2023 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team

2023 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball
2023 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball
Stanford Regional, 1–2
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	31–22 (20–10 Big West Conference)
Head coach	Jason Dietrich (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Neil Walton; Josh Belovsky; Jake Pavletich;
Home stadium	Goodwin Field
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

The 2023 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team represented California State University, Fullerton during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Titans played their home games at Goodwin Field. They were led by Jason Dietrich.

2023 Big West Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UC San Diego* ‍†‍‍	21	–	9	.700	34	–	18	.654
Cal State Northridge ‍‍‍	20	–	10	.667	34	–	17	.667
Cal State Fullerton ‍‍‍^y	20	–	10	.667	31	–	22	.585
UC Irvine ‍‍‍	19	–	11	.633	38	–	17	.691
UC Santa Barbara ‍‍‍	18	–	12	.600	35	–	20	.636
Hawai'i ‍‍‍	18	–	12	.600	29	–	20	.592
Long Beach State ‍‍‍	17	–	13	.567	33	–	22	.600
Cal Poly ‍‍‍	11	–	19	.367	21	–	35	.375
Cal State Bakersfield ‍‍‍	9	–	21	.300	18	–	34	.346
UC Davis ‍‍‍	7	–	23	.233	17	–	37	.315
UC Riverside ‍‍‍	5	–	25	.167	11	–	41	.212
* Ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 27, 2023^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

Previous season

The Titans finished 22–33 overall, and 14–16 in the conference, and they failed to qualify for the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. It was the program's third consecutive season with a losing streak.^[2]

Personnel

Starters

Lineup
Pos.	No.	Player.	Year
C	25	Cole Urman	Jr.
1B	5	Caden Connor	Jr.
2B	6	Maddox Latta	So.
3B	1	Zach Lew	Sr.
SS	3	JT Navyac	Jr.
LF	19	Colby Wallace	So.
CF	31	Moises Guzman	So.
RF	4	Nate Nankil	Jr.
DH	22	Brendan Bobo	Jr.

Weekend pitching rotation
Day	No.	Player.	Year
Friday	10	Tyler Stultz	Jr.
Saturday	24	Trevor Hinkel	RS-Jr.
Sunday	41	Evan Yates	So.

Schedule

Legend
	Titans win
	Titans loss
	Postponement
Bold	Titans team member

2023 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball game log

Regular season

February (2-4)

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	Big West record

March (11-4)

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	Big West record

April (13-5)

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	Big West record

May (5-9)

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	Big West record

NCAA Tournament (Stanford Super Regional) (1-1)

Date	Opponent (Seed)	Rank (Seed)	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	Tournament record
June 2 7:00 PM PST	vs. (2) Texas A&M	(3)	Sunken Diamond, Stanford, California	L 12-7	Shane Sdao (4-1)	Tyler Stultz (7-5)	None	ESPN2	1,906	-	-
June 3 12:00 PM PST	vs (4) San Jose State	(3)	Sunken Diamond, Stanford, California	W 9-5	Evan Yates (3-2)	Jake White (6-3)	None	ESPN2	1,695	-	-
June 4 12:00 PM PST	vs (1) No. 3 Stanford or (2) Texas A&M	(3)	Sunken Diamond, Stanford, California							-	-

Source:^[3] Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll. Parentheses indicate tournament seedings.

Stanford Super Regional

Regional			Regional		Regional Final	Super Regional

1	Stanford	13

4	San Jose State	2
			1	Stanford

			2	Texas A&M
3	Cal State Fullerton	7

2	Texas A&M	12

Stanford Regional – Sunken Diamond

4	San Jose State	5

3	Cal State Fullerton	9
			3	Cal State Fullerton








1	Miami (FL)	9

4	Maine	1
			1	Miami (FL)

			2	Texas
3	Louisiana	2

2	Texas	4

Coral Gables Regional – Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field

4	Maine	10

3	Louisiana	19
			3	Louisiana

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
Coaches'^[4]	RV	RV*	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV
Baseball America^[5]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Collegiate Baseball^^[6]	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	21	13	13	5	12
NCBWA†^[7]	RV	RV	—	RV	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	29
D1Baseball^[8]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	24

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

^ "Big West Conference". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
^ "Cal State Fullerton Baseball record Book" (PDF). fullertontitans.com. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
^ "Cal State Fullerton Releases 2023 Schedule".
^ "Baseball Coaches Poll". Retrieved March 24, 2023.
^ "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
^ "2023 Collegiate Baseball Polls - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper". baseballnews.com. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
^ "NCBWA > News". sportswriters.net. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
^ "College Baseball Rankings News & Analysis". d1baseball.com. Retrieved March 24, 2023.

[1] "Big West Conference". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved February 26, 2023.

[2] "Cal State Fullerton Baseball record Book" (PDF). fullertontitans.com. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

[3] "Cal State Fullerton Releases 2023 Schedule".

[coaches'_poll-4] "Baseball Coaches Poll". Retrieved March 24, 2023.

[baseballamerica-5] "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved March 24, 2023.

[baseballnews-6] "2023 Collegiate Baseball Polls - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper". baseballnews.com. Retrieved March 24, 2023.

[sportswriters-7] "NCBWA > News". sportswriters.net. Retrieved March 24, 2023.

[d1baseball-8] "College Baseball Rankings News & Analysis". d1baseball.com. Retrieved March 24, 2023.

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