1995 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team

The 1995 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team represented California State University, Fullerton in the 1995 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Titans played their home games at Titan Field. The team was coached by Augie Garrido in his 20th season at Cal State Fullerton.

1995 CSUF Titans baseball
College World Series Champions Big West Conference Champions Big West Conference Tournament Champions
Conference	Big West Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
CB	No. 1
1995 record	57-9 (18–3 Big West)
Head coach	Augie Garrido (20th year)
Assistant coaches	George Horton (5th year) Rick Vanderhook (9th year) Mike Kirby (1st year)
Home stadium	Titan Field

1995 Big West Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Cal State Fullerton  ‍†‍‡‍	18	–	3		.857			57	–	9		.864
No. 16 Long Beach State  ‍‍‍	16	–	5		.762			38	–	25		.603
Nevada  ‍‍‍	12	–	9		.571			35	–	18		.660
UNLV  ‍‍‍	11	–	10		.524			32	–	21		.604
New Mexico State  ‍‍‍	9	–	12		.429			32	–	22		.593
UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍	8	–	13		.381			22	–	24		.478
Pacific  ‍‍‍	5	–	16		.238			26	–	26		.500
San Jose State  ‍‍‍	5	–	16		.238			21	–	33		.389
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the 1995 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament As of June 30, 1995[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Titans won the College World Series, defeating the USC Trojans in the championship series. Baseball America named them the best college team of the 20th Century.[2]

Roster

1995 Cal State Fullerton Titans roster
	Pitchers 10 Tom Dillon -Junior 12 Ted Silva - Junior 13 Jon Ward - Junior 18 Todd Singelyn - Junior 21 Mark Chavez - Junior 32 Scott Hild - Freshman 35 Tim Dixon - Senior 37 Kimson Hollibaugh - Senior 40 John Mitchell - Junior 41 Danny Reeser - Junior 42 Steve Cardona - Junior 45 Mike Greenlee - Junior		Infielders 2 Scott Drulias - Junior 4 David Pruett - Junior 5 Jack Jones - Sophomore 6 Pedro J Rivera - Junior 9 Ruben Hernandez - Senior 11 Sergio Brown - Senior 15 Nakia Hill - Freshman 17 Tony Martinez - Junior 25 Mike Lamb - Junior 34 D.C. Olsen - Senior 45 Mike Brambilla - Freshman Catchers 19 Brian Loyd - Sophomore 26 Mike Wright - Freshman 38 Ryan Jara - Senior		Outfielders 3 Steve Chatham - Freshman 7 Mark Kotsay - Sophomore 20 Robert Matos - Senior 22 Skip Kiil - Junior 23 C.J. Ankrum - Freshman 24 Jeremy Giambi - Sophomore 30 Ted Persell - Junior 33 Tony Miranda - Senior Coaches 16 Augie Garrido - 20th Season 8 George Horton - 8th Season 28 Rick Vanderhook - 9th Season 39 Mike Kirby - 1st Season

Schedule

1995 Cal State Fullerton Titans Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
January/February Date Opponent Score Overall Record Big West Record January 31 Cal Poly Pomona 7-1 1-0 – February 3 Stanford 11-9 2-0 – February 4 Stanford 10-11 2-1 – February 5 Stanford 5-3 3-1 – February 7 at UCLA 6-2 4-1 – February 9 at Arizona 10-2 5-1 – February 10 at Arizona 10-2 6-1 – February 12 at Arizona 6-1 7-1 – February 15 San Diego 3-2 8-1 – February 17 at Fresno State 3-6 8-2 – February 18 at Fresno State 4-3 9-2 – February 19 at Fresno State 7-3 10-2 – February 21 Southern California 10-9 11-2 – February 24 Pepperdine 7-3 12-2 – February 25 Notre Dame 20-3 13-2 – February 26 Texas 14-6 14-2 –
March Date Opponent Score Overall Record Big West Record March 1 Cal State Northridge 5-3 15–2 – March 3 at Texas 1-2 15-3 – March 4 at Texas 17-3 16-3 – March 5 at Texas 6-4 17-3 – March 8 at Pepperdine 6-3 18-3 – March 10 Gonzaga 8-6 19–3 – March 12 Gonzaga 7-2 20–3 – March 15 at Loyola Marymount 18-1 21–3 – March 18 Cal Poly 8-3 22–3 – March 19 Cal Poly 12-3 23–3 – March 20 Cal Poly 15-1 24–3 – March 24 San Jose State 11-1 25–3 1–0 March 25 San Jose State 17-1 26–3 2-0 March 26 San Jose State 3-6 26–4 2–1 March 28 Southern California 4-7 26–5 – March 31 at UC Santa Barbara 9-6 27–5 3–1
April Date Opponent Score Overall Record Big West Record April 1 at UC Santa Barbara 10-8 28–5 4–1 April 2 at UC Santa Barbara 7-5 29–5 5–1 April 5 Loyola Marymount 14-5 30–5 – April 7 Long Beach State 1-8 30–6 5–2 April 8 Long Beach State 6-5 31–6 6–2 April 9 Long Beach State 5-4 32–6 7–2 April 13 at UNLV 8-7 33–6 8–2 April 14 at UNLV 9-4 34–6 9–2 April 15 at UNLV 18-4 35–6 10–2 April 19 Pepperdine 6-5 36–6 – April 21 Pacific 2-1 37–6 11–2 April 22 Pacific 9-5 38–6 12–2 April 23 Pacific 5-0 39–6 13–2 April 25 Wichita State 7-8 39–7 – April 26 Wichita State 3-4 39–8 – April 28 at Nevada 8-10 39–9 13–3 April 29 at Nevada 5-4 40–9 14–3 April 30 at Nevada 9-5 41–9 15–3
May Date Opponent Score Overall Record Big West Record May 3 at Cal State Northridge 12-11 42–9 – May 5 New Mexico State 4-1 43–9 16–3 May 6 New Mexico State 25-7 44–9 17–3 May 7 New Mexico State 7-0 45–9 18–3 May 9 San Diego 5-1 46–9 –
Post-Season
Big West Tournament Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record May 12 vs. UNLV Blair Field 12-1 47–9 May 13 vs. Nevada Blair Field 6-4 48–9 May 14 vs. Long Beach State Blair Field 8-4 49–9
NCAA Tournament: South Regional Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Cal State Fullerton Decision Attendance Overall Record May 25 vs. Northeast Louisiana Alex Box Stadium 7–6 Silva (W; 15-1) 2,457 50–9 May 26 vs. James Madison Alex Box Stadium 9–1 Ward (W; 9-3) 1,814 51–9 May 27 vs. Rice Alex Box Stadium 9–1 Silva (W; 16-1) 1,414 52–9 May 28 vs. Rice Alex Box Stadium 8–7 Chavez (W; 4-2) 1,240 53–9
NCAA Tournament: College World Series Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Cal State Fullerton Decision Attendance Overall Record June 3 vs. Stanford Rosenblatt Stadium 6–5 Silva (W; 17-1) 15,643 54–9 June 5 vs. Tennessee Rosenblatt Stadium 11–1 Ward (W; 10-3) 8,000 55–9 June 8 vs. Tennessee Rosenblatt Stadium 11–0 Dixon (W; 13-0) 14,242 56–9 June 8 vs. Southern California Rosenblatt Stadium 11–5 Silva (W; 18-1) 22,027 57–9

Awards and honors

C.J. Ankrum

• All-America Freshman[3]

Mark Kotsay

• Golden Spikes Award[3]
• Rotary Smith Award[3]
• Collegiate Baseball Player of the Year[3]
• College World Series Most Outstanding Player[4]
• All-America First Team[3]
• Big West Player of the Year[3]
• All-Big West First Team[3]

Jack Jones

• MVP, NCAA South Regionals Tournament

Brian Loyd

• All-America Third Team[3]
• College World Series All-Tournament Team[3]
• All-Big West First Team[3]

Tony Martinez

• College World Series All-Tournament Team[3]

Tony Miranda

• All-Big West First Team[3]

Ted Silva

• All-America First Team[3]
• College World Series All-Tournament Team[3]
• Big West Pitcher of the Year[3]
• All-Big West First Team[3]

Titans in the 1995 MLB Draft

The following members of the Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball program were drafted in the 1995 Major League Baseball Draft.[5]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Jon Ward	RHP	8th	211th	St. Louis Cardinals
Tim Dixon	LHP	14th	395th	Montreal Expos
D.C. Olsen	1B	15th	423rd	Montreal Expos
Ted Silva	RHP	21st	570th	Texas Rangers
Tony Miranda	OF	24th	666th	Kansas City Royals
John Mitchell	RHP	25th	692nd	Toronto Blue Jays
Joe Fraser	2B	27th	744th	Minnesota Twins
Brian Loyd	C	39th	1091st	Cincinnati Reds
Jeremy Giambi	OF	44th	1218th	Detroit Tigers

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1995". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
2. "Garrido Steps Aside At Texas - BaseballAmerica.com". BaseballAmerica.com. 2016-05-30. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
3. "Titans Honors and Awards" (PDF). FullertonTitans.com. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
4. "College World Series Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
5. "MLB Amateur Draft Picks from Cal State Fullerton University". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 30 June 2012.