Cal State Fullerton 2016 Baseball World Series Capsule

Cal State Fullerton Titans
Big West (35-21, 17-7)
 
Big Wins: 3/4 at Texas Tech (7-3), 3/25 Long Beach State (4-2), 5/14 at UCSB (18-2)
Bad Losses: 4/24 UNLV (0-2), 5/3 at San Diego State (2-7), 5/20 Hawaii (3-6)
Coach: Rick Vanderhook
 
Key Field Players:
Dalton Blaser, Senior, OF, .362 BA, 38 RBI
Tanner Pinkston, Senior, IF, .335 BA, 31 RBI
Timmy Richards, Junior, IF, .284 BA, 9 HR, 31 RBI
Josh Vargas, Senior, OF, .267 BA, 24 RBI
Jerrod Bravo, Senior, IF, .244 BA, 16 RBI
Ruben Cardenas, Freshman, OF, .242 BA, 27 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Colton Eastman, Freshman, P, 2.11 ERA, 8-2 W/L, 94.0 IP, 93 SO
John Gavin, Sophomore, P, 2.16 ERA, 6-3 W/L, 83.1 IP, 57 SO
Connor Seabold, Sophomore, P, 2.42 ERA, 7-5 W/L, 81.2 IP, 94 SO
Blake Quinn, Junior, P, 2.31 ERA, 4-3 W/L, 62.1 IP, 66 SO
Scott Serigstad, Junior P, 1.13 ERA, 1-1 W/L, 47.2 IP, 53 SO
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .268 (168th in nation, 6th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.87 (78, 3)
Doubles per Game: 1.62 (176, 5)
Earned Run Average: 2.28 (1, 1)
Fielding Percentage: .977 (28, 3)
Home Runs per Game: 0.48 (184, 3)
Scoring Offense: 5.1 (175, 4)
Slugging Percentage: .379 (158, 1)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.13 (105, 5)
Triples per Game: 0.35 (31, 1)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2015    Regional          defeated Pepperdine, defeated Arizona State, defeated Pepperdine
2015    Super Regional            defeated Louisville
2015    CWS   lost to Vanderbilt, eliminated by LSU
2014    Regional          defeated Nebraska, lost to Oklahoma State, defeated Nebraska, eliminated by Oklahoma State
2013    Regional          defeated Columbia, defeated Arizona State, defeated Arizona State
2013    Super Regional            lost to UCLA, eliminated by UCLA
2012    Regional          defeated Indiana State, lost to Oregon, eliminated by Austin Peay
2011    Regional          defeated Illinois, lost to Stanford, eliminated by Illinois
2010    Regional          lost to Minnesota, defeated Stanford, defeated New Mexico, defeated Minnesota, defeated Minnesota
2010    Super Regional            eliminated by UCLA
2009    Regional          defeated Utah, defeated Gonzaga, defeated Utah
2009    Super Regional            defeated Louisville
2009    CWS   lost to Arkansas, eliminated by Virginia
2008    Regional          defeated Rider, lost to UCLA, defeated Virginia, defeated UCLA, defeated UCLA
2008    Super Regional            eliminated by Stanford
2007    Regional          defeated Minnesota, defeated Fresno State, defeated Fresno State
2007    Super Regional            defeated UCLA
2007    CWS   lost to Oregon State, eliminated by UC Irvine
 
*all team stats through 5/22