1979 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team

1979 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball
College World Series Champions SCBA Champions
Conference	Southern California Baseball Association
1979 record	60–14–1 (23–4–1 SCBA)
Head coach	Augie Garrido (7th year)
Assistant coach	Jody Robinson (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Matt McCann (1st year)
Assistant coach	Bill Kernen (2nd year)
Home stadium	Titan Field

1979 Southern California Baseball Association standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
#1 Cal State Fullerton †^y	23	–	4		.852			60	–	14		.811
#3 Pepperdine ^y	19	–	9		.679			47	–	16		.746
Long Beach State	17	–	10		.630			40	–	22		.645
San Diego	14	–	12		.538			32	–	19		.627
Loyola Marymount	12	–	16		.429			29	–	34		.460
Cal State Los Angeles	9	–	19		.321			25	–	39		.391
UC Irvine	8	–	19		.296			22	–	37		.373
UC Santa Barbara	7	–	20		.259			17	–	31		.354
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1979[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1979 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team represented California State University, Fullerton in the 1979 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Titans played their home games at Titan Field. The team was coached by Augie Garrido in his 7th season at Cal State Fullerton.

The Titans won the College World Series, defeating the Arkansas Razorbacks in the championship game.

Roster

1979 Cal State Fullerton Titans roster
	Pitchers 6 Bruce Davis - Junior 7 Pat Estrada - Junior 18 Frank Ferroni - Sophomore 19 Dave Weatherman - Sophomore 20 Tony Hudson - Sophomore 22 Tim Miner - Sophomore 26 Ray Lane - Junior 27 Jim Sutton - Sophomore 30 Larry Navilhon - Junior		Infielders 3 Sam Favata - Sophomore 8 Mike Garcia - Senior 9 Matt Vejar - Junior 13 Glenn Robertson - Junior 15 Dan Hanggie - Sophomore 29 Tim Wallach - Senior Catchers 14 Kurt Kingsolver - Junior 24 Jerald Traylor - Sophomore 25 Joe Martelli - Senior 28 Mike Rubel - Freshman 31 Scott Desrosier - Senior		Outfielders 1 Andre David - Junior 2 Bobby Smith - Junior 5 Bobby Garrett - Senior 10 Mickey Palmer - Junior 12 John Christensen - Freshman Coaches 16 Augie Garrido - 7th Season 4 Jody Robinson - 3rd Season 11 Matt McCann - 1st Season 17 Bill Kernen - 2nd Season

Schedule

1979 Cal State Fullerton Titans Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February Date Opponent Score Overall Record SCBA Record February 5 Southern California 13–6 1–0 – February 8 Arizona 9–7 2–0 – February 9 at Arizona 9–0 3–0 – February 9 at Arizona 8–4 4–0 – February 14 at Cal Poly Pomona 2–4 4–1 – February 16 California 4–1 5–1 – February 17 California 5–4 6–1 – February 17 California 7–6 7–1 – February 20 Chapman 5–3 8–1 – February 23 at Arizona State 4–5 8–2 – February 24 at Arizona State 3–10 8–3 – February 24 at Arizona State 18–12 9–3 – February 27 UCLA 9–2 10–3 – February 28 Biola 4–2 11–3 –
March Date Opponent Score Overall Record SCBA Record March 4 Cal State Dominguez Hills 3–1 12–3 – March 6 at Cal Poly Pomona 13–6 13–3 – March 6 at La Verne 6–9 13–4 – March 8 UNLV 4–2 14–4 – March 9 UNLV 12–0 15–4 – March 10 at San Diego State 13–6 16–4 – March 10 at San Diego State 10–3 17–4 – March 11 at San Diego State 10–4 18–4 – March 14 So. California College 15–0 19–4 – March 16 New Mexico 10–6 20–4 – March 17 New Mexico 2–5 20–5 – March 17 New Mexico 4–1 21–5 – March 22 at Chapman 11–3 22–5 – March 23 Azusa Pacific 7–6 23–5 – March 24 Stanford 8–3 24–5 – March 24 Stanford 2–3 24–6 – March 30 UC Irvine 1–0 25–6 1–0 March 31 at UC Irvine 8–6 26–6 2–0 March 31 at UC Irvine 7–3 27–6 3–0
April Date Opponent Score Overall Record SCBA Record April 3 UC Santa Barbara 5–1 28–6 4–0 April 6 San Diego 11–11 28–6–1 4–0–1 April 7 at San Diego 10–3 29–6–1 5–0–1 April 7 at San Diego 8–2 30–6–1 6–0–1 April 8 at Loyola Marymount 2–1 31–6–1 7–0–1 April 12 vs. UC Irvine 16–2 32–6–1 – April 13 vs. Chapman 4–13 32–7–1 – April 13 vs. UC Irvine 11–2 33–7–1 – April 14 vs. Chapman 5–2 34–7–1 – April 14 vs. Chapman 5–6 34–8–1 – April 17 Cal State LA 12–6 35–8–1 7–2–1 April 20 Pepperdine 3–5 35–9–1 7–1–1 April 21 at Pepperdine 9–10 35–10–1 8–2–1 April 21 Pepperdine 8–7 36–10–1 9–2–1 April 22 Hawaii 12–4 37–10–1 – April 24 San Diego 7–2 38–10–1 10–2–1 April 27 at Long Beach State 6–9 38–11–1 10–3–1 April 28 Long Beach State 7–1 39–11–1 11–3–1 April 28 Long Beach State 5–3 40–11–1 12–3–1
May Date Opponent Score Overall Record SCBA Record May 1 Pepperdine 8–2 41–11–1 13–3–1 May 4 at Cal State LA 9–0 42–11–1 14–3–1 May 5 Cal State LA 8–3 43–11–1 15–3–1 May 5 Cal State LA 4–2 44–11–1 16–3–1 May 8 UC Irvine 10–6 45–11–1 17–3–1 May 11 UC Santa Barbara 21–2 46–11–1 18–3–1 May 12 at UC Santa Barbara 14–2 47–11–1 19–3–1 May 12 at UC Santa Barbara 18–0 48–11–1 20–3–1 May 15 at Long Beach State 10–5 49–11–1 21–3–1 May 18 at Loyola Marymount 17–6 50–11–1 22–3–1 May 19 at Loyola Marymount 7–4 51–11–1 23–3–1 May 19 at Loyola Marymount 3–5 51–12–1 23–4–1
Post–Season
NCAA Tournament: West Regional Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Cal State Fullerton Decision Attendance Overall Record May 25 vs. UCLA Pete Beiden Field 4–5 Hudson (L; 9–4) 384 51–13–1 May 26 vs. Portland Pete Beiden Field 20–3 Weatherman (W; 13–2) – 52–13–1 May 27 vs. Fresno State Pete Beiden Field 12–3 Sutton (W; 8–2) 513 53–13–1 May 27 vs. UCLA Pete Beiden Field 9–2 Hudson (W; 10–4) 420 54–13–1 May 28 vs. UCLA Pete Beiden Field 9–5 Navilhon (W; 14–0) 392 55–13–1
NCAA Tournament: College World Series Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Cal State Fullerton Decision Attendance Overall Record June 2 vs. Mississippi State Rosenblatt Stadium 1–6 Navilhon (L; 14–1) 11,047 55–14–1 June 3 vs. Connecticut Rosenblatt Stadium 8–3 Weatherman (W; 14–2) 3,813 56–14–1 June 4 vs. Arizona Rosenblatt Stadium 16–3 Sutton (W; 9–2) – 57–14–1 June 6 vs. Arkansas Rosenblatt Stadium 13–10 Estrada (W; 3–0) 9,091 58–14–1 June 7 vs. Pepperdine Rosenblatt Stadium 8–5 Sutton (W; 10–2) 9,299 59–14–1 June 8 vs. Arkansas Rosenblatt Stadium 2–1 Weatherman (W; 15–2) 10,158 60–14–1

Awards and honors

Dan Hanggie

• All-America Second Team^[2]
• College World Series All-Tournament Team^[2]
• All-SCBA First Team^[2]

Sam Favata

• All-SCBA First Team^[2]

Tony Hudson

• College World Series Most Outstanding Player^[3]
• College World Series All-Tournament Team^[2]

Kurt Kingsolver

• College World Series All-Tournament Team^[2]

Larry Navilhon

• All-SCBA First Team^[2]

Matt Vejar

• College World Series All-Tournament Team^[2]

Tim Wallach

• Golden Spikes Award^[2]
• The Sporting News Player of the Year^[2]
• All-America First Team^[2]
• College World Series All-Tournament Team^[2]
• SCBA Player of the Year^[2]
• All-SCBA First Team^[2]

Dave Weatherman

• All-SCBA First Team^[2]

Titans in the 1979 MLB Draft

The following members of the Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball program were drafted in the 1979 Major League Baseball Draft.^[4]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Tim Wallach	1B	1st	10th	Montreal Expos
Michael Palmer	OF	5th	125th	Kansas City Royals
Larry Navilhon	RHP	12th	300th	San Diego Padres
Andre David	OF	14th	349th	Minnesota Twins
Kurt Kingsolver	C	16th	413th	Milwaukee Brewers
Tony Hudson	RHP	17th	422nd	St. Louis Cardinals
Mike Garcia	2B	27th	669th	Atlanta Braves

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1979". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
2. "Titans Honors and Awards" (PDF). FullertonTitans.com. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
3. "College World Series Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
4. "MLB Amateur Draft Picks from Cal State Fullerton University". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 30 June 2012.