Cal State Fullerton Titans

UCLA is in Omaha for the College World Series and, yes, the Bruins took bats with them . . . to use. Maybe the Bruins' batters are not just in it for the ride. But do the math. Their .251 regular-season team batting average was the lowest among the 64...

UCLA Coach John Savage was as giddy as his typically stoic demeanor would allow after his team defeated Cal State Fullerton, 3-0, Saturday night to advance to the College World Series. "Whenever you get to Fullerton and win two games, beating what I...

The question might start being asked. Has the college baseball landscape in Southern California shifted? UCLA can make a case for that after a 3-0 victory over host Cal State Fullerton at Goodwin Field on Saturday night that retired the third-ranked...

This is what UCLA batters do. They scrap and scuffle and on most days they get enough done. The Bruins could use the 5-3 super-regional victory over Cal State Fullerton on Friday as a training video. Sophomore Eric Filia could star in it. Filia...

UCLA pitcher David Berg unlocked the gate to the bullpen at Jackie Robinson Stadium. He took a seat along the rail, staring out at the field. Welcome to the office of Kaprielian, Weiss and Berg. Their motto? "We lock things down," Berg said. James...

Behind eight efficient innings from freshman pitcher Thomas Eshelman, Cal State Fullerton booked a date in the super-regionals with UCLA for the fourth times in the last seven postseasons.  Despite sitting in the visitor’s dugout in their home...

Just one year ago, Cal State Fullerton right-hander Justin Garza was busy finishing his senior year at Bonita High in La Verne by winning a Southern Section Division 3 title. From CIF to NCAA tournament in a matter of months, Garza made it look like...

Cal State Fullerton took the first step Friday night toward what it hopes will be a return to the College World Series, defeating Columbia, 4-1, by using a familiar and simple formula: Score early and ride stellar pitching the rest of the way....

Rick Vanderhook, Cal State Fullerton's baseball coach, has an in-your-face style and an edge — he doesn't mince words. Cody Decker, who played at UCLA when Vanderhook was a Bruins assistant, sums him up in two words: "Insane … genius."...

This week has been a wonderful blur for Columbia outfielder Joey Falcone. Monday, he stood on the mound at Citi Field, which might as well have been a mountaintop. It was Memorial Day. The former Marine medic, with two tours of duty in Iraq and one in...

Fullerton Regional When: Friday through Monday. Where: Goodwin Field, Cal State Fullerton. Time: 4 and 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday, Sunday; 8 p.m. Monday (if necessary). Friday's games: New Mexico (37-20) vs. Arizona State (35-20-1), 4 p.m.; Cal State...

A popular slogan asserts that tradition never graduates. But for UC Irvine baseball, its status as an elite program seems to be fading faster than it is being fortified. For the second straight season, the Anteaters failed to qualify for the 64-team...