American college baseball season
The 1999 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team represented California State University, Fullerton in the 1999 NCAA Division I baseball season . The Titans played their home games at Goodwin Field , and played as part of the Big West Conference . The team was coached by George Horton in his third season as head coach at Cal State Fullerton.
The Titans reached the College World Series , their tenth appearance in Omaha, where they finished tied for fifth place after winning a game against Texas A&M and losing to Stanford and eventual runner-up Florida State .
Personnel
Roster
1999 Cal State Fullerton Titans roster[ 2]
Pitchers
2 - Kirk Saarloos - Sophomore
12 - Jordan De Jong - Sophomore
19 - George Carralejo - Sophomore
22 - Matt Sorensen - Sophomore
23 - Adam Johnson - Sophomore
27 - Jason Westemeir - RS Freshman
31 - Marco Harlon - Senior
32 - John Skinner - Junior
34 - Jon Smith - Sophomore
38 - Ruben Jurado - Senior
42 - Mike Garner - Junior
47 - Ryan Alvarez - Freshman
48 - Sean Martin - Freshman
49 - Barry Hawkins - Junior
Catchers
15 - Craig Patterson - Junior
24 - Brett Kay - Freshman
36 - Chad Baum - Senior
40 - Russell Vanderhook - Junior
41 - Jeff Gates - Junior
43 - Sean Bischofberger - Freshman
Outfielders
5 - Reed Johnson - Junior
6 - Chris Stringfellow - Freshman
17 - Rudy Simpson - Freshman
20 - Chris Beck - Junior
21 - Spencer Oborn - Junior
25 - Rod Perry - Sophomore
26 - Robert Guzman - Freshman
35 - Mike Tomarelli - Sophomore
Infielders
1 - David Bacani - Sophomore
3 - Shawn Norris - Freshman
4 - Ryan Owens - Junior
9 - Ryan Moore - Senior
10 - Donnie Furnald - Freshman
11 - Chad Olszanski - Sophomore
45 - Aaron Rifkin - Sophomore
Coaches
1999 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball coaching staff[ 2]
Schedule and results
Legend
Cal State Fullerton win
Cal State Fullerton loss
1999 Cal State Fullerton Titans Baseball Game Log[ 3]
Regular Season
February
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/Stadium
Score
Overall Record
Big West Record
Feb 5
No. 8 Stanford *
No. 11
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
W 8–0
1–0
Feb 6
No. 8 Stanford*
No. 11
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
L 5–6
1–1
Feb 7
No. 8 Stanford*
No. 11
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
L 7–13
1–2
Feb 10
at No. 30 Pepperdine *
No. 14
Eddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, CA
L 7–8
1–3
Feb 12
Fresno State *
No. 14
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
W 15–7
2–3
Feb 13
Fresno State*
No. 14
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
W 4–3
3–3
Feb 14
Fresno State*
No. 14
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
W 8–4
4–3
Feb 17
at No. 12 USC *
No. 14
Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA
W 6–5
5–3
Feb 19
at UNLV *
No. 14
Earl Wilson Stadium • Paradise, NV
W 21–14
6–3
Feb 20
at UNLV*
No. 14
Earl Wilson Stadium • Paradise, NV
W 16–6
7–3
Feb 21
at UNLV*
No. 14
Earl Wilson Stadium • Paradise, NV
W 13–2
8–3
Feb 24
USC*
No. 10
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
W 7–5
9–3
Feb 26
at No. 22 Alabama *
No. 10
Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
W 5–2
10–3
Feb 27
at No. 22 Alabama*
No. 10
Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
L 4–5
10–4
Feb 28
at No. 22 Alabama*
No. 10
Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
L 6–7
10–5
March
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/Stadium
Score
Overall Record
Big West Record
Mar 2
at San Diego State *
No. 16
Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA
W 15–7
11–5
Mar 5
Houston *
No. 16
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
W 3–2
12–5
Mar 6
Houston*
No. 16
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
W 8–7
13–5
Mar 7
Houston*
No. 16
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
W 9–3
14–5
Mar 12
New Mexico State
No. 15
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
W 12–4
15–5
1–0
Mar 13
New Mexico State
No. 15
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
W 11–2
16–5
2–0
Mar 14
New Mexico State
No. 15
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
W 10–3
17–5
3–0
Mar 16
No. 20 Arizona State *
No. 14
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
W 7–
18–5
Mar 19
at Sacramento State
No. 14
Hornet Field • Sacramento, CA
W 21–2
19–5
4–0
Mar 20
at Sacramento State
No. 14
Hornet Field • Sacramento, CA
W 11–5
20–5
5–0
Mar 21
at Sacramento State
No. 14
Hornet Field • Sacramento, CA
W 14–7
21–5
6–0
Mar 23
Loyola Marymount *
No. 8
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
W 8–2
22–5
Mar 26
No. 28 Nevada
No. 8
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
W 11–5
23–5
7–0
Mar 27
No. 28 Nevada
No. 8
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
W 5–4
24–5
8–0
Mar 28
No. 28 Nevada
No. 8
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
W 11–5
25–5
9–0
April
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/Stadium
Score
Overall Record
Big West Record
Apr 1
at Pacific
No. 5
Billy Hebert Field • Stockton, CA
W 13–7
26–5
10–0
Apr 2
at Pacific
No. 5
Billy Hebert Field • Stockton, CA
W 15–2
27–5
11–0
Apr 3
at Pacific
No. 5
Billy Hebert Field • Stockton, CA
L 3–4
27–6
11–1
Apr 7
San Diego *
No. 4
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
W 15–2
28–6
Apr 9
at Long Beach State
No. 4
Blair Field • Long Beach, CA
L 4–11
28–7
11–2
Apr 10
at Long Beach State
No. 4
Blair Field • Long Beach, CA
W 5–2
29–7
12–2
Apr 12
at Long Beach State
No. 4
Blair Field • Long Beach, CA
W 6–5
30–7
13–2
Apr 14
No. 3 Pepperdine *
No. 4
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
L 3–5
30–8
Apr 16
Cal Poly
No. 4
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
W 9–1
31–8
14–2
Apr 17
Cal Poly
No. 4
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
W 12–5
32–8
15–2
Apr 18
Cal Poly
No. 4
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
W 11–8
33–8
16–2
Apr 21
at Loyola Marymount*
No. 3
George C. Page Stadium • Los Angeles, CA
W 5–3
34–8
Apr 23
at UC Santa Barbara
No. 3
Caesar Uyesaka Stadium • Santa Barbara, CA
W 5–2
35–8
17–2
Apr 24
at UC Santa Barbara
No. 3
Caesar Uyesaka Stadium • Santa Barbara, CA
W 14–4
36–8
18–2
Apr 25
at UC Santa Barbara
No. 3
Caesar Uyesaka Stadium • Santa Barbara, CA
W 15–1
37–8
19–2
Apr 27
at UCLA *
No. 2
Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA
W 11–10
38–8
Apr 30
Sacramento State
No. 2
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
W 4–0
39–8
20–2
May
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/Stadium
Score
Overall Record
Big West Record
May 1
Sacramento State
No. 2
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
W 14–7
40–8
21–2
May 2
Sacramento State
No. 2
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
L 10–13
40–9
21–3
May 7
at New Mexico State
No. 2
Presley Askew Field • Las Cruces, NM
W 13–5
41–9
22–3
May 8
at New Mexico State
No. 2
Presley Askew Field • Las Cruces, NM
W 19–11
42–9
23–3
May 9
at New Mexico State
No. 2
Presley Askew Field • Las Cruces, NM
W 21–2
43–9
24–3
May 14
Long Beach State
No. 1
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
L 0–4
43–10
24–4
May 15
Long Beach State
No. 1
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
W 10–3
44–10
25–4
May 16
Long Beach State
No. 1
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
L 3–15
44–11
25–5
Postseason
NCAA Columbus Super Regional
Date
Opponent
Rank/Seed
Site/Stadium
Score
Overall Record
SR Record
June 4
No. 10 Ohio State
No. 4 (3)
Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, OH
L 7–10
47–12
0–1
June 5
No. 10 Ohio State
No. 4 (3)
Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, OH
W 11–5
48–12
1–1
June 6
No. 10 Ohio State
No. 4 (3)
Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, OH
W 13–2
49–12
2–1
Rankings ^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.
References
Venues People Seasons National Championships in bold ; College World Series appearances in italics