FULLERTON, Calif.--- Cal State Fullerton has been placed at No. 8 in Baseball America's Preseason Top 25 college baseball rankings, the publication released on Monday. The ranking is the Titans' highest placing in the preseason polls.
Fullerton is ranked 10th in Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's preseason poll, 15th in Perfect Game's poll and 16th in DIBaseball's preseason rankings.
Cal State Fullerton enters 2017 coming off its 25th consecutive trip to the NCAA postseason and is expected to do big things once again this season. The No. 8 placing is the highest on the west coast and tops in the Big West Conference in front of fellow ranked league foes in No. 19 UC Santa Barbara and No. 20 Long Beach State
Joining Fullerton on the prestigious list are four opponents the Titans will see this season in No. 19 UCSB, No. 20 LBSU, No. 22 Arizona and No. 23 Stanford.
For the Titans, it'll be a good mix of returners and newcomers that should make up a team worthy of its top-10 preseason ranking. Fullerton welcomes back four all-conference performers from a year ago in sophomore Colton Eastman (RHP), senior Timmy Richards (INF), junior Connor Seabold (RHP) and junior John Gavin (LHP). The Titans will also be under the leadership of four-time Big West Coach of the Year Rick Vanderhook, who enters his sixth season as head coach.
Eastman has been named to Collegiate Baseball's All-American Second Team, while Seabold was considered a top-100 MLB Draft prospect by Baseball America.
Fans will get their first opportunity to see the 2017 Titans on Jan 28 at Goodwin Field, as Fullerton will hold its annual Alumni Game at 2 pm PST.
Titans in the Preseason Polls
Baseball America: No. 8
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper: No. 10
Perfect Game: No. 15
D1Baseball: No. 16
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