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2001 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team

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2001 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball
NCAA Fullerton Super Regional champions
NCAA Fullerton Regional champions
Big West Conference champions
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record48–18 (14–4 Big West)
Head coach
Home stadiumGoodwin Field
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Big West Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Cal State Fullerton  ‍‍‍y 14 4   .778 48 18   .727
No. 26 UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍y 12 6   .667 40 17   .702
Long Beach State  ‍‍‍y 11 7   .611 35 23   .603
Cal State Northridge  ‍‍‍ 9 9   .500 24 22   .522
Cal Poly  ‍‍‍ 8 10   .444 30 26   .536
Pacific  ‍‍‍ 5 13   .278 25 30   .455
Sacramento State  ‍‍‍ 4 14   .222 24 35   .407
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2001[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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.

Personnel

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Roster

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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

Coaches

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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

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Legend
  Cal State Fullerton win
  Cal State Fullerton loss
2001 Cal State Fullerton Titans Baseball Game Log[3]
Regular Season
Postseason

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
Coaches'*3
Baseball America3
Collegiate Baseball^12151717282829291496531655553
NCBWA3

^ 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

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2001". boydsworld.com. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  2. ^ a b 2001 Baseball Roster (PDF). Cal State Fullerton Titans. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  3. ^ 2024 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Cal State Fullerton Titans. p. A106. Retrieved June 12, 2024.