2008 Fullerton Regional
1.
Cal State Fullerton Titans
Fullerton, California
At-large bid from Big West
2008 record:
16-8, 37-19 (Tied for first in Big West)
Head coach:
Dave Serrano (Trinity College and University, 2003)
School record:
37-19, first year
Overall record:
151-85-1
Assistant coaches:
Sergio Brown, Greg Bergeron, Brett Lindgren
Team offense:
.305 BA, 399 R, 44 HR, 354 RBI, .453 SLG, .395 OBA, 112/159 SB
Team pitching:
4.51 ERA, 509.0 IP, 545 H, 167 BB, 438 K
Top hitters:
Erik Komatsu (.354 Ba, 41 R, 7 HR, 47 RBI, .579 SLG, .451 OBA,
18 SB), Josh Fellahuer (.350 BA, 58 R, 7 HR, 31 RBI, .540 SLG,
.408 OBA, 16 SB), Christian Colon, .324 BA, 55 R, 3 HR, 31 RBI,
.435 SLG, .400 OBA, 10 SB), Jared Clark (.314 BA, 38 R, 9 HR, 51
RBI, .571 SLG, .420 OBA, 5 SB), Joel Weeks (.314 BA, 32 R, 2 HR,
33 RBI, .407 SLG, .383 OBA, 3 SB), Corey Jones (.303 BA, 25 R,
HR, 32 RBI, .393 SLG, .376 OBA, 4 SB)
Top pitchers:
Ryan Ackland (1.96 ERA, 23 IP, 27 H, 2 BB, 12 K, 2 saves),
Daniel Renken (3.87 ERA, 76.2 IP, 87 H, 21 BB, 74 K), Jeff
Kaplan (4.00 ERA, 99.0 IP, 102 H, 31 BB, 82 K), Michael Morrison
(4.53 ERA 49.2 IP, 50 H, 23 BB, 51 K), Adam Jorgenson (4.86 ERA,
46.1 IP, 43 H, 13 BB, 55 K, 10 saves)
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.
3.
Virginia Cavaliers
Charlottesville,
Virginia
At-large bid from ACC
2008 record:
38-21, 15-15 ACC (fourth in ACC Coastal)
Head coach:
Brian O’Connor (Creighton, 1993)
Record at school:
215-87, five years
Overall record:
215-87, five years
Assistant coaches:
Kevin McMullan, Karl Kuhn, Kyle Werman
Team offense:
.289 avg., 359 runs, 335 RBIs, 110 doubles, 25 HR, 132 SB
Team pitching:
3.83 ERA, 4 CF, 18 saves, 512.2 IP, 496 hits, 173 walks, 529 K
Top hitters:
Dan Grovatt (.333 avg/38 runs/22 doubles/3 HR/45 RBI/9 SB), Greg
Miclat (.324/47/9/34/30), Jeremy Farrell (.321/41/14 2B/11 HR/51
RBI/13 SB), John Barr (.317/20 runs/17 RBI/4 SB), David Adams
(.278 avg/47 runs/6 HR/40 BB/16 SB)
Top pitchers:
Matt Packer (6-2/1.19 ERA/2 saves/60.2 IP/43 hits/53 K), Jacob
Thompson (6-4/4.40/1 CG/75.2/83/68), Pat McAnaney (4-4/3.09/3
CG/78.2/64/91), Andrew Carraway (3-3/4.21/68.1/76/77), Michael
Schwimer (3-1/1.86/13 saves/29.0/19/35), Neal Davis
(4-0/1.63/38.2/33/38)
Last NCAA
appearance:
2007 (1-2 in Charlottesville Regional)
Notes:
Virginia is making its eighth NCAA Tournament appearance and its
fifth consecutive regional under Brian O’Connor. The Cavaliers
are still looking for their first regional title.
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