FULLERTON, Calif. – After winning another Big West title making them back-to-back champions for the first time in over a decade, Cal State Fullerton looks for the three-peat as the program released its 2018 schedule, head coach Kelly Ford announced on Thursday.
"I am fired up about our 2018 schedule, it is extremely competitive" said Coach Ford. "The amount of top 25 teams that we are able to compete against opens up so many opportunities for us. My philosophy is to be the best, you have to beat the best and with this schedule, we have that chance."
The Titans will take part in six tournaments this season, playing host to four of them. The first of these takes place Friday, February 9 through Sunday, February 11 where the Titans host the Titan Classic. The tournament will feature Loyola Marymount, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, UC Riverside, Utah State, and Middle Tennessee. Fullerton will play four games in the Titan Classic starting with a double header on Friday against Rutgers (3:30 pm) and Utah State (6:00 pm). On Saturday, Feb. 10, CSF takes on Pittsburgh for the final game of the day at 5:30 pm. The Titans wrap up the tournament on Sunday with a game against Loyola Marymount at 12:30 pm.
Following the Titan Classic, the Titans continue their busy month of February on the road for the Campbell Cartier Tournament hosted by San Diego State (Feb. 16-18) and the Mary Nutter Classic in Cathedral City, Calif. (Feb. 22-25)
The Titans will play five games at SDSU for the Campbell Cartier Tournament, starting with a double header on Friday, Feb. 16 against North Dakota State (9:00 am) and the University of Kentucky (11:30 am). Fullerton will play two more games on Saturday, the first being against Illinois-Chicago at 11:30 am and the second is another matchup against Kentucky at 7:00 pm. The Titans wrap up the tournament by facing off against the host, San Diego State at 11:30 am.
Between the two tournaments, Cal State Fullerton will head back to San Diego for a midweek game on Thursday, Feb. 22 to face off against the Torerors of USD at 6:00 pm.
For the fourth consecutive season, Fullerton will head to Cathedral City to take part in the Mary Nutter Classic. They will play four games, two double-headers, with the first being on Saturday, Feb. 24 against LIU Brooklyn (5:00 pm) and Mississippi State (7:30 pm). On Sunday, Fullerton takes on the Bears of Cal (11:30 am) and the Sun Devils of Arizona State (2:00 pm) to finish up the month of February.
The month of March will be just as busy for the Titans, as they will host the Judi Garman Classic (Mar. 1-4) and the Easton Invitational (Mar. 16-18) as well as co-host a tournament with Long Beach State (Mar. 8-11).
As usual, the Judi Garman features some of the top teams across the country, including the Florida Gators who were the runner-ups in the NCAA tournament last season. Fullerton will take on the Gators for their first game of the tournament on Thursday, March 1 at 5:00 pm. Fullerton will play a double-header on Friday, facing off against Stanford at 5:00 pm and Iowa at 7:30 pm. The Titans only play one game on Saturday as they take on the Bulldogs of Fresno State at 7:30 pm. The Judi Garman Classic will wrap up as Fullerton takes on Michigan State at 4:30 on Sunday afternoon.
The Titans will host Michigan State for a midweek game following the Judi Garman Classic on Tuesday, March 6 at 4:30 pm.
Next on the schedule is the co-hosted tournament by Long Beach State and Cal State Fullerton. The Titans will host eight games from Thursday, March 8 through Sunday, March 11, playing in five of them. They start the weekend with a game on Thursday against San Jose State at 3:30 pm and a game on Friday against Boston University at 6:00 pm. The Titans will play a double-header on Saturday, starting with Ohio State at 12:30 pm and Seattle at 3:00 p.m. CSF wraps up the weekend with a Sunday morning game against San Diego State at 10:00 am.
Before hosting the Easton Invitational, the Titans will play a midweek double-header on Tuesday, March 13 against Fairfield (4:00 pm) and Columbia (6:00 pm)
The final tournament on the schedule is the Easton Invitational where the Titans will play five games in three days. On Friday, Mar. 16 they will take on DePaul at 5:30 pm and Ohio State at 8:00 pm for the first day of the tournament. Saturday is another double-header for the Titans as they will face off against Grand Canyon University at 1:00 pm and Nebraska at 3:30 pm. Wrapping up the tournament, Fullerton will have a huge game as they face off against the defending champion Oklahoma Sooners at 12:30 pm.
After finishing the last of their six tournaments, the Titans will host five more games before conference play starts. The first two are a double-header against CSU Bakersfield on Tuesday, March 20 at Anderson Family Field starting at 4:00 pm. The next three games will be a three-game set against Loyola Marymount at Anderson Family Field. The first is on Thursday, March 22 at 6:00 pm and the series wraps up with a double-header on Friday, March 23 at 3/5 pm.
Fullerton finishes up the month of March with the start of conference play as the Gauchos of UC Santa Barbara come to Fullerton for a game on Friday, March 30 at 6:00 pm and a double-header on Saturday, March 31 starting at 2:00 pm.
The Titans open up April by heading up to Northridge to take on the Matadors of CSUN in a double-header on Saturday, April 7 at 1/3 pm and finish up the series with a game on Sunday at 1:00 pm
Fullerton will come back home for their conference matchup against rivals Long Beach State. The 49ers and Titans will matchup on Friday, April 13 at 6:00 pm and a double-header on Saturday with game times of 2:00 and 4:00 pm.
Cal State Fullerton will head to Hawai'i for the series against the Rainbow Wahine on April 20-21. The first game is on Friday the 20th at 10:00 pm Pacific Standard Time followed up by a double-header on Saturday at 6/9 pm PST.
The Titans will finish up the month of April by coming back home for their series against the Aggies of UC Davis. Saturday, April 28 will be a double-header between the two teams starting at 12 noon and finish up on Sunday at 12 noon.
In yearly tradition, the Titans kickoff the final month of the season against the Bruins of UCLA in a non-conference matchup. The game will be at Anderson Family Field starting at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, May 1.
Following the midweek game against UCLA, the Titans hit the road one last time to take on the Mustangs of Cal Poly. The double-header will take place on Saturday, May 5 at 1/3 pm and the series finale will be Sunday, May 6 at 1:00 pm.
The final conference matchup of the season will take place at Anderson Family Field where the Titans will take on the Highlanders of UC Riverside on May 11 (6:00 pm) and May 12 (2:00 & 4:00 pm).
Tickets for the 2018 campaign can be purchased at fullertontitans.com/tickets.
Seating at Anderson Family Field is general admission, which includes both infield bleacher seating and outfield berm seating.
2018 SEASON TICKETS (includes all tournaments)
Current Season Ticket Holders: RENEW NOW
Adult: $170 – BUY NOW
Senior (65+): $140 – BUY NOW
Youth (8th grade and younger): $100 – BUY NOW
SINGLE-GAME TICKET INFORMATION
2018 GENERAL ADMISSION – BUY NOW
Adult - Online Purchase*: $8 (Day of Game, Phone or Box Office Purchase - $9)
Senior (65+) - Online Purchase*: $7 (Day of Game, Phone or Box Office Purchase - $8)
Youth (8th grade and younger) - Online Purchase*: $5 (Day of Game, Phone or Box Office Purchase - $6)
CSUF Faculty/Staff**: $6
Group (20+ tickets)***: $6
PREMIUM GAME TICKET INFORMATION
2018 GENERAL ADMISSION – BUY NOW
Adult - Online Purchase*: $9 (Day of Game, Phone or Box Office Purchase - $10)
Senior (65+) - Online Purchase*: $7 (Day of Game, Phone or Box Office Purchase - $8)
Youth (8th grade and younger) - Online Purchase*: $6 (Day of Game, Phone or Box Office Purchase - $7)
CSUF Faculty/Staff**: $7
Group (20+ tickets)***: $7
PREMIUM GAMES FOR 2018
April 13 vs. Long Beach State BUY NOW
April 14 vs. Long Beach State BUY NOW
May 1 vs. UCLA BUY NOW
TOURNAMENT TICKET INFORMATION
TITAN CLASSIC - FEBRUARY 9-11 (Tournament Schedule)
Friday, Feb. 9 – BUY NOW
Adult: $12
Senior (65+): $10
Youth (8th grade and younger): $8
CSUF Faculty/Staff**: $8
Group (20+ tickets)***: $8
Saturday, Feb. 10 – BUY NOW
Adult: $12
Senior (65+): $10
Youth (8th grade and younger): $8
CSUF Faculty/Staff**: $8
Group (20+ tickets)***: $8
Sunday, Feb. 11 - BUY NOW
Adult: $10
Senior (65+): $8
Youth (8th grade and younger): $6
CSUF Faculty/Staff**: $6
Group (20+ tickets)***: $6
JUDI GARMAN CLASSIC - MARCH 1-4 (Tournament Schedule)
ALL-TOURNAMENT PASS – BUY NOW
Adult: $50
Senior (65+): $40
Youth (8th grade and younger): $32
Thursday, March 1 – BUY NOW
Adult: $16
Senior (65+): $14
Youth (8th grade and younger): $12
CSUF Faculty/Staff**: $12
Group (20+ tickets)***: $11
Friday, March 2 – BUY NOW
Adult: $25
Senior (65+): $20
Youth (8th grade and younger): $16
CSUF Faculty/Staff**: $16
Group (20+ tickets)***: $15
Saturday, March 3 – BUY NOW
Adult: $25
Senior (65+): $20
Youth (8th grade and younger): $16
CSUF Faculty/Staff**: $16
Group (20+ tickets)***: $15
Sunday, March 4 – BUY NOW
Adult: $16
Senior (65+): $14
Youth (8th grade and younger): $12
CSUF Faculty/Staff**: $12
Group (20+ tickets)***: $11
LONG BEACH STATE/FULLERTON TOURNAMENT - MARCH 8-11 (Tournament Schedule)
Thursday, March 8 – BUY NOW
Adult: $9
Senior (65+): $8
Youth (8th grade and younger): $6
CSUF Faculty/Staff**: $6
Group (20+ tickets)***: $6
Friday, March 9 – BUY NOW
Adult: $10
Senior (65+): $9
Youth (8th grade and younger): $7
CSUF Faculty/Staff**: $7
Group (20+ tickets)***: $7
Saturday, March 10 – BUY NOW
Adult: $10
Senior (65+): $9
Youth (8th grade and younger): $7
CSUF Faculty/Staff**: $7
Group (20+ tickets)***: $7
Sunday, March 11 – BUY NOW
Adult: $9
Senior (65+): $8
Youth (8th grade and younger): $6
CSUF Faculty/Staff**: $6
Group (20+ tickets)***: $6
EASTON INVITATIONAL - MARCH 16-18 (Tournament Schedule)
Friday, March 16 – BUY NOW
Adult: $16
Senior (65+): $14
Youth (8th grade and younger): $12
CSUF Faculty/Staff**: $12
Group (20+ tickets)***: $10
Saturday, March 17 – BUY NOW
Adult: $16
Senior (65+): $14
Youth (8th grade and younger): $12
CSUF Faculty/Staff**: $12
Group (20+ tickets)***: $10
Sunday, March 18 – BUY NOW
Adult: $12
Senior (65+): $10
Youth (8th grade and younger): $8
CSUF Faculty/Staff**: $8
Group (20+ tickets)***: $8
*Purchase your tickets online, print them from home, save money, and avoid lines at the box office.
**Faculty/Staff tickets will not be sold online. Up to 4 general admission tickets per game can be
purchased at this rate. Tickets can be purchased at the Athletics Ticket Office, located at Titan House, or at the event. Must have Faculty/Staff Titan Card to qualify for special rate.
***Group tickets are available as a pre-sale purchase only.
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