The 1988 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team represented California State University, Fullerton in the 1988 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Titans played their home games at Titan Field, and played as part of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. The team was coached by Larry Cochell in his first season as head coach at Cal State Fullerton.
The Titans reached the College World Series, their fifth appearance in Omaha, where they finished tied for third place after winning games against Miami (FL) and eventual champion Stanford before losing a pair of semifinal matchups with Stanford.
Personnel Roster 1988 Cal State Fullerton Titans roster Pitchers 4 - Duane Madje - Junior 9 - Rich Faulks - Sophomore 15 - Erik Silvey - Junior 18 - Huck Flener - Freshman 21 - Longo Garcia - Senior 22 - Chris Robinson - Freshman 24 - Mark Beck - Freshman 25 - Paul Johnson - Junior 31 - Jim Foley - Junior 32 - Danny DeVille - Junior 34 - Matt Watson - Freshman Catchers 7 - Brent Mayne - Sophomore 13 - Shane Flores - Senior
Outfielders 2 - Jason Rolish - Sophomore 10 - John Miscovich - Freshman 17 - Rex Peters - Junior 23 - Ramiro Garcia - Sophomore 26 - Bobby Jones - Junior 27 - Greg Mannion - Senior 30 - Jim Osborn - Senior 33 - Scott Talanoa - Freshman Infielders 3 - Mark Shimamoto - Freshman 8 - Mike Ross - Senior 11 - Kemer Brett - Junior 12 - Mike Friedland - Junior 19 - Mark Razook - Junior 20 - Ralph Ramirez - Junior 37 - Keith Kaub - Senior
Coaches 1988 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball coaching staff1 - Larry Cochell - Head coach - 1st Season - Dick Larner - Assistant coach - 2nd Season 5 - Dennis Rogers - Assistant coach - 1st Season 28 - Rick Vanderhook - Assistant coach - 4th Season 6 - Paul Cameron - Graduate Assistant - 1st Season
Schedule and results Legend Cal State Fullerton win Cal State Fullerton loss
1988 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball game logRegular seasonJanuary Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record PCAA Record Jan 26 * Titan Field • Fullerton, CA W 5–1 1–0 Jan 28 * Titan Field • Fullerton, CA L 1–8 1–1 Jan 29 at Chapman* Orange, CA W 5–0 2–1 Jan 30 Chapman* Titan Field • Fullerton, CA L 7–10 2–2 February Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record PCAA Record Feb 3 at * Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA L 3–7 2–3 Feb 5 at No. 2 Stanford* Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 5–1 3–3 Feb 6 at Stanford* Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA L 4–9 3–4 Feb 7 at Stanford* Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 6–5 4–4 Feb 11 at Arizona* Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 9–14 4–5 Feb 12 at Arizona* Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 22–5 5–5 Feb 13 at Arizona* Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 6–13 5–6 Feb 17 * Titan Field • Fullerton, CA W 13–0 6–6 Feb 20 * Titan Field • Fullerton, CA W 22–4 7–6 Feb 23 * Titan Field • Fullerton, CA W 2–0 8–6 Feb 26 * Titan Field • Fullerton, CA W 7–0 9–6 Feb 27 US International* Titan Field • Fullerton, CA W 5–1 10–6 Feb 27 US International* Titan Field • Fullerton, CA W 15–8 11–6 March Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record PCAA Record Mar 2 at No. 18 * Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 12–6 12–7 Mar 4 * Titan Field • Fullerton, CA L 2–4 12–7 Mar 5 Portland* Titan Field • Fullerton, CA W 10–6 13–7 Mar 6 Portland* Titan Field • Fullerton, CA W 5–3 14–7 Mar 9 * Titan Field • Fullerton, CA W 9–2 15–7 Mar 11 No. 18 * Titan Field • Fullerton, CA W 7–1 16–7 Mar 12 No. 18 Washington State* Titan Field • Fullerton, CA L 6–7 16–8 Mar 13 No. 7 * Titan Field • Fullerton, CA W 3–0 17–8 Mar 15 at Pepperdine* Eddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, CA W 12–3 18–8 Mar 18 at Klein Family Field • Stockton, CA W 5–0 19–8 1–0 Mar 19 at Pacific Klein Family Field • Stockton, CA W 15–8 20–8 2–0 Mar 20 at Pacific Klein Family Field • Stockton, CA L 6–7 20–9 2–1 Mar 25 vs No. 12 * Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA(Bush Challenge II) W 7–2 21–9 Mar 26 vs No. 11 * Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA(Bush Challenge II) W 14–3 22–9 Mar 27 vs * Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA(Bush Challenge II) W 8–4 23–9 April Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record PCAA Record Apr 1 Titan Field • Fullerton, CA L 6–7 23–10 2–2 Apr 2 UC Santa Barbara Titan Field • Fullerton, CA W 8– 24–10 3–2 Apr 3 UC Santa Barbara Titan Field • Fullerton, CA W 8–5 25–10 4–2 Apr 8 at Blair Field • Long Beach, CA W 9–2 26–10 5–2 Apr 9 at Long Beach State Blair Field • Long Beach, CA W 13–3 27–10 6–2 Apr 10 at Long Beach State Blair Field • Long Beach, CA W 13–2 28–10 7–2 Apr 13 at US International* San Diego, CA W 9–6 29–10 Apr 15 No. 20 Titan Field • Fullerton, CA W 4–2 30–10 8–2 Apr 16 No. 20 UNLV Titan Field • Fullerton, CA L 2–3 30–11 8–3 Apr 17 No. 20 UNLV Titan Field • Fullerton, CA W 6–5 31–11 9–3 Apr 22 Titan Field • Fullerton, CA W 11–7 32–11 10–3 Apr 23 UC Irvine Titan Field • Fullerton, CA W 6–5 33–11 11–3 Apr 24 UC Irvine Titan Field • Fullerton, CA W 4–1 34–11 12–3 Apr 26 * Titan Field • Fullerton, CA W 10–7 35–11 Apr 29 No. 2 Fresno State Titan Field • Fullerton, CA L 2–3 35–12 12–4 Apr 30 No. 2 Fresno State Titan Field • Fullerton, CA L 3–5 35–13 12–5May Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record PCAA Record May 1 No. 2 Fresno State Titan Field • Fullerton, CA L 8–15 35–14 12–6 May 4 UCLA Titan Field • Fullerton, CA W 4–3 36–14 May 8 at San Jose Municipal Stadium • San Jose, CA L 4–5 36–15 12–7 May 8 at San Jose State San Jose Municipal Stadium • San Jose, CA L 2–11 36–16 12–8 May 11 No. 21 USC* Titan Field • Fullerton, CA W 8–4 37–16 Postseason Date Opponent Seed Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Reg Record May 27 (4) (3) Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 6–3 38–16 1–0 May 28 (2) (3) Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 5–1 39–16 2–0 May 29 (2) Mississippi State (3) Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 5–3 40–16 3–0 May 30 (1) (3) Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 6–3 41–16 4–0 Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record CWS Record June 4 Miami (FL) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 9–3 42–16 1–0 June 6 Stanford Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 5–3 43–16 2–0 June 9 Stanford Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 1–3 43–17 2–1 June 10 Stanford Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 5–9 43–18 2–2
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