1988 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	1988
Team:	Cal State Fullerton Titans
Conference:	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Short Conf:	PCAA
Record:	43–18
Conf Record:	12–8
Head Coach:	Larry Cochell (1st year)
Stadium:	Titan Field
Champion:	NCAA South Regional champions
Bowl:	College World Series
Bowl Result:	2–2

The 1988 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team represented California State University, Fullerton in the 1988 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Titans played their home games at Titan Field, and played as part of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. The team was coached by Larry Cochell in his first season as head coach at Cal State Fullerton.

The Titans reached the College World Series, their fifth appearance in Omaha, where they finished tied for third place after winning games against Miami (FL) and eventual champion Stanford before losing a pair of semifinal matchups with Stanford.

Personnel

Coaches

Schedule and results

Legend
	Cal State Fullerton win
	Cal State Fullerton loss

1988 Cal State Fullerton Titans Baseball Game Log^[2]
Regular Season
January Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record PCAA Record Jan 26 W 5–1 1–0 Jan 28 Titan Field • Fullerton, CA L 1–8 1–1 Jan 29 at Chapman* W 5–0 2–1 Jan 30 Chapman* Titan Field • Fullerton, CA L 7–10 2–2
February Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record PCAA Record Feb 3 at * L 3–7 2–3 Feb 5 at No. 2 Stanford* W 5–1 3–3 Feb 6 at Stanford* Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA L 4–9 3–4 Feb 7 at Stanford* Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 6–5 4–4 Feb 11 at Arizona* L 9–14 4–5 Feb 12 at Arizona* Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 22–5 5–5 Feb 13 at Arizona* Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 6–13 5–6 Feb 17 Titan Field • Fullerton, CA W 13–0 6–6 Feb 20 Titan Field • Fullerton, CA W 22–4 7–6 Feb 23 Titan Field • Fullerton, CA W 2–0 8–6 Feb 26 Titan Field • Fullerton, CA W 7–0 9–6 Feb 27 US International* Titan Field • Fullerton, CA W 5–1 10–6 Feb 27 US International* Titan Field • Fullerton, CA W 15–8 11–6
March Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record PCAA Record Mar 2 at No. 18 * Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 12–6 12–7 Mar 4 Titan Field • Fullerton, CA L 2–4 12–7 Mar 5 Portland* Titan Field • Fullerton, CA W 10–6 13–7 Mar 6 Portland* Titan Field • Fullerton, CA W 5–3 14–7 Mar 9 Titan Field • Fullerton, CA W 9–2 15–7 Mar 11 No. 18 * Titan Field • Fullerton, CA W 7–1 16–7 Mar 12 No. 18 Washington State* Titan Field • Fullerton, CA L 6–7 16–8 Mar 13 No. 7 * Titan Field • Fullerton, CA W 3–0 17–8 Mar 15 at Pepperdine* W 12–3 18–8 Mar 18 at W 5–0 19–8 1–0 Mar 19 at Pacific Klein Family Field • Stockton, CA W 15–8 20–8 2–0 Mar 20 at Pacific Klein Family Field • Stockton, CA L 6–7 20–9 2–1 Mar 25 vs No. 12 * Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Bush Challenge II) W 7–2 21–9 Mar 26 vs No. 11 * Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Bush Challenge II) W 14–3 22–9 Mar 27 vs * Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Bush Challenge II) W 8–4 23–9
April Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record PCAA Record Apr 1 Titan Field • Fullerton, CA L 6–7 23–10 2–2 Apr 2 UC Santa Barbara Titan Field • Fullerton, CA W 8– 24–10 3–2 Apr 3 UC Santa Barbara Titan Field • Fullerton, CA W 8–5 25–10 4–2 Apr 8 at W 9–2 26–10 5–2 Apr 9 at Long Beach State Blair Field • Long Beach, CA W 13–3 27–10 6–2 Apr 10 at Long Beach State Blair Field • Long Beach, CA W 13–2 28–10 7–2 Apr 13 at US International* W 9–6 29–10 Apr 15 No. 20 Titan Field • Fullerton, CA W 4–2 30–10 8–2 Apr 16 No. 20 UNLV Titan Field • Fullerton, CA L 2–3 30–11 8–3 Apr 17 No. 20 UNLV Titan Field • Fullerton, CA W 6–5 31–11 9–3 Apr 22 Titan Field • Fullerton, CA W 11–7 32–11 10–3 Apr 23 UC Irvine Titan Field • Fullerton, CA W 6–5 33–11 11–3 Apr 24 UC Irvine Titan Field • Fullerton, CA W 4–1 34–11 12–3 Apr 26 Titan Field • Fullerton, CA W 10–7 35–11 Apr 29 Titan Field • Fullerton, CA L 2–3 35–12 12–4 Apr 30 No. 2 Fresno State Titan Field • Fullerton, CA L 3–5 35–13 12–5
May Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record PCAA Record May 1 No. 2 Fresno State Titan Field • Fullerton, CA L 8–15 35–14 12–6 May 4 UCLA Titan Field • Fullerton, CA W 4–3 36–14 May 8 at L 4–5 36–15 12–7 May 8 at San Jose State San Jose Municipal Stadium • San Jose, CA L 2–11 36–16 12–8 May 11 No. 21 USC* Titan Field • Fullerton, CA W 8–4 37–16
Postseason
Date Opponent Seed Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Reg Record May 27 (4) (3) W 6–3 38–16 1–0 May 28 (2) (3) Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 5–1 39–16 2–0 May 29 (2) Mississippi State (3) Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 5–3 40–16 3–0 May 30 (1) (3) Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 6–3 41–16 4–0
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record CWS Record June 4 W 9–3 42–16 1–0 June 6 Stanford Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 5–3 43–16 2–0 June 9 Stanford Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 1–3 43–17 2–1 June 10 Stanford Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 5–9 43–18 2–2

Notes and References

1. Book: 1988 Baseball Roster. Cal State Fullerton Titans. June 11, 2024.
2. Book: 2024 Baseball Record Book. Cal State Fullerton Titans. June 12, 2024. A106.