California State University - Fresno
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Name History:
| Fresno State Normal School | 1911-21 |
| Fresno State Teachers College | 1921-35 |
| Fresno State College | 1935-72 |
| California State University, Fresno | 1972-date |
Baseball Team History:
| Year | Record | Coach |
| 1922 | 2-2 | Arthur Jones |
| 1923 | 2-4 | Arthur Jones |
| 1924 | 8-3 | Arthur Jones |
| 1925 | 7-4 | Arthur Jones |
| 1926 | 5-0 | Arthur Jones |
| 1927-29 No Team | ||
| 1930 | 2-3 | Stanley E. Borleske |
| 1931 | 2-8 | Stanley E. Borleske |
| 1932-35 No Team | ||
| 1936 | 5-5 | Stanley E. Borleske |
| 1937 | 15-0 | Stanley E. Borleske |
| 1938 | 11-5 | Stanley E. Borleske |
| 1939 | 12-7 | Stanley E. Borleske |
| 1940 | 14-11 | Stanley E. Borleske |
| 1941 | 17-5 | Stanley E. Borleske |
| 1942 | 8-7 | Alvin (Pix) Pierson |
| 1943 | 15-8 | Alvin (Pix) Pierson |
| 1944 | 1-4 | Earl Wright |
| 1945 | 0-6 | Earl Wright |
| 1946 | 15-7 | Earl Wright |
| 1947 | 9-20 | Ken Gleason |
| 1948 | 26-11 | J. Peter Beiden |
| 1949 | 29-9 | J. Peter Beiden |
| 1950 | 29-13 | J. Peter Beiden |
| 1951 | 36-4 | J. Peter Beiden |
| 1952 | 33-11 | J. Peter Beiden |
| 1953 | 27-11 | J. Peter Beiden |
| 1954 | 26-16 | J. Peter Beiden |
| 1955 | 31-14 | J. Peter Beiden |
| 1956 | 28-13 | J. Peter Beiden |
| 1957 | 20-12 | J. Peter Beiden |
| 1958 | 23-9 | J. Peter Beiden |
| 1959 | 41-13 | J. Peter Beiden |
| 1960 | 25-15 | J. Peter Beiden |
| 1961 | 36-9 | J. Peter Beiden |
| 1962 | 34-8 | J. Peter Beiden |
| 1963 | 29-17 | J. Peter Beiden |
| 1964 | 28-13 | J. Peter Beiden |
| 1965 | 22-14 | J. Peter Beiden |
| 1966 | 32-14 | J. Peter Beiden |
| 1967 | 36-10 | Bob Bennett |
| 1968 | 20-23 | J. Peter Beiden |
| 1969 | 24-19 | J. Peter Beiden |
| 1970 | 35-20-2 | Bob Bennett |
| 1971 | 35-24-1 | Bob Bennett |
| 1972 | 31-26-1 | Bob Bennett |
| 1973 | 31-24 | Bob Bennett |
| 1974 | 38-20 | Bob Bennett |
| 1975 | 26-33 | Bob Bennett |
| 1976 | 28-29 | Bob Bennett |
| 1977 | 39-21 | Bob Bennett |
| 1978 | 38-20 | Bob Bennett |
| 1979 | 37-27 | Bob Bennett |
| 1980 | 43-10 | Bob Bennett |
| 1981 | 43-22 | Bob Bennett |
| 1982 | 46-13 | Bob Bennett |
| 1983 | 45-19 | Bob Bennett |
| 1984 | 54-12-2 | Bob Bennett |
| 1985 | 43-22 | Bob Bennett |
| 1986 | 29-27-1 | Bob Bennett |
| 1987 | 34-26 | Bob Bennett |
| 1988 | 56-12 | Bob Bennett |
| 1989 | 44-19 | Bob Bennett |
| 1990 | 38-24 | Bob Bennett |
| 1991 | 42-23 | Bob Bennett |
| 1992 | 37-20 | Bob Bennett |
| 1993 | 41-22 | Bob Bennett |
| 1994 | 36-27 | Bob Bennett |
| 1995 | 41-22 | Bob Bennett |
| 1996 | 36-24 | Bob Bennett |
| 1997 | 40-28 | Bob Bennett |
| 1998 | 33-28-1 | Bob Bennett |
| 1999 | 33-30 | Bob Bennett |
| 2000 | 40-21 | Bob Bennett |
| 2001 | 41-25 | Bob Bennett |
| 2002 | 32-27 | Bob Bennett |
| 2003 | 30-29 | Mike H. Batesole |
| 2004 | 29-29 | Mike H. Batesole |
| 2005 | 30-29 | Mike H. Batesole |
| 2006 | 45-18 | Mike H. Batesole |
Major League Players
| Name | Birthplace | Dates Played at College | Major League Debut |
| Truman E. (Tex) Clevenger | Visalia, CA | 1951-53 | 4/18/1954 |
| Earl C. Smith | Sunnyside, WA | 1947-49 | 4/14/1955 |
| Theodore C. Wills | Fresno, CA | 1953-54 | 5/24/1959 |
| Grover L. (Lee) Gregory | Bakersfield, CA | 1959 | 4/17/1964 |
| Charles B. Nieson | Hanford, CA | 1961 (FR) | 9/18/1964 |
| James F. (Jimy) Williams | Santa Maria, CA | 1963-64 | 4/26/1966 |
| Louis R. (Buzz) Stephen | Porterville, CA | 1964-66 | 9/20/1968 |
| Richard D. Ruthven | Sacramento, CA | 1971-72 | 4/17/1973 |
| Warren S. Brusstar | Oakland, CA | 1972-73 | 5/6/1977 |
| Richard A. Bordi | San Francisco, CA | 1978-80 | 7/16/1980 |
| Robert L. Stoddard | San Jose, CA | 1977-78 | 9/4/1981 |
| Ronald D. Johnson | Long Beach, CA | 1977-78 | 9/12/1982 |
| Clinton D. (Dan) Gladden | San Jose, CA | 1978-79 | 9/5/1983 |
| Terry L. Pendleton | Los Angeles, CA | 1981-82 | 7/18/1984 |
| Randall C. Asadoor | Fresno, CA | 1981-83 | 9/14/1986 |
| Mark A. Gardner | Los Angeles, CA | 1984-85 | 5/16/1989 |
| Robert K. (Kevin) Appier | Lancaster, CA | 1986 | 6/14/1989 |
| Peter M. Dalena | Fresno, CA | 1981-82 | 7/7/1989 |
| Steven L. Wapnick | Panorama City, CA | 1986-87 | 4/14/1990 |
| John N. Hoover | Fresno, CA | 1981-84 | 5/23/1990 |
| Thomas J. Goodwin | Fresno, CA | 1987-89 | 9/1/1991 |
| Edward J. Zosky | Whittier, CA | 1987-89 | 9/2/1991 |
| Eric H. Fox | Lemoore, CA | 1982-83, 85 | 7/7/1992 |
| Steven B. Hosey | Oakland, CA | 1987-89 | 8/29/1992 |
| Robert J. Jones | Fresno, CA | 1989-91 | 8/14/1993 |
| Erik P. Schullstrom | San Diego, CA | 1988-90 | 7/18/1994 |
| Dean C. Hartgraves | Bakersfield, CA | 1987 | 5/3/1995 |
| Dennis L. Springer | Fresno, CA | 1986-87 | 9/14/1995 |
| Brant M. Brown | Porterville, CA | 1991-92 | 6/15/1996 |
| Stephen A. Soderstrom | Turlock, CA | 1991-93 | 9/17/1996 |
| Albert S. (Shawn) Gilbert | Camden, NJ | 1986-87 | 6/4/1997 |
| Jason W. Wood | San Bernardino, CA | 1991 | 4/1/1998 |
| Jeffrey C. Weaver | Northridge, CA | 1995-98 | 4/14/1999 |
| Larry R. Barnes | Bakersfield, CA | 1995 | 4/11/2001 |
| Adam C. Pettyjohn | Phoenix, AZ | 1996-98 | 7/16/2001 |
| Jared W. Fernandez | Salt Lake City, UT | 1993-94 | 9/19/2001 |
| John J. (Josh) Labandeira | Tulare, CA | 2000-01 | 9/17/2004 |
| Matthew S. Garza | Selma, CA | 2003-05 | 8/11/2006 |
| Casey M. McGehee | Santa Cruz, CA | 2001-03 | 9/2/2008 |
| bold | member of Fresno State Hall of Fame |
| (FR) | played on junior varsity team only |
Conference Affiliations:
| California Collegiate Conference | 1924 |
| California Collegiate Athletic Association | 1939-69 |
| Pacific Coast Athletic Association | 1970-76, 1985-88 |
| Northern California Baseball Association | 1977-84 |
| Big West Conference | 1989-92 |
| Western Athletic Conference | 1993-date |
Highlights:
Stanley G. (Frenchy) Bordagaray (DB 4/17/1934) played football in 1930...Howard O. Craghead (DB 4/30/1931), David P. Leiper (DB 9/2/1984) attended
California Collegiate Conference champion 1924...California Collegiate Athletic Association champion 1941, 1950-51, 1954-56, 1959, 1961-62, 1966-67...Pacific Coast Athletic Association champion 1971, 1988...Pacific Coast Athletic Association (North Division) champion 1985…Northern California Baseball Association champion 1977, 1979-84...Big West Conference champion 1989, 1991...Western Athletic Conference (Western Division) champion 1993-95, 1998…Western Athletic Conference champion 2006-07…Western Athletic Conference tournament champion 1993, 1995, 2006-07
College World Series participant 1959, 1988, 1991
All-America selections (First-Team)
| 1951 | Don Barnett (ABCA) |
| 1972 | Dick Ruthven (ABCA/The Sporting News) |
| 1978 | Ron Johnson (ABCA) |
| 1982 | Randy Graham (ABCA/Baseball America) |
| 1984 | John Hoover (ABCA/Baseball America) |
| 1988 | Tom Goodwin (ABCA/Baseball America) |
| 1988 | Lance Shebelut (ABCA/Baseball America) |
| 1988 | John Salles (ABCA) |
| 1989 | Tom Goodwin (ABCA/Baseball America/The Sporting News) |
| 1989 | Eddie Zosky (ABCA/Baseball America/The Sporting News) |
| 1991 | Bobby Jones (ABCA/Baseball America/Collegiate Baseball) |
| 1997 | Giuseppe Chiaramonte (ABCA/Collegiate Baseball) |
| 1997 | Jeff Weaver (Baseball America) |
| 1998 | Jeff Weaver (Collegiate Baseball) |
National Player of the Year
| 1991 | Bobby Jones (ABCA/Collegiate Baseball/NCBWA) |
