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1979 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team

American college baseball season

Field	Value
year	1979
team	Cal State Fullerton Titans
sport	baseball
logo	Cal_State_Fullerton_F-logo.png
logo_size	150
conference	Southern California Baseball Association
short_conf	SCBA
record	60–14–1
conf_record	23–4–1
CBRank	1
head_coach	Augie Garrido (7th year)
asst_coach1	Jody Robinson (3rd year)
asst_coach2	Matt McCann (1st year)
asst_coach3	Bill Kernen (2nd year)
stadium	Titan Field
champion	College World Series champions
SCBA Champions

SCBA Champions 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

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Schedule

! style="background:#FF7F00;color:#004A80;"| Regular season |- valign="top" |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 5 || || 13–6 || 1–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 8 || Arizona || 9–7 || 2–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | February 9 || at Arizona || 9–0 || 3–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 9 || at Arizona || 8–4 || 4–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | February 14 || at || 2–4 || 4–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 16 || || 4–1 || 5–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 17 || California || 5–4 || 6–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 17 || California || 7–6 || 7–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 20 || || 5–3 || 8–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | February 23 || at || 4–5 || 8–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 24 || at Arizona State || 3–10 || 8–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 24 || at Arizona State || 18–12 || 9–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 27 || || 9–2 || 10–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 28 || || 4–2 || 11–3 || – |- |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 4 || || 3–1 || 12–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 6 || at Cal Poly Pomona || 13–6 || 13–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 6 || at || 6–9 || 13–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 8 || || 4–2 || 14–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 9 || UNLV || 12–0 || 15–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 10 || at || 13–6 || 16–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 10 || at San Diego State || 10–3 || 17–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 11 || at San Diego State || 10–4 || 18–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 14 || || 15–0 || 19–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 16 || || 10–6 || 20–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 17 || New Mexico || 2–5 || 20–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 17 || New Mexico || 4–1 || 21–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 22 || at Chapman || 11–3 || 22–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 23 || || 7–6 || 23–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 24 || || 8–3 || 24–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 24 || Stanford || 2–3 || 24–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 30 || || 1–0 || 25–6 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 31 || at UC Irvine || 8–6 || 26–6 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 31 || at UC Irvine || 7–3 || 27–6 || 3–0 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 3 || || 5–1 || 28–6 || 4–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffffdd" | April 6 || || 11–11 || 28–6–1 || 4–0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 7 || at San Diego || 10–3 || 29–6–1 || 5–0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 7 || at San Diego || 8–2 || 30–6–1 || 6–0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 8 || at || 2–1 || 31–6–1 || 7–0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 12 || vs. UC Irvine || 16–2 || 32–6–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | April 13 || vs. Chapman || 4–13 || 32–7–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 13 || vs. UC Irvine || 11–2 || 33–7–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 14 || vs. Chapman || 5–2 || 34–7–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | April 14 || vs. Chapman || 5–6 || 34–8–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 17 || || 12–6 || 35–8–1 || 7–2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | April 20 || || 3–5 || 35–9–1 || 7–1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | April 21 || at Pepperdine || 9–10 || 35–10–1 || 8–2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 21 || Pepperdine || 8–7 || 36–10–1 || 9–2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | April 22 || || 12–4 || 37–10–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 24 || || 7–2 || 38–10–1 || 10–2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | April 27 || at || 6–9 || 38–11–1 || 10–3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 28 || Long Beach State || 7–1 || 39–11–1 || 11–3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 28 || Long Beach State || 5–3 || 40–11–1 || 12–3–1 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 1 || Pepperdine || 8–2 || 41–11–1 || 13–3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 4 || at Cal State LA || 9–0 || 42–11–1 || 14–3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 5 || Cal State LA || 8–3 || 43–11–1 || 15–3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 5 || Cal State LA || 4–2 || 44–11–1 || 16–3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 8 || UC Irvine || 10–6 || 45–11–1 || 17–3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 11 || UC Santa Barbara || 21–2 || 46–11–1 || 18–3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 12 || at UC Santa Barbara || 14–2 || 47–11–1 || 19–3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 12 || at UC Santa Barbara || 18–0 || 48–11–1 || 20–3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 15 || at Long Beach State || 10–5 || 49–11–1 || 21–3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 18 || at Loyola Marymount || 17–6 || 50–11–1 || 22–3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 19 || at Loyola Marymount || 7–4 || 51–11–1 || 23–3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | May 19 || at Loyola Marymount || 3–5 || 51–12–1 || 23–4–1

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Awards and honors

;Dan Hanggie

All-America Second Team
College World Series All-Tournament Team
All-SCBA First Team

;Sam Favata

All-SCBA First Team

;Tony Hudson

College World Series Most Outstanding Player
College World Series All-Tournament Team

;Kurt Kingsolver

College World Series All-Tournament Team

;Larry Navilhon

All-SCBA First Team

;Matt Vejar

College World Series All-Tournament Team

;Tim Wallach

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

;Dave Weatherman

All-SCBA First Team

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.

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

"College World Series record Book". NCAA.org.
"Titans Honors and Awards". FullertonTitans.com.
"MLB Amateur Draft Picks from Cal State Fullerton University". Baseball-Reference.

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