# 1979 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team

The 1979 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team represented California State University, Fullerton in the 1979 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Titans played their home games at Titan Field. The team was coached by Augie Garrido in his 7th season at Cal State Fullerton.
The Titans won the College World Series, defeating the Arkansas Razorbacks in the championship game.

## Schedule

1979 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball game log :
Regular season :
February
DateOpponentScoreOverall recordSCBA record
February 5Southern California13–61–0–
February 8Arizona9–72–0–
February 9at Arizona9–03–0–
February 9at Arizona8–44–0–
February 14at Cal Poly Pomona2–44–1–
February 16California4–15–1–
February 17California5–46–1–
February 17California7–67–1–
February 20Chapman5–38–1–
February 23at Arizona State4–58–2–
February 24at Arizona State3–108–3–
February 24at Arizona State18–129–3–
February 27UCLA9–210–3–
February 28Biola4–211–3– :
March
DateOpponentScoreOverall recordSCBA record
March 4Cal State Dominguez Hills3–112–3–
March 6at Cal Poly Pomona13–613–3–
March 6at La Verne6–913–4–
March 8UNLV4–214–4–
March 9UNLV12–015–4–
March 10at San Diego State13–616–4–
March 10at San Diego State10–317–4–
March 11at San Diego State10–418–4–
March 14So. California College15–019–4–
March 16New Mexico10–620–4–
March 17New Mexico2–520–5–
March 17New Mexico4–121–5–
March 22at Chapman11–322–5–
March 23Azusa Pacific7–623–5–
March 24Stanford8–324–5–
March 24Stanford2–324–6–
March 30UC Irvine1–025–61–0
March 31at UC Irvine8–626–62–0
March 31at UC Irvine7–327–63–0 :
April
DateOpponentScoreOverall recordSCBA record
April 3UC Santa Barbara5–128–64–0
April 6San Diego11–1128–6–14–0–1
April 7at San Diego10–329–6–15–0–1
April 7at San Diego8–230–6–16–0–1
April 8at Loyola Marymount2–131–6–17–0–1
April 12vs. UC Irvine16–232–6–1–
April 13vs. Chapman4–1332–7–1–
April 13vs. UC Irvine11–233–7–1–
April 14vs. Chapman5–234–7–1–
April 14vs. Chapman5–634–8–1–
April 17Cal State LA12–635–8–17–2–1
April 20Pepperdine3–535–9–17–1–1
April 21at Pepperdine9–1035–10–18–2–1
April 21Pepperdine8–736–10–19–2–1
April 22Hawaii12–437–10–1–
April 24San Diego7–238–10–110–2–1
April 27at Long Beach State6–938–11–110–3–1
April 28Long Beach State7–139–11–111–3–1
April 28Long Beach State5–340–11–112–3–1 :
May
DateOpponentScoreOverall recordSCBA record
May 1Pepperdine8–241–11–113–3–1
May 4at Cal State LA9–042–11–114–3–1
May 5Cal State LA8–343–11–115–3–1
May 5Cal State LA4–244–11–116–3–1
May 8UC Irvine10–645–11–117–3–1
May 11UC Santa Barbara21–246–11–118–3–1
May 12at UC Santa Barbara14–247–11–119–3–1
May 12at UC Santa Barbara18–048–11–120–3–1
May 15at Long Beach State10–549–11–121–3–1
May 18at Loyola Marymount17–650–11–122–3–1
May 19at Loyola Marymount7–451–11–123–3–1
May 19at Loyola Marymount3–551–12–123–4–1 :
Post-season :
NCAA tournament: West Regional
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreCal State Fullerton DecisionAttendanceOverall record
May 25vs. UCLAPete Beiden Field4–5Hudson (L; 9–4)38451–13–1
May 26vs. PortlandPete Beiden Field20–3Weatherman (W; 13–2)–52–13–1
May 27vs. Fresno StatePete Beiden Field12–3Sutton (W; 8–2)51353–13–1
May 27vs. UCLAPete Beiden Field9–2Hudson (W; 10–4)42054–13–1
May 28vs. UCLAPete Beiden Field9–5Navilhon (W; 14–0)39255–13–1 :
NCAA tournament: College World Series
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreCal State Fullerton DecisionAttendanceOverall record
June 2vs. Mississippi StateRosenblatt Stadium1–6Navilhon (L; 14–1)11,04755–14–1
June 3vs. ConnecticutRosenblatt Stadium8–3Weatherman (W; 14–2)3,81356–14–1
June 4vs. ArizonaRosenblatt Stadium16–3Sutton (W; 9–2)–57–14–1
June 6vs. ArkansasRosenblatt Stadium13–10Estrada (W; 3–0)9,09158–14–1
June 7vs. PepperdineRosenblatt Stadium8–5Sutton (W; 10–2)9,29959–14–1
June 8vs. ArkansasRosenblatt Stadium2–1Weatherman (W; 15–2)10,15860–14–1 :

## Awards and honors
### Dan Hanggie

* All-America Second Team
* College World Series All-Tournament Team
* All-SCBA First Team

### Sam Favata

* All-SCBA First Team

### Tony Hudson

* College World Series Most Outstanding Player
* College World Series All-Tournament Team

### Kurt Kingsolver

* College World Series All-Tournament Team

### Larry Navilhon

* All-SCBA First Team

### Matt Vejar

* College World Series All-Tournament Team

### Tim Wallach

* Golden Spikes Award
* The Sporting News Player of the Year
* All-America First Team
* College World Series All-Tournament Team
* SCBA Player of the Year
* All-SCBA First Team

### Dave Weatherman

* All-SCBA First Team

## Titans in the 1979 MLB Draft

The following members of the Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball program were drafted in the 1979 Major League Baseball Draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
| Tim Wallach | 1B | 1st | 10th | Montreal Expos |
| Michael Palmer | OF | 5th | 125th | Kansas City Royals |
| Larry Navilhon | RHP | 12th | 300th | San Diego Padres |
| Andre David | OF | 14th | 349th | Minnesota Twins |
| Kurt Kingsolver | C | 16th | 413th | Milwaukee Brewers |
| Tony Hudson | RHP | 17th | 422nd | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Mike Garcia | 2B | 27th | 669th | Atlanta Braves |