# 2018 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team

The 2018 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team represented California State University, Fullerton in the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball season as a member of the Big West Conference. The team was coached by Rick Vanderhook and played their home games at Goodwin Field.

## Previous season

The Titans finished 39–24 overall, and 15–9 in the conference. In the postseason, the Titans were invited and participated in the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, where they defeated BYU and Stanford twice in Stanford, California, then Long Beach State twice in Long Beach, California, and finally losing to Florida State and Oregon State in the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska.

### MLB draft selections

The Titans had seven individuals selected in the 2017 MLB draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
| Connor Seabold | Pitcher | 3 | 83 | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Scott Hurst | Center fielder | 3 | 94 | St. Louis Cardinals |
| John Gavin | Pitcher | 8 | 246 | San Francisco Giants |
| Chris Hudgins | Catcher | 16 | 480 | Kansas City Royals |
| Dillon Persinger | Second baseman | 18 | 552 | Cleveland Indians |
| Tim Richards | Shortstop | 24 | 733 | Washington Nationals |
| Taylor Bryant | Second baseman | 33 | 994 | St. Louis Cardinals |

## Schedule

2018 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball season game log :
Regular season :
February :
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record (Big West record) |
| February 16 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 24 Stanford | No. 12 | Klein Field Stanford, California | 1–5 | Beck (1–0) | Eastman (0–1) | — | 1,507 | 0–1 (0–0) |
| February 17 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 24 Stanford | No. 12 | Klein Field Stanford, California | 3–5 | Bubic (1–0) | Quezada (0–1) | Little (1) | 1,984 | 0–2 (0–0) |
| February 18 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 24 Stanford | No. 12 | Klein Field Stanford, California | 5–6 | Weiermiller (1–0) | Bibee (0–1) | Stowers (1) | 1,311 | 0–3 (0–0) |
| February 20 | 6:00 p.m. | Nevada | | Goodwin Field Fullerton, California | 0–2 | Gomez (1–0) | Velasquez (0–1) | Anderson (2) | 1,148 | 0–4 (0–0) |
| February 23 | 7:03 p.m. | Houston | | Goodwin Field Fullerton, California | 2–1$^{15}$ | Wilson (1–0) | Hurdsman (0–1) | — | 1,664 | 1–4 (0–0) |
| February 24 | 4:00 p.m. | Houston | | Goodwin Field Fullerton, California | 4–9 | Fletcher (2–0) | Quezada (0–2) | — | 1,579 | 1–5 (0–0) |
| February 25 | 12:00 p.m. | Houston | | Goodwin Field Fullerton, California | 5–10 | Randel (1–0) | Workman (0–1) | — | 1,495 | 1–6 (0–0) |
| February 27 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 9 UCLA | | Goodwin Field Fullerton, California | 2–12 | Garcia (1–0) | Velasquez (0–2) | Gadsby (1) | 1,543 | 1–7 (0–0) |
March :
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record (Big West record) |
| March 2 | 4:30 p.m. | Tulane | Greer Field New Orleans, Louisiana, | 9–3 | Eastman (1–1) | Roper (0–2) | — | 1,991 | 2–7 (0–0) |
| March 3 | 12:00 p.m. | Tulane | Greer Field New Orleans, Louisiana | 9–6 | Brown (1–0) | McAffer (0–1) | Conine (1) | 1,952 | 3–7 (0–0) |
| March 4 | 11:00 a.m. | Tulane | Greer Field New Orleans, Louisiana | 3–9 | Gillies (1–1) | Workman (0–2) | — | 1,905 | 3–8 (0–0) |
| March 9 | 5:35 p.m. | No. 1 Oregon State | Goss Stadium Corvallis, Oregon | 5–3 | Wilson (2–0) | Eisert (2–1) | Conine (2) | 3,326 | 4–8 (0–0) |
| March 10 | 1:05 p.m. P12N | No. 1 Oregon State | Goss Stadium Corvallis, Oregon | 4–6 | Pearce (1–0) | Bibee (0–2) | Mulholland (5) | 3,608 | 4–9 (0–0) |
| March 11 | 12:05 p.m. P12N | No. 1 Oregon State | Goss Stadium Corvallis, Oregon | 4–5 | Chamberlain (2–0) | Workman (0–3) | Mulholland (6) | 3,542 | 4–10 (0–0) |
| March 16 | 7:00 p.m. | Grand Canyon | Goodwin Field Fullerton, California | 7–3 | Eastman (2–1) | Wong (2–1) | Endersby (1) | 1,569 | 5–10 (0–0) |
| March 17 | 6:00 p.m. | Grand Canyon | Goodwin Field Fullerton, California | 10–2 | Wilson (3–0) | Lundin (1–3) | — | 1,503 | 6–10 (0–0) |
| March 18 | 1:00 p.m. | Grand Canyon | Goodwin Field Fullerton, California | 2–0 | Workman (1–3) | Repavich (0–2) | Conine (3) | 1,652 | 7–10 (0–0) |
| March 20 | 6:04 p.m. | San Diego | Goodwin Field Fullerton, California | 9–3 | Wills (1–0) | Kuchta (0–1) | — | 1,112 | 8–10 (0–0) |
| March 23 | 7:00 p.m. | Long Beach State | Goodwin Field Fullerton, California | 2–5 | Baayoun (4–2) | Eastman (2–2) | Rivera (6) | 2,503 | 8–11 (0–0) |
| March 24 | 6:00 p.m. | Long Beach State | Goodwin Field Fullerton, California | 2–1 | Workman (2–3) | Radcliffe (1–3) | — | 2,222 | 9–11 (0–0) |
| March 25 | 1:00 p.m. | Long Beach State | Goodwin Field Fullerton, California | 1–3 | Andrews (2–4) | Josten (0–1) | Rivera (7) | 1,827 | 9–12 (0–0) |
| March 27 | 6:04 p.m. | USC | Goodwin Field Fullerton, California | 1–3 | Manning (1–1) | Bibee (0–3) | Lunn (7) | 1,601 | 9–13 (0–0) |
| March 29 | 3:00 p.m. | UC Santa Barbara | Caesar Uyesaka Stadium Santa Barbara, California | 3–0 | Eastman (3–2) | Dashwood (1–4) | — | 340 | 10–13 (1–0) |
| March 30 | 3:00 p.m. | UC Santa Barbara | Caesar Uyesaka Stadium Santa Barbara, California | 5–6 | Barry (2–0) | Workman (2–4) | — | 425 | 10–14 (1–1) |
| March 31 | 2:00 p.m. | UC Santa Barbara | Caesar Uyesaka Stadium Santa Barbara, California | 1–2 | Ledesma (2–1) | Quezada (0–3) | Barry (1) | 600 | 10–15 (1–2) |
April :
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record (Big West record) |
| April 3 | 6:35 p.m. P12N | Arizona State | Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona | 7–6 | Bibee (1–3) | Montoya (0–4) | Conine (4) | 2,289 | 11–15 (1–2) |
| April 4 | 6:35 p.m. P12N | Arizona State | Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona | 2–1 | Workman (3–4) | Montoya (0–5) | Conine (5) | 2,199 | 12–15 (1–2) |
| April 6 | 7:03 p.m. | Cal Poly | Goodwin Field Fullerton, California | 5–1 | Eastman (4–2) | Zill (0–1) | — | 1,982 | 13–15 (2–2) |
| April 7 | 2:00 p.m. | Cal Poly | Goodwin Field Fullerton, California | 5–4 | Workman (4–4) | Schneider (3–2) | Conine (6) | 1,589 | 14–15 (3–2) |
| April 8 | 1:00 p.m. | Cal Poly | Goodwin Field Fullerton, California | 6–3 | Quezada (1–3) | Nelson (3–3) | Conine (7) | 1,665 | 15–15 (4–2) |
| April 10 | 6:01 p.m. | Pepperdine | Goodwin Field Fullerton, California | 3–2 | Bibee (2–3) | Easton (0–3) | Workman (1) | 1,459 | 16–15 (4–2) |
| April 13 | 6:00 p.m. | San Diego State | Tony Gwynn Stadium San Diego, California | 3–6 | Erickson (3–2) | Eastman (4–3) | Schmitt (2) | 681 | 16–16 (4–2) |
| April 14 | 6:00 p.m. | San Diego State | Tony Gwynn Stadium San Diego, California | 13–9 | Conine (1–0) | Mardueno (4–1) | — | 1,203 | 17–16 (4–2) |
| April 15 | 1:00 p.m. | San Diego State | Tony Gwynn Stadium San Diego, California | 6–9 | Winston (1–0) | Quezada (1–4) | Schmitt (3) | 1,203 | 17–17 (4–2) |
| April 17 | 6:00 p.m. | San Diego | Fowler Park San Diego, California | 4–10 | Donatella (2–3) | Brown (1–1) | — | 678 | 17–18 (4–2) |
| April 20 | 7:00 p.m. | Hawaii | Goodwin Field Fullerton, California | 6–3 | Eastman (5–3) | Rees (3–1) | Conine (8) | 1,918 | 18–18 (5–2) |
| April 21 | 6:00 p.m. | Hawaii | Goodwin Field Fullerton, California | 4–6$^{10}$ | Thomas (2–1) | Brown (1–2) | — | 1,718 | 18–19 (5–3) |
| April 22 | 1:00 p.m. | Hawaii | Goodwin Field Fullerton, California | 8–0 | Quezada (2–4) | DeMiero (2–4) | — | 1,413 | 19–19 (6–3) |
| April 24 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 4 UCLA | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 4–12 | Mora (4–1) | Bibee (2–4) | — | 777 | 19–20 (6–3) |
| April 27 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 29 UC Irvine | Anteater Ballpark Irvine, California | 8–3 | Eastman (6–3) | Pallante (6–1) | — | 1,029 | 20–20 (7–3) |
| April 28 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 29 UC Irvine | Anteater Ballpark Irvine, California | 5–3 | Conine (2–0) | Bocko (3–2) | — | 659 | 21–20 (8–3) |
| April 29 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 29 UC Irvine | Anteater Ballpark Irvine, California | 7–6$^{11}$ | Conine (3–0) | Sparling (0–1) | — | 744 | 22–20 (9–3) |
May :
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record (Big West record) |
| May 4 | 2:31 p.m. | UC Davis | | Dobbins Baseball Complex Davis, California | 5–4 | Eastman (7–3) | Blais (3–6) | Workman (2) | 259 | 23–20 (10–3) |
| May 5 | 1:01 p.m. | UC Davis | | Dobbins Baseball Complex Davis, California | 5–0 | Wilson (4–0) | Sasaki (3–5) | Workman (3) | 275 | 24–20 (11–3) |
| May 6 | 1:01 p.m. | UC Davis | | Dobbins Baseball Complex Davis, California | 5–0 | Quezada (3–4) | Brown (3–5) | — | 224 | 25–20 (12–3) |
| May 11 | 7:00 p.m. | UC Riverside | No. 30 | Goodwin Field Fullerton, California | 3–2 | Eastman (8–3) | Percival (5–4) | Workman (4) | 1,848 | 26–20 (13–3) |
| May 12 | 6:00 p.m. | UC Riverside | No. 30 | Goodwin Field Fullerton, California | 10–6 | Wilson (5–0) | Morton (2–4) | — | 1,857 | 27–20 (14–3) |
| May 12 | 1:00 p.m. | UC Riverside | No. 30 | Goodwin Field Fullerton, California | 2–4 | Toplikar (5–3) | Quezada (3–5) | Quijada (4) | 1,158 | 27–21 (14–4) |
| May 17 | 6:04 p.m. ESPN3 | CSU Northridge | No. 30 | Goodwin Field Fullerton, California | 3–6$^{14}$ | Vanderford (6–2) | Conine (3–1) | — | 1,116 | 27–22 (14–5) |
| May 18 | 1:04 p.m. ESPN3 | CSU Northridge | No. 30 | Goodwin Field Fullerton, California | 3–0 | Wilson (6–0) | Nunez (1–2) | Conine (9) | 1,179 | 28–22 (15–5) |
| May 19 | 1:05 p.m. | CSU Northridge | No. 30 | Goodwin Field Fullerton, California | 11–4 | Quezada (4–5) | Acosta (5–6) | — | 1,464 | 29–22 (16–5) |
| May 22 | 6:05 p.m. P12N | USC | | Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California | 4–3 | Cha (1–0) | Clarke (2–7) | Conine (10) | 278 | 30–22 (16–5) |
| May 24 | 5:03 p.m. ESPNU | Long Beach State | | Blair Field Long Beach, California | 9–3 | Eastman (9–3) | Baayoun (9–3) | — | 2,052 | 31–22 (17–5) |
| May 25 | 6:01 p.m. | Long Beach State | | Blair Field Long Beach, California | 0–1 | Andrews (7–7) | Bibee (2–5) | — | 2,762 | 31–23 (17–6) |
| May 26 | 2:08 p.m. FSN | Long Beach State | | Blair Field Long Beach, California | 10–9 | Anderson (1–0) | Seminaris (1–7) | — | 3,015 | 32–23 (18–6) |
Postseason :
NCAA tournament – Stanford Regional :
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record |
| June 1 | 2:05 p.m. ESPN3 | (2) No. 25 Baylor Quarterfinals | (3) No. 28 | Klein Field Stanford, California | 6–2 | Eastman (10–3) | Bradford (7–6) | Workman (5) | 1,284 | 33–23 |
| June 2 | 8:04 p.m. ESPNU | (1) No. 3 Stanford Semifinals | (3) No. 28 | Klein Field Stanford, California | 2–1 | Conine (4–1) | Matthiessen (2–1) | — | 1,967 | 34–23 |
| June 3 | 6:04 p.m. ESPN3 | (1) No. 3 Stanford Championship | (3) No. 28 | Klein Field Stanford, California | 5–2 | Bibee (3–5) | Miller (4–4) | — | 2,269 | 35–23 |
NCAA tournament – Fullerton Super Regional :
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record |
| June 8 | 11:04 a.m. ESPN2 | (2) No. 13 Washington Round one | (1) No. 12 | Goodwin Field Fullerton, California | 5–8 | Knowles (6–5) | Eastman (10–4) | DeMers (3) | 3,469 | 35–24 |
| June 9 | 3:34 p.m. ESPNU | (2) No. 13 Washington Round two | (1) No. 12 | Goodwin Field Fullerton, California | 5–2 | Wilson (7–0) | Jones (6–4) | — | 3,508 | 36–24 |
| June 10 | 6:04 p.m. ESPN2 | (2) No. 13 Washington Round three | (1) No. 12 | Goodwin Field Fullerton, California | 5–6$^{10}$ | Hardy (5–2) | Conine (4–2) | — | 3,477 | 36–25 |
Titans win  Titans lossBold: Titans team memberSource: Cal State Fullerton Rankings from Collegiate Baseball.(#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.All times are in Pacific Time. :