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2008 Fullerton Super Regional
Cal State Fullerton Titans
Fullerton, California
At-large bid from Big West, 4-1 in Fullerton
Regional
2008 record: 16-8,
41-20 (Tied for first in Big West)
Head coach: Dave
Serrano (Trinity College and University, 2003)
School record:
41-20, first year
Overall record:
155-86-1
Assistant coaches:
Sergio Brown, Greg Bergeron, Brett Lindgren
Team offense: .305
BA, 434 R, 47 HR,.452 SLG%, .395 OB%, 119/168 SB
Team pitching: 4.52
ERA, 553 IP, 596 H, 176 BB, 478 K
Top hitters: Erik
Komatsu (.348/8/51/18-27 SB), Christian Colon (.335/4/39/12 HBP),
Josh Fellhauer (.333/7/38/16-22 SB), Joel Weeks (.323/2/37/12
2B), Corey Jones (.306/1/33/10 HBP), Jared Clark (.301/9/53/24
2B), Gary Brown (.289/5/27/24-27 SB), Dustin Garneau
(.250/4/24/13 HBP)
Top pitchers: Ryan
Ackland (1-1, 2 SV, 2.10, 25.2 IP, 28 H, 5 BB, 14 K), Daniel
Renken (5-5, 4.11, 81 IP, 97 H, 22 BB, 80 K), Brian Wilson (3-2,
1 SV, 4.17, 36.2 IP, 32 H, 16 BB, 35 K), Cory Arbiso (12-3,
4.21, 98.1 IP, 112 H, 14 BB, 68 K), Jeff Kaplan (11-2, 1 SV,
4.37, 105 IP, 112 H, 33 BB, 89 K), Adam Jorgenson (2-1, 11 SV,
5.18, 48.2 IP, 47 H, 14 BB, 57 K)
Last NCAA appearance:
2007 (0-2 at the College World Series)
Notes: Cal State
Fullerton boasts one of the most decorated baseball histories at
the Division I level. Former head coach and current Texas coach
Augie Garrido is the winningest coach in the NCAA and the Titans
have won four national championships (1979, 1984, 1995, 2004).
In 45 years at the Division I level, the Titans have reached the
CWS 29 times, and are currently riding an active streak of 17
consecutive postseason appearances, the fourth-longest in the
nation. The Titans have groomed 10 first-round draft picks 45
current and former major leaguers. Head coach Dave Serrano took
over the team this season after former Titan George Horton left
to start up the baseball program at Oregon. Serrano shocked the
college baseball world and Orange County as well when he left
rival UC Irvine after taking them to the school’s first-ever
College World Series last summer.
Stanford Cardinal
Stanford, California
At-large bid from Pac-10 Conference, 4-1 in
Stanford Regional
2008 record: 14-10,
37-22-2 (second in Pac-10)
Head coach: Mark
Marquess (Stanford, 1969)
Record at school:
1,322-667-7 (32 years)
Overall record:
1,322-667-7 (32 years)
Assistant coaches:
Dean Stotz, Dave Nakama, Jeff Austin
Team offense: .300
BA, 457 R, 74 HR, .478 SLG%, .375 OB%, 44/59 SB
Team pitching: 4.43,
550.1 IP, 584 H, 226 BB, 388 K
Top hitters: Jason
Castro (.372/12/63/16 2B), Cord Phelps (.352/13/53/14 2B), Randy
Molina (.339/5/39/15 2B), Brent Milleville (.307/10/51), Joey
August (.307/1/19), Sean Ratliff (.298/20/65/13 2B)
Top pitchers: Jeremy
Bleich (2-2, 1 SV, 1.09, 33 IP, 23 H, 21 BB, 26 K), Danny
Sandbrink (2-1, 1 SV, 2.85, 53.2 IP, 54 H, 18 BB, 27 K), Drew
Storen (4.3, 6 SV, 2.90, 49.2 IP, 45 H, 13 BB, 44 K), Austin
Yount (5-3, 1 SV, 3.54, 56 IP, 55 H, 16 BB, 31 K), Jeffrey Inman
(7-2, 4.22, 64 IP, 75 H, 26 BB, 40 K), Erik Davis (7-3, 4.59, 96
IP, 90 H, 34 BB, 91 K)
Last NCAA appearance:
2006
Notes: Stanford
leads the all-time series with Cal State Fullerton 51-38. The
Cardinal swept a three-game series with the Titans earlier this
season at Stanford. This is the seventh Super Regional for the
Cardinal. After losing in the opening round of the Stanford
Regional to UC Davis, the Cardinal won four straight to win the
regional title. Head coach Mark Marquess is 10th on
the all-time victory list for Division I with 1,322 and sixth
among active coaches. Stanford has been to the College World
Series 15 times. Jason Castro is a finalist for the Johnny Bench
award. Closer Drew Storen was named a Freshman All-American by
Collegiate Baseball. Austin Yount is the nephew of Major
League Hall-of-Famer Robin Yount. His father, Larry, pitched in
the minors for the Houston Astros and made it to the major
leagues, but was injured during warm-ups prior to an inning. He
did not get into a major league game, but is credited for one
appearance. Cory Bannister’s father, Floyd, was the No. 1
overall pick in the 1976 draft by the Astros and pitched in the
majors for 15 years. His brother, Brian, is a pitcher with the
Kansas City Royals and his brother, Brett, is in the Seattle
Mariners’ farm system.
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