1979 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team

The 1979 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team represented California State University, Fullerton in the 1979 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Titans played their home games at Titan Field. The team was coached by Augie Garrido in his 7th season at Cal State Fullerton.

1979 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball
ConferenceSouthern California Baseball Association
CBNo. 1
1979 record60–14–1 (23–4–1 SCBA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jody Robinson (3rd year)
  • Matt McCann (1st year)
  • Bill Kernen (2nd year)
Home stadiumTitan Field
1979 Southern California Baseball Association standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#1 Cal State Fullerton y   234 .852  6014 .811
No. 3 Pepperdine  y 199 .679  4716 .746
Long Beach State   1710 .630  4022 .645
San Diego   1412 .538  3219 .627
Loyola Marymount   1216 .429  2934 .460
Cal State Los Angeles   919 .321  2539 .391
UC Irvine   819 .296  2237 .373
UC Santa Barbara   720 .259  1731 .354
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1979[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Titans won the College World Series, defeating the Arkansas Razorbacks in the championship game.

Roster

1979 Cal State Fullerton Titans roster
 

Pitchers

  • 6 Bruce Davis - Junior
  • 7 Pat Estrada - Junior
  • 18 Frank Ferroni - Sophomore
  • 19 Dave Weatherman - Sophomore
  • 20 Tony Hudson - Sophomore
  • 22 Tim Miner - Sophomore
  • 26 Ray Lane - Junior
  • 27 Jim Sutton - Sophomore
  • 30 Larry Navilhon - Junior
 

Infielders

  • 3 Sam Favata - Sophomore
  • 8 Mike Garcia - Senior
  • 9 Matt Vejar - Junior
  • 13 Glenn Robertson - Junior
  • 15 Dan Hanggie - Sophomore
  • 29 Tim Wallach - Senior

Catchers

  • 14 Kurt Kingsolver - Junior
  • 24 Jerald Traylor - Sophomore
  • 25 Joe Martelli - Senior
  • 28 Mike Rubel - Freshman
  • 31 Scott Desrosier - Senior
 

Outfielders

Coaches

  • 16 Augie Garrido - 7th Season
  • 4 Jody Robinson - 3rd Season
  • 11 Matt McCann - 1st Season
  • 17 Bill Kernen - 2nd Season
 

Schedule

1979 Cal State Fullerton Titans Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
Post–Season

Awards and honors

Dan Hanggie
  • All-America Second Team[2]
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]
  • All-SCBA First Team[2]
Sam Favata
  • All-SCBA First Team[2]
Tony Hudson
Kurt Kingsolver
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]
Larry Navilhon
  • All-SCBA First Team[2]
Matt Vejar
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]
Tim Wallach
Dave Weatherman
  • All-SCBA First Team[2]

Titans in the 1979 MLB Draft

The following members of the Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball program were drafted in the 1979 Major League Baseball Draft.[4]

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Tim Wallach1B1st10thMontreal Expos
Michael PalmerOF5th125thKansas City Royals
Larry NavilhonRHP12th300thSan Diego Padres
Andre DavidOF14th349thMinnesota Twins
Kurt KingsolverC16th413thMilwaukee Brewers
Tony HudsonRHP17th422ndSt. Louis Cardinals
Mike Garcia2B27th669thAtlanta Braves

References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1979". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  2. "Titans Honors and Awards" (PDF). FullertonTitans.com. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  3. "College World Series Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  4. "MLB Amateur Draft Picks from Cal State Fullerton University". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
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