1990 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team

1990 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball
1990 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball
NCAA Central Regional champions; Big West Conference champions
College World Series, 0–2
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	36–23 (13–5 Big West)
Head coach	Larry Cochell (3rd year);
Home stadium	Titan Field
	Seasons ← 1989 1991 →

The 1990 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team represented California State University, Fullerton in the 1990 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Titans played their home games at Titan Field, and played as part of the Big West Conference. The team was coached by Larry Cochell in his third season as head coach at Cal State Fullerton.

1990 Big West Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 7 Cal State Fullerton ‍†‍‍^y	13	–	5	.722	36	–	23	.610
No. 28 Fresno State ‍‍‍^y	13	–	8	.619	38	–	24	.613
UC Santa Barbara ‍‍‍^y	13	–	8	.619	40	–	22	.645
Long Beach State ‍‍‍	12	–	9	.571	36	–	22	.621
UNLV ‍‍‍	10	–	11	.476	29	–	24	.547
UC Irvine ‍‍‍	10	–	11	.476	34	–	25	.576
San Jose State ‍‍‍	9	–	12	.429	43	–	17	.717
Pacific ‍‍‍	1	–	17	.056	14	–	40	.259

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1990^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Titans reached the College World Series, their sixth appearance in Omaha, where they finished tied for seventh place after losing games to eventual runner-up Oklahoma State and The Citadel.

Personnel

Roster

1990 Cal State Fullerton Titans roster^[2]

Pitchers

9 - Rich Faulks - Junior
12 - Tony Fetchel - Freshman
18 - James Popoff - Sophomore
19 - Jeff Hawkins - Freshman
20 - Doug Ketchen - Junior
22 - Chris Robinson - Junior
25 - Huck Flener - Junior
27 - Sam Colarusso - Senior
30 - Tim Spencer - Sophomore
31 - Bill Fitzgerald - Freshman
32 - Jack Bailey - Junior
33 - Scott Sachrison - Junior
34 - Matt Watson - Junior

Catchers

8 - John Mele - Junior
24 - Frank Charles - Junior
26 - Eddie Lample - Sophomore
39 - Matt Hattabaugh - Junior

Outfielders

2 - David Ayala - Sophomore
5 - Domingo Mota - Junior
7 - Matt McElreath - Freshman
10 - Rich Gonzales - Senior
13 - Tom Manley - Junior
35 - Paul Bunch - Senior

Infielders

3 - Mark Shimamoto - Junior
4 - Mate´ Borgogno - Junior
6 - Steve Sisco - Junior
15 - Bobby Kopenhaver - Sophomore
17 - Kevin Farlow - Junior
21 - Phil Nevin - Freshman
28 - Trevor Rush - Freshman
36 - Jeff Higbee - Senior

Coaches

1990 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball coaching staff^[2]
1 - Larry Cochell - Head Coach - 3rd Season 23 - Shane Flores - Assistant Coach - 1st Season 41 - Vern Ruhle - Assistant Coach - 1st Season 43 - Fred Hoover - Assistant Coach - 2nd Season

Schedule and results

Legend
	Cal State Fullerton win
	Cal State Fullerton loss

1990 Cal State Fullerton Titans Baseball Game Log^[3]

Regular Season

January/February
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	Big West Record
Jan 30	Cal Poly Pomona*	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	W 6–1	1–0
Feb 2	at No. 4 Stanford*	Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	L 1–8	1–1
Feb 3	at No. 4 Stanford*	Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	L 0–1	1–2
Feb 4	at No. 4 Stanford*	Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	L 7–8	1–3
Feb 8	at No. 22 Arizona*	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 10–3	2–3
Feb 9	at No. 22 Arizona*	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 6–1	3–3
Feb 10	at No. 22 Arizona*	Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 8–9	3–4
Feb 13	US International*	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	W 10–3	4–4
Feb 14	No. 23 Pepperdine*	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	W 13–3	5–4
Feb 16	Rice*	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	W 7–1	6–4
Feb 20	at No. 14 Loyola Marymount*	George C. Page Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	L 10–12	6–5
Feb 23	US International*	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	W 12–3	7–5
Feb 24	at US International*	San Diego, CA	W 10–5	8–5

March
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	Big West Record
Mar 6	at No. 14 UCLA*	Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	L 4–12	8–6
Mar 9	at US International*	San Diego, CA	L 2–3¹⁰	8–7
Mar 11	No. 15 Loyola Marymount*	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	W 9–8¹⁰	9–7
Mar 13	Wyoming*	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	L 7–8	9–8
Mar 14	at UC Riverside*	Riverside Sports Complex • Riverside, CA	L 4–5	9–9
Mar 16	US International*	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	W 11–2	10–9
Mar 17	Wisconsin*	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	W 7–2	11–9
Mar 18	Wisconsin*	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	W 4–0	12–9
Mar 19	Wisconsin*	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	W 16–1	13–9
Mar 22	No. 11 Illinois*	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	L 4–10	13–10
Mar 23	California*	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	W 5–4¹⁰	14–10
Mar 24	California*	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	L 9–13	14–11
Mar 25	California*	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	L 2–6	14–12
Mar 27	San Diego*	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	W 9–4	15–12
Mar 30	UC Irvine	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	L 0–4	15–13	0–1
Mar 31	UC Irvine	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	W 4–2	16–13	1–1

April
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	Big West Record
Apr 1	UC Irvine	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	W 6–1	17–13	2–1
Apr 3	at Chapman*	Orange, CA	L 1–4	17–14
Apr 5	Cal State Los Angeles*	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	W 9–6	18–14
Apr 6	at Pepperdine*	Eddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, CA	L 1–6	18–15
Apr 10	No. 4 USC*	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	L 5–6	18–16
Apr 12	No. 18 Fresno State	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	W 6–3	19–16	3–1
Apr 13	No. 18 Fresno State	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	W 5–2	20–16	4–1
Apr 14	No. 18 Fresno State	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	W 15–4	21–16	5–1
Apr 17	Chapman*	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	W 4–3	22–16
Apr 20	No. 20 UNLV	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	W 9–2	23–16	6–1
Apr 21	No. 20 UNLV	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	W 5–1	24–16	7–1
Apr 22	No. 20 UNLV	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	W 6–1	25–16	8–1
Apr 24	at No. 6 USC*	Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA	L 4–5	25–17
Apr 27	at Long Beach State	Blair Field • Long Beach, CA	L 3–4	25–18	8–2
Apr 28	at Long Beach State	Blair Field • Long Beach, CA	L 6–9	25–19	8–3
Apr 29	at Long Beach State	Blair Field • Long Beach, CA	W 5–1	26–19	9–3

May
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	Big West Record
May 2	at US International*	San Diego, CA	W 8–2	27–19
May 4	UC Santa Barbara	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	W 5–4	28–19	10–3
May 5	UC Santa Barbara	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	L 13–14	28–20	10–4
May 6	UC Santa Barbara	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	W 15–4	29–20	11–4
May 8	No. 17 UCLA*	Titan Field • Fullerton, CA	W 10–9	30–20
May 11	at San Jose State	San Jose Municipal Stadium • San Jose, CA	W 10–3	31–20	12–4
May 12	at San Jose State	San Jose Municipal Stadium • San Jose, CA	W 11–5	32–20	13–4
May 13	at San Jose State	San Jose Municipal Stadium • San Jose, CA	L 5–11	32–21	13–5

Postseason

NCAA Central Regional
Date	Opponent	Seed	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	Reg Record
May 25	(4) Old Dominion	(3)	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 16–3	33–21	1–0
May 26	No. 23 (5) Creighton	(3)	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 6–3	34–21	2–0
May 27	No. 5 (1) Texas	(3)	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 5–2	35–21	3–0
May 28	No. 5 (1) Texas	(3)	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 3–0	36–21	4–0

College World Series
Date	Opponent	Seed	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	CWS Record
June 2	No. 3 (3) Oklahoma State	(6)	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 4–14	36–22	0–1
June 4	No. 20 (7) The Citadel	(6)	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 7–8¹²	36–23	0–2

References

^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1990". boydsworld.com. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
^ ^a ^b 1990 Baseball Roster (PDF). Cal State Fullerton Titans. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
^ 2024 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Cal State Fullerton Titans. pp. A106–A107. Retrieved June 12, 2024.

[1] "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1990". boydsworld.com. Retrieved June 15, 2024.

[roster-2] 1990 Baseball Roster (PDF). Cal State Fullerton Titans. Retrieved June 15, 2024.

[3] 2024 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Cal State Fullerton Titans. pp. A106–A107. Retrieved June 12, 2024.

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1990 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball

NCAA Central Regional champions Big West Conference champions
College World Series, 0–2
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	36–23 (13–5 Big West)
Head coach	Larry Cochell (3rd year)
Home stadium	Titan Field
Seasons ← 1989 1991 →