The 2004 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team represented California State University, Fullerton in the 2004 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Titans played their home games at Goodwin Field. The team was coached by George Horton in his 8th season at Cal State Fullerton.
The Titans won the College World Series, defeating the Texas Longhorns and former Titans head coach Augie Garrido in the championship series.
Roster
2004 Cal State Fullerton Titans roster Pitchers 10 Ricky Romero - Sophomore 12 Mike Martinez - Senior 17 Eric Hale - Freshman 23 Scott Sarver - Junior 26 Ryan Schreppel - Sophomore 31 Armando Carrasco - Freshman 33 Nolan Bruyninckx - Freshman 34 Lauren Gagnier - Freshman 37 Evan Myrick - Freshman 38 Dustin Miller - Sophomore 48 Geoff Tesmer - Freshman 49 Jason Windsor - Senior 50 John Estes - Sophomore 51 Mark Davidson - Freshman 53 Vinnie Pestano - Freshman Infielders 2 Justin Turner - Sophomore 5 Mark Carroll - Junior 6 Blake Davis - Freshman 8 Bret Day - Senior 9 Brett Pill - Freshman 13 Neil Walton - Sophomore 15 Ronnie Prettyman - Junior 19 Evan McArthur - Sophomore 25 Felipe Garcia - Junior
Catchers 3 Kurt Suzuki - Junior 32 Jon Wilhite - Freshman 35 John Curtis - Freshman 39 Vance Otake - Freshman 43 Eric Echevarria - Sophomore 44 P. J. Pilittere - Senior Outfielders 1 Joe Turgeon - Junior 4 Clark Hardman - Freshman 11 J.D. McCauley - Sophomore 20 Brandon Tripp - Freshman 22 Shawn Scobee - Sophomore 24 Bobby Andrews - Sophomore 27 Danny Dorn - Sophomore 46 Sergio Pedroza - Sophomore
Coaches 8 George Horton - 8th Season 18 Dave Serrano - 8th Season 28 Rick Vanderhook - 18th Season 36 Chad Baum - 5th Season
Schedule
! style="background:#FF7F00;color:#004A80;"| Regular season (36–20) |- valign="top"
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | January 30 || at No. 6 || No. 8 || Sunken Diamond || 3–16 || Schreppel (L; 0–1) || 2,103 || 0–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | January 31 || at No. 6 Stanford || No. 8 || Sunken Diamond || 7–8 || Romero (L; 0–1) || 2,437 || 0–2 || –
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | February 1 || at No. 6 Stanford || No. 8 || Sunken Diamond || 1–4 || Gagnier (L; 0–1) || 1,637 || 0–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 6 || || No. 8 || Goodwin Field || 9–8 || Sarver (W; 1–0) || 1,876 || 1–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 7 || UNLV || No. 8 || Goodwin Field || 13–1 || Romero (W; 1–1) || 1,646 || 2–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 8 || UNLV || No. 8 || Goodwin Field || 14–6 || Gagnier (W; 1–1) || 2,010 || 3–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | February 13 || at No. 22 Arizona || No. 8 || Sancet Stadium || 8–11 || Pestano (L; 0–1) || 871 || 3–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | February 14 || at No. 22 Arizona || No. 8 || Sancet Stadium || 6–10 || Romero (L; 1–2) || 1,358 || 3–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 15 || at No. 22 Arizona || No. 8 || Sancet Stadium || 12–10 || M. Martinez (W; 1–0) || 1,683 || 4–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | February 20 || at || No. 15 || Cougar Field || 2–3 || Windsor (L; 0–1) || 1,203 || 4–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 21 || at Houston || No. 15 || Cougar Field || 11–0 || Romero (W; 2–2) || 1,743 || 5–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 22 || at Houston || No. 15 || Cougar Field || 9–4 || Schreppel (W; 1–1) || 1,513 || 6–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | February 24 || at || No. 20 || George C. Page Stadium || 2–3 || Sarver (L; 1–1) || 321 || 6–7 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | February 27 || || No. 20 || Goodwin Field || 1–5 || Pestano (L; 0–2) || 2,278 || 6–8 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 28 || No. 3 || No. 20 || Goodwin Field || 7–1 || Romero (W; 3–2) || 2,398 || 7–8 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 29 || || No. 20 || Goodwin Field || 10–4 || Gagnier (W; 2–1) || 2,768 || 8–8 || –
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 5 || at No. 3 Texas || || Disch-Falk Field || 2–6 || Windsor (L; 0–2) || 4,446 || 8–9 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 6 || vs. || || Disch-Falk Field || 12–2 || Schreppel (W; 2–1) || 278 || 9–9 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 7 || at No. 3 Texas || || Disch-Falk Field || 1–3 || Romero (L; 3–3) || 5,547 || 9–10 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 9 || vs. || || Goodwin Field || 4–7 || Gagnier (L; 2–2) || 821 || 9–11 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 12 || || || Goodwin Field || 7–1 || Windsor (W; 1–2) || 1,207 || 10–11 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 13 || Minnesota || || Goodwin Field || 7–8 || M. Martinez (L; 1–1) || 1,413 || 10–12 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 14 || Minnesota || || Goodwin Field || 10–2 || Pestano (W; 1–2) || 1,643 || 11–12 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 17 || at || || Eddy D. Field Stadium || 9–8 || M. Martinez (W; 2–1) || 119 || 12–12 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 19 || at || || Pete Beiden Field || 5–7 || Windsor (L; 1–3) || 2,582 || 12–13 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 20 || at Fresno State || || Pete Beiden Field || 15–5 || Romero (W; 4–3) || 2,408 || 13–13 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 21 || at Fresno State || || Pete Beiden Field || 12–9 || M. Martinez (W; 3–1) || 2,423 || 14–13 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 24 || Pepperdine || || Goodwin Field || 6–0 || Bruyninckx (W; 1–0) || 1,017 || 15–13 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 31 || Southern California || || Dedeaux Field || 4–6 || M. Martinez (L; 3–2) || 551 || 15–14 || –
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | April 2 || No. 13 || || Goodwin Field || 2–6 || Windsor (L; 1–4) || 3,317 || 15–15 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | April 3 || No. 13 Long Beach State || || Goodwin Field || 1–10 || Schreppel (L; 2–2) || 1,859 || 15–16 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 4 || No. 13 Long Beach State || || Goodwin Field || 9–3 || Romero (W; 5–3) || 2,585 || 16–16 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 8 || at || || Klein Family Field || 16–1 || Windsor (W; 2–4) || 338 || 17–16 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 9 || at Pacific || || Klein Family Field || 13–0 || Romero (W; 6–3) || 247 || 18–16 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 10 || at Pacific || || Klein Family Field || 13–5 || Pestano (W; 2–2) || 331 || 19–16 || 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 13 || Loyola Marymount || || Goodwin Field || 12–1 || Schreppel (W; 3–2) || 934 || 20–16 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 16 || || || Goodwin Field || 3–2 || Windsor (W; 3–4) || 1,091 || 21–16 || 4–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 17 || Cal State Northridge || || Goodwin Field || 10–3 || Romero (W; 7–3) || 1,010 || 22–16 || 5–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 18 || Cal State Northridge || || Goodwin Field || 4–3 || Pestano (W; 3–2) || 1,874 || 23–16 || 6–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | April 20 || || || Goodwin Field || 4–5 || Pestano (L; 3–3) || l,479 || 23–17 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 23 || at || || Caesar Uyesaka Stadium || 8–0 || Windsor (W; 4–4) || 273 || 24–17 || 7–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 24 || at UC Santa Barbara || || Caesar Uyesaka Stadium || 9–2 || Romero (W; 8–3) || 303 || 25–17 || 8–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | April 25 || at UC Santa Barbara || || Caesar Uyesaka Stadium || 7–14 || Sarver (L; 1–2) || 371 || 25–18 || 8–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 30 || || || Goodwin Field || 3–2 || Windsor (W; 5–4) || 1,243 || 26–18 || 9–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 1 || Cal Poly || || Goodwin Field || 27–2 || Romero (W; 9–3) || 1,579 || 27–18 || 10–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 2 || Cal Poly || || Goodwin Field || 9–4 || M. Martinez (W; 4–2) || 1,127 || 28–18 || 11–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 7 || || || Goodwin Field || 12–3 || Windsor (W; 6–4) || 1,632 || 29–18 || 12–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | May 8 || UC Riverside || || Goodwin Field || 4–6 || Romero (L; 9–4) || 1,520 || 29–19 || 12–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 9 || UC Riverside || || Goodwin Field || 11–4 || M. Martinez (W; 5–2) || 1,043 || 30–19 || 13–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | May 11 || at UCLA || || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 2–8 || Bruyninckx (L; 1–1) || 327 || 30–20 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 14 || at || || Cicerone Field || 3–0 || Windsor (W; 7–4) || 1,572 || 31–20 || 14–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 15 || at UC Irvine || || Cicerone Field || 11–1 || Romero (W; 10–4) || 1,579 || 32–20 || 15–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 16 || at UC Irvine || || Cicerone Field || 7–3 || M. Martinez (W; 6–2) || 1,610 || 33–20 || 16–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 21 || at No. 11 Long Beach State || No. 23 || Blair Field || 2–1 || Windsor (W; 8–4) || 3,036 || 34–20 || 17–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 22 || at No. 11 Long Beach State || No. 23 || Blair Field || 2–1 || Romero (W; 11–4) || 2,037 || 35–20 || 18–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 23 || at No. 11 Long Beach State || No. 23 || Blair Field || 13–11 || M. Martinez (W; 7–2) || 2,168 || 36–20 || 19–2
! style="background:#FF7F00;color:#004A80;"| Post-season (11–2)
|- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 4 || vs. (3) Minnesota || No. 13 (2) || Goodwin Field || 7–1 || Windsor (W; 9–4) || 3,211 || 37–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | June 5 || vs. (4) Pepperdine || No. 13 (2) || Goodwin Field || 6–7 || Schreppel (L; 3–3) || 2,520 || 37–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 5 || vs. No. 18 (1) || No. 13 (2) || Goodwin Field || 5–0 || M. Martinez (W; 8–2) || 1,392 || 38–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 6 || vs. (4) Pepperdine || No. 13 (2) || Goodwin Field || 15–1 || Sarver (W; 2–2) || 1,867 || 39–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 6 || vs. (4) Pepperdine || No. 13 (2) || Goodwin Field || 16–3 || Windsor (W; 10–4) || 1,567 || 40–21
|- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 12 || vs. No. 14 || No. 5 || Goodwin Field || 9–0 || Windsor (W; 11–4) || 3,375 || 41–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 13 || vs. No. 14 Tulane || No. 5 || Goodwin Field || 10–7 || Romero (W; 12–4) || 2,720 || 42–21
|- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 19 || vs. No. 7 (2) South Carolina || No. 4 || Rosenblatt Stadium || 2–0 || Windsor (W; 12–4) || 23,976 || 43–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 20 || vs. No. 1 (3) Miami (FL) || No. 4 || Rosenblatt Stadium || 6–3 || Romero (W; 13–4) || 24,857 || 44–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | June 23 || vs. No. 7 (2) South Carolina || No. 4 || Rosenblatt Stadium || 3–5 || M. Martinez (L; 8–3) || 28,216 || 44–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 24 || vs. No. 7 (2) South Carolina || No. 4 || Rosenblatt Stadium || 4–0 || Sarver (W; 3–2) || 16,251 || 45–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 26 || vs. No. 2 (1) Texas || No. 4 || Rosenblatt Stadium || 6–4 || Romero (W; 14–4) || 26,604 || 46–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 27 || vs. No. 2 (1) Texas || No. 4 || Rosenblatt Stadium || 3–2 || Windsor (W; 13–4) || 21,392 || 47–22
Awards and honors Felipe Garcia College World Series All-Tournament Team
Clark Hardman All-America Freshman All-Big West First Team
Ricky Romero College World Series All-Tournament Team
Kurt Suzuki Brooks Wallace Award Johnny Bench Award All-America First Team Big West Player of the Year All-Big West First Team
Jason Windsor College World Series Most Outstanding Player All-America Second Team Big West Pitcher of the Year All-Big West First Team
Titans in the 2004 MLB draft The following members of the Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball program were drafted in the 2004 Major League Baseball draft.