2017 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team

{{Infobox NCAA team season

|mode = baseball

|year = 2017

|team = Cal State Fullerton Titans

|logo =Cal_State_Fullerton_F-logo.png

|logo_size = 150

|conference = Big West Conference

|CoachRank = 7

|CBRank = 7

|short_conf = Big West

|record = 39–24

|conf_record = 15–9

|head_coach = Rick Vanderhook (6th year)

|asst_coach1 = Blake Hawksworth (1st year)

|asst_coach2 =

|asst_coach3 =

|stadium = Goodwin Field

|champion = Stanford Regional Champion
Long Beach Super Regional Champion

|bowl = College World Series

|bowl_result = 0–2

}}

The 2017 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team represented California State University, Fullerton in the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Titans played their home games at Goodwin Field and were members of the Big West Conference. The team was coached by Rick Vanderhook in his 6th season at Cal State Fullerton.

The Titans reached the College World Series for the 18th time in school history, where they were eliminated in two games.

Roster

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Pitchers

15 - Evan Larsen - Freshman
17 - Colton Eastman - Sophomore
18 - Brett Conine - Sophomore
20 - Jimmy Endersby - Freshman
25 - Erik Cha - File:Redshirt.svg Freshman
26 - Connor Seabold - Junior
30 - Jack Pabich - Junior
34 - Joe Wills - Junior
37 - Dillon Brown - Freshman
38 - Josh Rios - File:Redshirt.svg Freshman
42 - Gavin Velasquez - Sophomore
43 - Maxwell Gibbs - Senior
44 - John Gavin - Junior
55 - Blake Workman - Sophomore

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Infielders

1 - Taylor Bryant - File:Redshirt.svg Junior
2 - Tristan Hildebrandt - Junior
9 - Hank LoForte - Sophomore
12 - Sahid Valenzuela - Freshman
13 - Timmy Richards - Senior
19 - Dillon Persinger - Junior
23 - Jake Pavletich - File:Redshirt.svg Sophomore
35 - Zach Weller - Freshman
39 - JT McLellan - Junior
40 - Boston Romero - Junior

Catchers

10 - Daniel Cope - Freshman
24 - Chris Hudgins - Junior
27 - Niko Pacheco - File:Redshirt.svg Junior

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Outfielders

3 - Chris Prescott - Junior
4 - Ruben Cardenas - Sophomore
6 - Scott Hurst - Junior
31 - Zach Weisz - File:Redshirt.svg Freshman
33 - Hunter Cullen - Senior

Utility

8 - Coby Kauhaahaa - Sophomore

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Schedule and results

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bgcolor="#bbffbb"\|	Cal State Fullerton win
bgcolor="#ffbbbb"\|	Cal State Fullerton loss
bgcolor="#bbbbbb"\|	Postponement
Bold	Cal State Fullerton team member

colspan=2 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Cal State Fullerton Titans\|color=white}}"\|2017 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball game log{{cite web\|url=http://www.fullertontitans.com/sports/m-basebl/2016-17/schedule\|publisher=Cal State Fullerton Titans\|title=2017 Baseball Schedule\|accessdate=June 17, 2017}}
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colspan=2 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Cal State Fullerton Titans\|color=white}}"\|Regular season
valign="top" \| {\| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="margin:auto; font-size:95%; width:100%" ! colspan=11 style="padding-left:4em;{{CollegeSecondaryStyle\|Cal State Fullerton Titans\|color=white}}"\|February
Date ! Opponent ! Rank ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Win ! Loss ! Save ! Attendance ! Overall record ! Big West Record
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Feb 16	{{CBSB link\|year=2017\|team=Stanford Cardinal\|title=Stanford}}*	Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA	W 1–0	Seabold (1–0)	Bubic (0–1)	Eastman (1)	2,327	1–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Feb 18	Stanford*	Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA	W 8–1	Gavin (1–0)	Hanewich (0–1)	None	1,706	2–0
bgcolor=ffbbb \| Feb 19	Stanford*	Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA	L 6–7	Hock (1–0)	Brown (0–1)	None	1,703	2–1
bgcolor=ffbbb \| Feb 22	{{CBSB link\|year=2017\|team=San Diego State Aztecs\|title=San Diego State}}*	Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA	L 4–5	Petrovick (1–0)	Gibbs (0–1)	Saylor (1)	1,345	2–2
bgcolor=ffbbb \| Feb 24	at {{CBSB link\|year=2017\|team=UNLV Rebels\|title=UNLV}}*	Earl Wilson Stadium • Paradise, NV	L 1–6	Strong (2–0)	Seabold (1–1)	None	966	2–3
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Feb 25	at UNLV*	Earl Wilson Stadium • Paradise, NV	W 4–1	Veasquez (1–0)	Lewis (0–1)	Brown (1)	996	3–3
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Feb 26	at UNLV*	Earl Wilson Stadium • Paradise, NV	W 5–0	Gavin (2–0)	Poole (1–1)	None	876	4–3

Date ! Opponent ! Rank ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Win ! Loss ! Save ! Attendance ! Overall record ! Big West Record
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bgcolor=ffbbb \| Mar 3	at {{CBSB link\|year=2017\|team=Houston Cougars\|title=Houston}}*	Schroeder Park • Houston, TX	L 4–7	Romero (2–1)	Seabold (1–2)	None	1,799	4–4
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 4	at Houston*	Schroeder Park • Houston, TX	W 4–1	Vesquez (2–0)	Ullom (1–1)	None	1,444	5–4
bgcolor=bbbbbb \| Mar 5	at Houston*	Schroeder Park • Houston, TX	colspan=7\|Canceled
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 7	at {{CBSB link\|year=2017\|team=Arizona State Sun Devils\|title=Arizona State}}*	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 10–4	Workman (1–0)	Ryan (1–1)	None	2,176	6–4
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 8	at Arizona State*	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 13–4	Wills (1–0)	Stadler (1–1)	None	2,062	7–4
bgcolor=ffbbb \| Mar 10	{{CBSB link\|year=2017\|team=Gonzaga Bulldogs\|title=Gonzaga}}*	Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA	L 0–1	Morgan (2–1)	Seabold (1–3)	None	1,430	7–5
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 11	Gonzaga*	Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA	W 4–3	Cha (1–0)	Hellinger (1–1)	Conine (1)	1,773	8–5
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 12	Gonzaga*	Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA	W 3–2	Workman (2–0)	Lardner (1–1)	Conine (2)	1,298	9–5
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 14	{{CBSB link\|year=2017\|team=San Jose State Spartans\|title=San Jose State}}*	Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA	W 6–1	Wills (2–0)	Cameron (1–2)	Cha (1)	1,024	10–5
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 15	Arizona*	Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA	W 4–0	Gibbs (1–1)	Gomez (2–2)	None	1,899	11–5
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 17	{{CBSB link\|year=2017\|team=New Mexico Lobos\|title=New Mexico}}*	Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA	W 2–1	Seabold (2–3)	Stevens (2–2)	Conine (3)	1,526	12–5
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 18	New Mexico*	Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA	W 5–4	Brown (1–1)	Tripp (0–1)	Conine (4)	2,607	13–5
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 19	New Mexico*	Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA	W 1–0	Gavin (3–0)	Gonzalez (1–2)	Workman (1)	1,498	14–5
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 21	at {{CBSB link\|year=2017\|team=San Diego Toreros\|title=San Diego}}*	Fowler Park • San Diego, CA	W 9–2	Wills (3–0)	Sandum (1–2)	None	416	15–5
bgcolor=ffbbb \| Mar 24	at {{CBSB link\|year=2017\|team=Long Beach State Dirtbags\|title=Long Beach State}}*	Blair Field • Long Beach, CA	L 4–6	Riley (1–0)	Cha (1–1)	Advocate (2)	2,319	15–6
bgcolor=ffbbb \| Mar 25	at Long Beach State*	Blair Field • Long Beach, CA	L 5–8	Sheaks (2–1)	Gibbs (1–2)	Rivera (3)	2,392	15–7
bgcolor=ffbbb \| Mar 26	at Long Beach State*	Blair Field • Long Beach, CA	L 0–1¹⁰	Advocate (3–0)	Workman (2–1)	None	2,640	15–8
bgcolor=ffbbb \| Mar 28	at UCLA*	Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	L 7–9	Garcia (2–0)	Gibbs (1–3)	Burke (1)	555	15–9
bgcolor=ffbbb \| Mar 31	at {{CBSB link\|year=2017\|team=UC Riverside Highlanders\|title=UC Riverside}}	Riverside Sports Complex • Riverside, CA	L 2–3	Fagalde (5–0)	Seabold (2–4)	Morton (2)	445	15–10	0–1

Date ! Opponent ! Rank ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Win ! Loss ! Save ! Attendance ! Overall record ! Big West Record
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bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 1	at UC Riverside	Riverside Sports Complex • Riverside, CA	W 6–1	Velasquez (3–0)	Lillie (0–3)	Conine (5)	590	16–10	1–1
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 2	at UC Riverside	Riverside Sports Complex • Riverside, CA	W 15–2	Workman (3–1)	Delgado (0–1)	None	563	17–10	2–1
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 4	San Diego	Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA	W 13–2	Wills (4–0)	Crow (2–2)	None	1,248	18–10
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 7	{{CBSB link\|year=2017\|team=UC Davis Aggies\|title=UC Davis}}	Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA	W 6–0	Seabold (3–4)	Garcia (1–2)	None	1,798	19–10	3–1
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 8	UC Davis	Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA	W 9–8	Workman (4–1)	Stone (3–2)	None	1,893	20–10	4–1
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 9	UC Davis	Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA	W 8–5	Gavin (4–0)	Loar (0–1)	Conine (6)	1,517	21–10	5–1
bgcolor=ffbbb \| Apr 13	at {{CBSB link\|year=2017\|team=USC Trojans\|title=Southern California}}*	Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA	L 9–13	Clarke (4–1)	Pabich (0–1)	None	716	21–11
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 14	Southern California*	Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA	W 13–5	Seabold (4–4)	Stubbs (0–2)	None	3,265	22–11
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 15	Southern California*	Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA	W 2–1	Gavin (5–0)	Crouse (2–5)	Conine (7)	1,918	23–11
bgcolor=ffbbb \| Apr 18	vs. San Diego*	Lake Elsinore Diamond • Lake Elsinore, CA	L 6–11	Burdick (2–1)	Wills (4–1)	None	407	23–12
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 21	at {{CBSB link\|year=2017\|team=Cal Poly Mustangs\|title=Cal Poly}}	Robin Baggett Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA	W 7–4	Seabold (5–4)	Uelmen (2–6)	Conine (8)	1,798	24–12	6–1
bgcolor=ffbbb \| Apr 22	at Cal Poly	Robin Baggett Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA	L 6–13	Lee (4–2)	Gavin (5–1)	None	2,850	24–13	6–2
bgcolor=ffbbb \| Apr 23	at Cal Poly	Robin Baggett Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA	L 4–8	Howard (3–1)	Velasquez (3–1)	Clark (6)	2,134	24–14	6–3
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 28	{{CBSB link\|year=2017\|team=UC Irvine Anteaters\|title=UC Irvine}}	Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA	W 5–3	Seabold (6–4)	Johnston (2–2)	Conine (9)	1,826	25–14	7–3
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 29	UC Irvine	Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA	W 3–2¹⁴	Pabich (1–1)	Pallanate (4–3)	None	1,893	26–14	8–3
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Apr 30	UC Irvine	Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA	W 4–12	Bocko (1–4)	Velasquez (3–2)	None	1,332	26–15	8–4

Date ! Opponent ! Rank ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Win ! Loss ! Save ! Attendance ! Overall record ! Big West Record
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bgcolor=ccffcc \| May 5	at {{CBSB link\|year=2017\|team=Hawaii Rainbow Warriors\|title=Hawaii}}	Les Murakami Stadium • Honolulu, HI	W 3–1	Seabold (7–4)	Hornung (5–4)	Conine (10)	3,088	27–15	9–4
bgcolor=ffbbb \| May 6	at Hawaii	Les Murakami Stadium • Honolulu, HI	L 1–4	Rees (5–0)	Gavin (5–2)	Thomas (7)	4,327	27–16	9–5
bgcolor=ccffcc \| May 7	at Hawaii	Les Murakami Stadium • Honolulu, HI	W 6–2	Workman (5–1)	Uskali (6–3)	None	3,272	28–16	10–5
bgcolor=ccffcc \| May 9	UCLA*	Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA	W 4–3	Velasques (4–2)	Hooper (1–1)	Conine (11)	1,997	29–16
bgcolor=ccffcc \| May 12	{{CBSB link\|year=2017\|team=UC Santa Barbara Gauchos\|title=UC Santa Barbara}}	Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA	W 8–4	Seabold (8–4)	Nelson (6–4)	None	1,508	30–16	11–5
bgcolor=ffbbb \| May 13	UC Santa Barbara	Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA	L 3–6	Ledesma (2–5)	Pabich (1–2)	Barry (4)	1,667	30–17	11–6
bgcolor=ccffcc \| May 14	UC Santa Barbara	Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA	W 12–3	Workman (6–1)	Lincoln (1–3)	None	1,260	31–17	12–6
bgcolor=ffbbb \| May 15	{{CBSB link\|year=2017\|team=Saint Mary's Gaels\|title=Saint Mary's}}*	Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA	L 4–12	Madrigal (5–3)	Wills (4–2)	1,071	31–18
bgcolor=ccffcc \| May 19	at {{CBSB link\|year=2017\|team=Cal State Northridge Matadors\|title=Cal State Northridge}}	Matador Field • Northridge, CA	W 3–2	Seabold (9–4)	O'Neil (5–4)	Conine (12)	433	32–18	13–6
bgcolor=ccffcc \| May 20	at Cal State Northridge	Matador Field • Northridge, CA	W 16–7	Gavin (6–2)	Weston (5–4)	None	397	33–18	14–6
bgcolor=ffbbb \| May 21	at Cal State Northridge	Matador Field • Northridge, CA	L 4–8	Myers (6–6)	Workman (6–2)	None	509	33–19	14–7
bgcolor=ccffcc \| May 25	Long Beach State	Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA	W 6–3	Seabold (10–4)	Sheaks (7–3)	2,213	34–19	15–7
bgcolor=ffbbb \| May 26	Long Beach State	Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA	L 1–2¹⁰	Rivera (1–1)	Conine (0–1)	None	2,680	34–20	15–8
bgcolor=ffbbb \| May 27	Long Beach State	Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA	L 0–1	Baayoun (1–0)	Velasques (4–3)	Rivera (11)	2,594	34–21	15–9

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Date ! Opponent ! Rank ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Win ! Loss ! Save ! Attendance ! Overall record ! Regional Record
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bgcolor=ccffcc \| June 1	BYU	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 13–2	Seabold (11–4)	Corless (6–2	None	1,390	35–21	1–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| June 2	at Stanford	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 4–1	Gavin (7–2)	Summerville (5–2)	Conine (13)	2,222	36–21	2–0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| June 3	at Stanford	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 4–2	Eastman (1–0)	Miller (5–2)	Conine (14)	1,745	37–21	3–0

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Date ! Opponent ! Rank ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Win ! Loss ! Save ! Attendance ! Overall record ! SR Record
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bgcolor=ffbbb \| June 9	at Long Beach State	Blair Field • Long Beach, CA	L 0–3	McCaughan (9–2)	Seabold (11–5)	Rivera (13)	2,764	37–22	0–1
bgcolor=ccffcc \| June 10	at Long Beach State	Blair Field • Long Beach, CA	W 4–1	Gavin (8–2)	Smith (9–2)	None	2,867	38–22	1–1
bgcolor=ccffcc \| June 11	at Long Beach State	Blair Field • Long Beach, CA	W 4–2	Eastman (2–0)	Sheaks (8–4)	Conine (15)	2,896	39–22	2–1

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Date ! Opponent ! Rank ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Win ! Loss ! Save ! Attendance ! Overall record ! Regional Record
bgcolor=ffbbb \| June 17	#1 Oregon State*	TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE	L 5–6	Mulholland (7–1)	Workman (6–3)	Rasmussen (2)	22,656	39–23	0–1
bgcolor=ffbbb \| June 19	Florida State*	TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE	L 4–6	Haney (3–2)	Pabich (1–3)	Carlton (7)	17,229	39–24	0–2

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! Win

! Loss

! Save

! Attendance

! Overall record

! Regional Record

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