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