1999 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team

The 1999 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team represented California State University, Fullerton in the 1999 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Titans played their home games at Goodwin Field, and played as part of the Big West Conference. The team was coached by George Horton in his third season as head coach at Cal State Fullerton.

1999 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball
NCAA Columbus Super Regional champions
NCAA South Bend Regional champions
Big West Conference champions
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record50–14 (25–5 Big West)
Head coach
Home stadiumGoodwin Field
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Big West Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Cal State Fullerton  ‍‍‍y 25 5   .833 50 14   .781
No. 26 Nevada  ‍‍‍y 21 9   .700 38 20   .655
No. 29 Long Beach State  ‍‍‍y 19 11   .633 35 25   .583
Pacific  ‍‍‍ 17 13   .567 32 24   .571
UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 14 16   .467 27 26   .509
Cal Poly  ‍‍‍ 9 21   .300 21 34   .382
Sacramento State  ‍‍‍ 8 22   .267 18 39   .316
New Mexico State  ‍‍‍ 7 23   .233 18 38   .321
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1999[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Titans reached the College World Series, their tenth appearance in Omaha, where they finished tied for fifth place after winning a game against Texas A&M and losing to Stanford and eventual runner-up Florida State.

Personnel

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Roster

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1999 Cal State Fullerton Titans roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 2 - Kirk Saarloos - Sophomore
  • 12 - Jordan De Jong - Sophomore
  • 19 - George Carralejo - Sophomore
  • 22 - Matt Sorensen - Sophomore
  • 23 - Adam Johnson - Sophomore
  • 27 - Jason Westemeir - RS Freshman
  • 31 - Marco Harlon - Senior
  • 32 - John Skinner - Junior
  • 34 - Jon Smith - Sophomore
  • 38 - Ruben Jurado - Senior
  • 42 - Mike Garner - Junior
  • 47 - Ryan Alvarez - Freshman
  • 48 - Sean Martin - Freshman
  • 49 - Barry Hawkins - Junior
 

Catchers

  • 15 - Craig Patterson - Junior
  • 24 - Brett Kay - Freshman
  • 36 - Chad Baum - Senior
  • 40 - Russell Vanderhook - Junior
  • 41 - Jeff Gates - Junior
  • 43 - Sean Bischofberger - Freshman

Outfielders

  • 5 - Reed Johnson - Junior
  • 6 - Chris Stringfellow - Freshman
  • 17 - Rudy Simpson - Freshman
  • 20 - Chris Beck - Junior
  • 21 - Spencer Oborn - Junior
  • 25 - Rod Perry - Sophomore
  • 26 - Robert Guzman - Freshman
  • 35 - Mike Tomarelli - Sophomore
 

Infielders

  • 1 - David Bacani - Sophomore
  • 3 - Shawn Norris - Freshman
  • 4 - Ryan Owens - Junior
  • 9 - Ryan Moore - Senior
  • 10 - Donnie Furnald - Freshman
  • 11 - Chad Olszanski - Sophomore
  • 45 - Aaron Rifkin - Sophomore

Coaches

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1999 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball coaching staff[2]

Schedule and results

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Legend
  Cal State Fullerton win
  Cal State Fullerton loss
1999 Cal State Fullerton Titans Baseball Game Log[3]
Regular Season
Postseason

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches'*6
Baseball America6
Collegiate Baseball^111414101615148544322144446
NCBWA

^ 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

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1999". boydsworld.com. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  2. ^ a b 1999 Baseball Roster (PDF). Cal State Fullerton Titans. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  3. ^ 2024 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Cal State Fullerton Titans. p. A106. Retrieved June 12, 2024.