Cal State Fullerton 2017 Baseball World Series Capsule

 

Cal State Fullerton Titans

Big West (34-21, 15-9)

 
 
Big Wins: 2/18 Stanford (8-1), 3/4 at Houston (4-1), 3/15 Arizona (4-0)
Bad Losses: 2/24 at UNLV (1-6), 4/30 UC Irvine (4-12), 5/21 at Cal State Northridge (4-8)
Coach: Rick Vanderhook
 
Key Field Players:
Sahid Valenzuela, Freshman, IF, .344 BA, 20 RBI
Scott Hurst, Junior, OF, .339 BA, 11 HR, 37 RBI
Dillon Persinger, Junior, IF, .287 BA, 27 RBI, 14 SB
Hunter Cullen, Senior, OF, .276 BA, 5 HR, 26 RBI
Taylor Bryant, Junior, IF, .275 BA, 34 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Connor Seabold, Junior, P, 2.94 ERA, 10-4 W/L, 3 CG, 110.1 IP, 108 SO
John Gavin, Junior, P, 3.07 ERA, 6-2 W/L, 85.0 IP, 74 SO
Brett Conine, Sophomore, P, 1.45 ERA, 0-1 W/L, 37.1 IP, 36 SO, 12 SV
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .271 (156th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.85 (76, 4)
Doubles per Game: 1.63 (188, 6)
Earned Run Average: 3.94 (59, 4)
Fielding Percentage: .980 (12, 1)
Home Runs per Game: 0.71 (145, 3)
Scoring Offense: 5.6 (153, 1)
Slugging Percentage: .404 (136, 2)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.88 (157, 4)
Triples per Game: 0.37 (23, 3)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2016    Regional                      defeated Louisiana Tech, lost to Mississippi State, eliminated by Louisiana Tech
2015    Regional                      defeated Pepperdine, defeated Arizona State, defeated Pepperdine
2015    Super Regional            defeated Louisville
2015    CWS                           lost to Vanderbilt, eliminated by LSU
2014    Regional                      defeated Nebraska, lost to Oklahoma State, defeated Nebraska, eliminated by Oklahoma State
2013    Regional                      defeated Columbia, defeated Arizona State, defeated Arizona State
2013    Super Regional            lost to UCLA, eliminated by UCLA
2012    Regional                      defeated Indiana State, lost to Oregon, eliminated by Austin Peay
2011    Regional                      defeated Illinois, lost to Stanford, eliminated by Illinois
2010    Regional                      lost to Minnesota, defeated Stanford, defeated New Mexico, defeated Minnesota, defeated Minnesota
2010    Super Regional            eliminated by UCLA
2009    Regional                      defeated Utah, defeated Gonzaga, defeated Utah
2009    Super Regional            defeated Louisville
2009    CWS                           lost to Arkansas, eliminated by Virginia
2008    Regional                      defeated Rider, lost to UCLA, defeated Virginia, defeated UCLA, defeated UCLA
2008    Super Regional            eliminated by Stanford
2007    Regional                      defeated Minnesota, defeated Fresno State, defeated Fresno State
2007    Super Regional            defeated UCLA
2007    CWS                           lost to Oregon State, eliminated by UC Irvine
 
*all team stats through 5/21