1990 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team

American college baseball season
1990 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball
NCAA Central Regional champions
Big West Conference champions
College World Series, 0–2
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record36–23 (13–5 Big West)
Head coach
  • Larry Cochell (3rd year)
Home stadiumTitan Field
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 Big West Conference baseball standings
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 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 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.

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

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1990". boydsworld.com. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  2. ^ a b 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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