1995 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team

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1995
Big West Conference tournament Champions
ConferenceBig West Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
CBNo. 1
Record57-9 (18–3 Big West)
Head coach (20th year)
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumTitan Field
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →
1995 Big West Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Cal State Fullerton  ‍ 18 3   .857 57 9   .864
No. 16
Long Beach State
 ‍‍‍
16 5   .762 38 25   .603
Nevada  ‍‍‍ 12 9   .571 35 18   .660
UNLV  ‍‍‍ 11 10   .524 32 21   .604
New Mexico State  ‍‍‍ 9 12   .429 32 22   .593
UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 8 13   .381 22 24   .478
Pacific
 ‍‍‍
5 16   .238 26 26   .500
San Jose State  ‍‍‍ 5 16   .238 21 33   .389
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the 1995 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
As of June 30, 1995[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1995 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team represented California State University, Fullerton in the 1995 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Titans played their home games at Titan Field. The team was coached by Augie Garrido in his 20th season at Cal State Fullerton.

The Titans won the College World Series, defeating the USC Trojans in the championship series. Baseball America named them the best college team of the 20th century.[2]

Roster

1995 Cal State Fullerton Titans roster
 

Pitchers

  • 10 Tom Dillon -Junior
  • 12 Ted Silva - Junior
  • 13 Jon Ward - Junior
  • 18 Todd Singelyn - Junior
  • 21 Mark Chavez - Junior
  • 27 Justin Alderson - Freshman
  • 32 Scott Hild - Freshman
  • 35 Tim Dixon - Senior
  • 37 Kimson Hollibaugh - Senior
  • 40 John Mitchell - Junior
  • 41 Danny Reeser - Junior
  • 42 Steve Cardona - Junior
  • 45 Mike Greenlee - Junior
 

Infielders

  • 2 Scott Drulias - Junior
  • 4 David Pruett - Junior
  • 5 Jack Jones - Sophomore
  • 6 Pedro J Rivera - Junior
  • 9 Ruben Hernandez - Senior
  • 11 Sergio Brown - Senior
  • 14 David Bridge - Junior
  • 15 Nakia Hill - Freshman
  • 17 Tony Martinez - Junior
  • 25 Mike Lamb - Junior
  • 34 D.C. Olsen - Senior
  • 45 Mike Brambilla - Freshman

Catchers

  • 19 Brian Loyd - Sophomore
  • 26 Mike Wright - Freshman
  • 38 Ryan Jara - Senior
 

Outfielders

  • 3 Steve Chatham - Freshman
  • 7 Mark Kotsay - Sophomore
  • 20 Robert Matos - Senior
  • 22 Skip Kiil - Junior
  • 23 C.J. Ankrum - Freshman
  • 24 Jeremy Giambi - Sophomore
  • 30 Ted Persell - Junior
  • 33 Tony Miranda - Senior

Coaches

 

Schedule

1995 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball game log
Regular season
January/February
Date Opponent Score Overall record Big West record
January 31
Cal Poly Pomona
7-1 1-0
February 3 Stanford 11-9 2-0
February 4 Stanford 10-11 2-1
February 5 Stanford 5-3 3-1
February 7 at UCLA 6-2 4-1
February 9 at Arizona 10-2 5-1
February 10 at Arizona 10-2 6-1
February 12 at Arizona 6-1 7-1
February 15 San Diego 3-2 8-1
February 17 at Fresno State 3-6 8-2
February 18 at Fresno State 4-3 9-2
February 19 at Fresno State 7-3 10-2
February 21 Southern California 10-9 11-2
February 24 Pepperdine 7-3 12-2
February 25 Notre Dame 20-3 13-2
February 26 Texas 14-6 14-2
March
Date Opponent Score Overall record Big West record
March 1 Cal State Northridge 5-3 15–2
March 3 at Texas 1-2 15-3
March 4 at Texas 17-3 16-3
March 5 at Texas 6-4 17-3
March 8 at Pepperdine 6-3 18-3
March 10 Gonzaga 8-6 19–3
March 12 Gonzaga 7-2 20–3
March 15 at Loyola Marymount 18-1 21–3
March 18 Cal Poly 8-3 22–3
March 19 Cal Poly 12-3 23–3
March 20 Cal Poly 15-1 24–3
March 24 San Jose State 11-1 25–3 1–0
March 25 San Jose State 17-1 26–3 2-0
March 26 San Jose State 3-6 26–4 2–1
March 28 Southern California 4-7 26–5
March 31 at UC Santa Barbara 9-6 27–5 3–1
April
Date Opponent Score Overall record Big West record
April 1 at UC Santa Barbara 10-8 28–5 4–1
April 2 at UC Santa Barbara 7-5 29–5 5–1
April 5 Loyola Marymount 14-5 30–5
April 7
Long Beach State
1-8 30–6 5–2
April 8 Long Beach State 6-5 31–6 6–2
April 9 Long Beach State 5-4 32–6 7–2
April 13 at UNLV 8-7 33–6 8–2
April 14 at UNLV 9-4 34–6 9–2
April 15 at UNLV 18-4 35–6 10–2
April 19 Pepperdine 6-5 36–6
April 21
Pacific
2-1 37–6 11–2
April 22 Pacific 9-5 38–6 12–2
April 23 Pacific 5-0 39–6 13–2
April 25 Wichita State 7-8 39–7
April 26 Wichita State 3-4 39–8
April 28 at
Nevada
8-10 39–9 13–3
April 29 at Nevada 5-4 40–9 14–3
April 30 at Nevada 9-5 41–9 15–3
May
Date Opponent Score Overall record Big West record
May 3 at Cal State Northridge 12-11 42–9
May 5 New Mexico State 4-1 43–9 16–3
May 6 New Mexico State 25-7 44–9 17–3
May 7 New Mexico State 7-0 45–9 18–3
May 9 San Diego 5-1 46–9
Post-season
Big West tournament
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record
May 12 vs. UNLV Blair Field 12-1 47–9
May 13 vs. Nevada Blair Field 6-4 48–9
May 14 vs. Long Beach State Blair Field 8-4 49–9
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Cal State Fullerton Decision Attendance Overall record
May 25 vs.
Northeast Louisiana
Alex Box Stadium 7–6 Silva (W; 15-1) 2,457 50–9
May 26 vs. James Madison Alex Box Stadium 9–1 Ward (W; 9-3) 1,814 51–9
May 27 vs. Rice Alex Box Stadium 9–1 Silva (W; 16-1) 1,414 52–9
May 28 vs. Rice Alex Box Stadium 8–7 Chavez (W; 4-2) 1,240 53–9
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Cal State Fullerton Decision Attendance Overall record
June 3 vs. Stanford
Rosenblatt Stadium
6–5 Silva (W; 17-1) 15,643 54–9
June 5 vs. Tennessee Rosenblatt Stadium 11–1 Ward (W; 10-3) 8,000 55–9
June 8 vs. Tennessee Rosenblatt Stadium 11–0 Dixon (W; 13-0) 14,242 56–9
June 8 vs. Southern California Rosenblatt Stadium 11–5 Silva (W; 18-1) 22,027 57–9

Awards and honors

C.J. Ankrum
  • All-America Freshman[3]
Mark Kotsay
Jack Jones
Brian Loyd
  • All-America Third Team[3]
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[3]
  • All-Big West First Team[3]
Tony Martinez
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[3]
Tony Miranda
  • All-Big West First Team[3]
Ted Silva
  • All-America First Team[3]
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[3]
  • Big West Pitcher of the Year[3]
  • All-Big West First Team[3]

Titans in the 1995 MLB Draft

The following members of the Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball program were drafted in the

1995 Major League Baseball Draft.[5]

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Jon Ward RHP 8th 211th St. Louis Cardinals
Tim Dixon LHP 14th 395th Montreal Expos
D.C. Olsen 1B 15th 423rd Montreal Expos
Ted Silva RHP 21st 570th Texas Rangers
Tony Miranda OF 24th 666th Kansas City Royals
John Mitchell RHP 25th 692nd Toronto Blue Jays
Joe Fraser 2B 27th 744th Minnesota Twins
Brian Loyd C 39th 1091st Cincinnati Reds
Jeremy Giambi OF 44th 1218th Detroit Tigers

References

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1995". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
  2. ^ "Garrido Steps Aside At Texas - BaseballAmerica.com". BaseballAmerica.com. May 30, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Titans Honors and Awards" (PDF). FullertonTitans.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
  4. ^ "College World Series record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
  5. ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks from Cal State Fullerton University". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved June 30, 2012.