Graduate Assistant - 1st Season

Schedule and results

Legend
	Cal State Fullerton win
	Cal State Fullerton loss

1988 Cal State Fullerton Titans Baseball Game Log^[3]

Regular Season

January
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	PCAA Record
Jan 26	Cal Poly Pomona*	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	W 5–1	1–0
Jan 28	Chapman*	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	L 1–8	1–1
Jan 29	at Chapman*	Orange, CA	W 5–0	2–1
Jan 30	Chapman*	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	L 7–10	2–2

February
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	PCAA Record
Feb 3	at USC*	Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA	L 3–7	2–3
Feb 5	at No. 2 Stanford*	Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 5–1	3–3
Feb 6	at Stanford*	Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	L 4–9	3–4
Feb 7	at Stanford*	Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 6–5	4–4
Feb 11	at Arizona*	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 9–14	4–5
Feb 12	at Arizona*	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 22–5	5–5
Feb 13	at Arizona*	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 6–13	5–6
Feb 17	Cal State Northridge*	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	W 13–0	6–6
Feb 20	The Master's*	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	W 22–4	7–6
Feb 23	Pepperdine*	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	W 2–0	8–6
Feb 26	US International*	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	W 7–0	9–6
Feb 27	US International*	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	W 5–1⁷	10–6
Feb 27	US International*	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	W 15–8	11–6

March
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	PCAA Record
Mar 2	at No. 18 UCLA*	Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 12–6	12–7
Mar 4	Portland*	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	L 2–4	12–7
Mar 5	Portland*	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	W 10–6	13–7
Mar 6	Portland*	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	W 5–3	14–7
Mar 9	San Diego*	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	W 9–2	15–7
Mar 11	No. 18 Washington State*	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	W 7–1	16–7
Mar 12	No. 18 Washington State*	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	L 6–7	16–8
Mar 13	No. 7 Loyola Marymount*	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	W 3–0	17–8
Mar 15	at Pepperdine*	Eddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, CA	W 12–3	18–8
Mar 18	at Pacific	Klein Family Field • Stockton, CA	W 5–0	19–8	1–0
Mar 19	at Pacific	Klein Family Field • Stockton, CA	W 15–8¹²	20–8	2–0
Mar 20	at Pacific	Klein Family Field • Stockton, CA	L 6–7¹⁴	20–9	2–1
Mar 25	vs No. 12 LSU*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Bush Challenge II)	W 7–2	21–9
Mar 26	vs No. 11 New Orleans*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Bush Challenge II)	W 14–3	22–9
Mar 27	vs Tulane*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Bush Challenge II)	W 8–4	23–9

April
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	PCAA Record
Apr 1	UC Santa Barbara	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	L 6–7	23–10	2–2
Apr 2	UC Santa Barbara	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	W 8–	24–10	3–2
Apr 3	UC Santa Barbara	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	W 8–5	25–10	4–2
Apr 8	at Long Beach State	Blair Field • Long Beach, CA	W 9–2	26–10	5–2
Apr 9	at Long Beach State	Blair Field • Long Beach, CA	W 13–3	27–10	6–2
Apr 10	at Long Beach State	Blair Field • Long Beach, CA	W 13–2	28–10	7–2
Apr 13	at US International*	San Diego, CA	W 9–6	29–10
Apr 15	No. 20 UNLV	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	W 4–2	30–10	8–2
Apr 16	No. 20 UNLV	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	L 2–3¹⁰	30–11	8–3
Apr 17	No. 20 UNLV	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	W 6–5¹⁰	31–11	9–3
Apr 22	UC Irvine	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	W 11–7	32–11	10–3
Apr 23	UC Irvine	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	W 6–5¹⁰	33–11	11–3
Apr 24	UC Irvine	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	W 4–1	34–11	12–3
Apr 26	Cal State Los Angeles*	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	W 10–7	35–11
Apr 29	No. 2 Fresno State	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	L 2–3	35–12	12–4
Apr 30	No. 2 Fresno State	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	L 3–5	35–13	12–5

May
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	PCAA Record
May 1	No. 2 Fresno State	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	L 8–15	35–14	12–6
May 4	UCLA	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	W 4–3	36–14
May 8	at San Jose State	San Jose Municipal Stadium • San Jose, CA	L 4–5	36–15	12–7
May 8	at San Jose State	San Jose Municipal Stadium • San Jose, CA	L 2–11	36–16	12–8
May 11	No. 21 USC*	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	W 8–4	37–16

Postseason

NCAA South Regional
Date	Opponent	Seed	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	Reg Record
May 27	(4) Missouri	(3)	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 6–3	38–16	1–0
May 28	(2) Mississippi State	(3)	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 5–1	39–16	2–0
May 29	(2) Mississippi State	(3)	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 5–3	40–16	3–0
May 30	(1) Texas A&M	(3)	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 6–3	41–16	4–0

College World Series
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	CWS Record
June 4	Miami (FL)	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 9–3	42–16	1–0
June 6	Stanford	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 5–3	43–16	2–0
June 9	Stanford	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 1–3	43–17	2–1
June 10	Stanford	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 5–9	43–18	2–2

References

^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1988". boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
^ ^a ^b 1988 Baseball Roster (PDF). Cal State Fullerton Titans. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
^ 2024 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Cal State Fullerton Titans. p. A106. Retrieved June 12, 2024.

[1] "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1988". boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 28, 2021.

[roster-2] 1988 Baseball Roster (PDF). Cal State Fullerton Titans. Retrieved June 11, 2024.

[3] 2024 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Cal State Fullerton Titans. p. A106. Retrieved June 12, 2024.

[1]

[2]

[3]