American college baseball season
The 2001 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team represented California State University, Fullerton in the 2001 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 fifth season as head coach at Cal State Fullerton.
The Titans reached the College World Series , their eleventh appearance in Omaha, where they finished tied for fourth place after winning games against Nebraska and Tulane and losing two games to eventual runner-up Stanford .
2001 Cal State Fullerton Titans roster[ 2]
Pitchers
2 - Kirk Saarloos - Senior
9 - Mike Nunez - Senior
17 - Wes Littleton - Freshman
19 - Charlie Zahari - Junior
25 - Darric Merrell - Freshman
30 - Shane Waroff - Junior
31 - Nick Lovato - Sophomore
32 - Chad Cordero - Freshman
34 - Jon Smith - Senior
35 - Chad Robbins - Freshman
39 - Travis Esquibel - Freshman
42 - Travis Ingle - Freshman
48 - Sean Martin - Sophomore
Catchers
15 - Lachlan Thorburn - Junior
20 - Dan Mercadefe - Freshman
24 - Brett Kay - Junior
44 - P. J. Pilittere - Freshman Outfielders
5 - Matt Belfanti - Senior
6 - Chris Stringfellow - Junior
22 - Kyle Boyer - Freshman
26 - Robert Guzman - Junior
33 - Shane Costa - Freshman
40 - Josh Weller - Senior
47 - Adam Cooper - Freshman
Infielders
1 - David Bacani - Senior
3 - Shawn Norris - Junior
4 - Jason Corapci - Sophomore
7 - Mike Rouse - Sophomore
10 - Cole Hilt - Freshman
11 - David Garcia - Freshman
12 - Mike Martinez - Sophomore
21 - Nick Fitzgerald - Freshman
27 - Louie Lamoure - Senior
41 - Sean Alley - Junior
45 - Aaron Rifkin - Senior
46 - Richie Burgos - Freshman
2001 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball coaching staff[ 2]
8 - George Horton - Head Coach - 5th Season
18 - Dave Serrano - Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator - 5th Season
28 - Rick Vanderhook - Assistant Coach - 15th Season
36 - Chad Baum - Assistant Coach - 2nd Season
Schedule and results [ edit ]
Legend
Cal State Fullerton win
Cal State Fullerton loss
2001 Cal State Fullerton Titans Baseball Game Log[ 3]
Regular Season
January/February
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/Stadium
Score
Overall Record
Big West Record
Jan 30
at Pepperdine *
No. 12
Eddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, CA L 2–50–1
Feb 2
No. 11 Stanford *
No. 12
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA W 5–41–1
Feb 3
No. 11 Stanford*
No. 12
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
L 8–91–2
Feb 4
No. 11 Stanford*
No. 12
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
L 0–31–3
Feb 6
at No. 2 USC *
No. 15
Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA L 5–613 1–4
Feb 9
at No. 18 Baylor *
No. 15
Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX W 2–12–4
Feb 10
at No. 18 Baylor*
No. 15
Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX
L 0–52–5
Feb 11
at No. 18 Baylor*
No. 15
Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX
W 5–03–5
Feb 14
Loyola Marymount *No. 17
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
W 5–34–5
Feb 15
BYU *No. 17
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
W 2–15–5
Feb 16
BYU*
No. 17
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
L 2–85–6
Feb 17
BYU*
No. 17
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
W 5–06–6
Feb 23
No. 6 Arizona State *
No. 17
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
L 3–56–7
March
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/Stadium
Score
Overall Record
Big West Record
Mar 2
No. 22 Tennessee *
No. 28
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
W 10–67–7
Mar 3
Wichita State *No. 28
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
W 3–18–7
Mar 4
No. 26 Long Beach State *
No. 28
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
L 11–138–8
Mar 9
at Houston *
Schroeder Park • Houston, TX W 5–29–8
Mar 10
at Houston*
Schroeder Park • Houston, TX
W 8–210–8
Mar 11
at Houston*
Schroeder Park • Houston, TX
W 9–28 11–8
Mar 16
Cal Poly *No. 28
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
W 3–112–8
Mar 17
Cal Poly*
No. 28
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
L 1–212–9
Mar 18
Cal Poly*
No. 28
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
W 12–013–9
Mar 23
at Long Beach State*
No. 29
Blair Field • Long Beach, CA W 5–314–9
Mar 24
at Long Beach State*
No. 29
Blair Field • Long Beach, CA
L 2–316 14–10
Mar 25
at Long Beach State*
No. 29
Blair Field • Long Beach, CA
W 5–315–10
Mar 27
No. 12 USC*
No. 29
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
W 12–1116–10
Mar 30
at No. 5 Miami (FL) *
No. 29
Mark Light Field • Miami, FL W 8–217–10
Mar 31
at No. 5 Miami (FL)*
No. 29
Mark Light Field • Miami, FL
W 8–518–10
April
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/Stadium
Score
Overall Record
Big West Record
Apr 1
at No. 5 Miami (FL)*
No. 29
Mark Light Field • Miami, FL
W 9–219–10
Apr 6
Pacific No. 14
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
W 6–120–10
1–0
Apr 7
Pacific
No. 14
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
W 3–121–10
2–0
Apr 8
Pacific
No. 14
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
W 28–022–10
3–0
Apr 9
No. 16 Arizona State*
No. 9
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
W 13–623–10
Apr 12
at Sacramento State
No. 9
Hornet Field • Sacramento, CA W 20–224–10
4–0
Apr 13
at Sacramento State
No. 9
Hornet Field • Sacramento, CA
W 9–525–10
5–0
Apr 14
at Sacramento State
No. 9
Hornet Field • Sacramento, CA
W 8–226–10
6–0
Apr 17
at Loyola Marymount*
No. 6
George C. Page Stadium • Los Angeles, CAW 9–527–10
Apr 18
UCLA *No. 6
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
W 11–1014 28–10
Apr 20
at Cal State Northridge
No. 6
Matador Field • Northridge, CA L 1–1528–11
6–1
Apr 21
at Cal State Northridge
No. 6
Matador Field • Northridge, CA
W 4–329–11
7–1
Apr 22
at Cal State Northridge
No. 6
Matador Field • Northridge, CA
W 5–230–11
8–1
Apr 27
UC Riverside No. 5
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
W 8–431–11
Apr 28
UC Riverside
No. 5
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
W 4–132–11
Apr 29
UC Riverside
No. 5
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
W 15–233–11
May
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/Stadium
Score
Overall Record
Big West Record
May 1
No. 17 Pepperdine*
No. 3
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
W 14–734–11
May 2
Biola *No. 3
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
W 7–635–11
May 4
at Cal Poly
No. 3
Robin Baggett Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA W 7–336–11
9–1
May 5
at Cal Poly
No. 3
Robin Baggett Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 13–137–11
10–1
May 6
at Cal Poly
No. 3
Robin Baggett Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA
W 10–438–11
11–1
May 9
at UCLA*
No. 1
Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CAL 3–938–12
May 11
No. 23 UC Santa Barbara
No. 1
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
L 1–938–13
11–2
May 12
No. 23 UC Santa Barbara
No. 1
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
L 6–710 38–14
11–3
May 13
No. 23 UC Santa Barbara
No. 1
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
W 6–439–14
12–3
May 18
Long Beach State
No. 5
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
W 16–640–14
13–3
May 19
Long Beach State
No. 5
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
L 6–1740–15
13–4
May 20
Long Beach State
No. 5
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
W 10–541–15
14–4
Postseason
NCAA Fullerton Regional
Date
Opponent
Rank/Seed
Site/Stadium
Score
Overall Record
Reg Record
May 25
(4) Temple
No. 5 (1)
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
W 17–342–15
1–0
May 26
No. 16 (2) Arizona State
No. 5 (1)
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
W 13–343–15
2–0
May 27
No. 22 (3) Texas Tech
No. 5 (1)
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
L 5–1143–16
2–1
May 27
No. 22 (3) Texas Tech
No. 5 (1)
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
W 9–244–16
3–1
NCAA Fullerton Super Regional
Date
Opponent
Rank/Seed
Site/Stadium
Score
Overall Record
SR Record
June 1
No. 14 Mississippi State
No. 5 (1)
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
W 13–245–16
1–0
June 2
No. 14 Mississippi State
No. 5 (1)
Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA
W 9–346–16
2–0
College World Series
Date
Opponent
Rank/Seed
Site/Stadium
Score
Overall Record
CWS Record
June 8
No. 3 (8) Nebraska
No. 5 (1)
Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 5–447–16
1–0
June 10
No. 4 (4) Stanford
No. 5 (1)
Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE
L 2–510 47–17
1–1
June 14
No. 6 (5) Tulane
No. 5 (1)
Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE
W 11–248–17
2–1
June 16
No. 4 (4) Stanford
No. 5 (1)
Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE
L 1–448–18
2–2
^ 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.
Venues People Seasons National Championships in bold ; College World Series appearances in italics
