1988 Fresno State Bulldogs baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 1988 Fresno State Bulldogs baseball Pacific Coast Athletic Association Big West Conference PCAA 7 56–12 20–1 Bob Bennett 21st Pete Beiden Field PCAA championsWest I Regional champions College World Series T-7th The 1988 Fresno State Bulldogs baseball team represented Fresno State College in the 1988 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bulldogs played their home games at Pete Beiden Field. The team was coached by Bob Bennett in his 21st year as head coach at Fresno State. The Bulldogs won the West I Regional to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Miami Hurricanes. Roster 1988 Fresno State Bulldogs y Ken Baker RHP R Eric Bridge RHP R Steve Buckholz RHP R R 6 4 210 JR Mike Burton OF R R 6 1 218 JR Visalia, California Eddie Bustamonte OF JR Rich Crane LHP L L 6 0 185 SO Terance Frazier Jon French Tom Goodwin y OF L R 6 1 165 SO Fresno, California Mike Hill C Todd Hill C Steve Hosey y OF R R 6 3 215 SO Oakland, California Todd Littlejohn OF Tim Lockhart LHP L JR Steve Lozano OF Bryan Marsoobian U SR Brandon Mitchell C SR Tony Mortensen LHP L Jeff Mott OF JR Mike Noel OF Steve Pearse INF SR Tom Phillips C S R 6 5 215 Pat Ruth John Salles RHP R R 6 0 190 JR Fresno, California Erik Schullstrom y RHP R R 6 4 205 FR San Diego, California Lance Shebelut INF R R 6 2 200 Steve Vondran INF R R 6 0 190 JR Cary Windes U FR Kurt Wohlman OF Steve Wolf RHP R R 6 2 195 FR Lodi, California Eddie Zosky y INF R R 6 0 175 SO Whittier, California https://gobulldogs.com/news/2000/4/27/1959_CWS_Team_To_Reunite_This_Weekend October 25, 2021 Bob Bennett Schedule Fresno State Bulldogs 2 white 1988 Fresno State Bulldogs baseball game log |- ! style="Fresno State Bulldogs 2 white" | Regular season |- Fresno State Bulldogs 2 white February (12–5) |- ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="3%" | # ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | Date ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="14%" | Opponent ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="25%" | Site/stadium ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Score ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Overall record ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | PCAA record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 || February 2 || 1988 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos Cal Poly Pomona || Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California || 8–9 || 0–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 || February 3 || Cal Poly Pomona || Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California || 10–5 || 1–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 || February 5 || at 1988 California Golden Bears California || Evans Diamond • Berkeley, California || 14–12 || 2–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 || February 6 || at California || Evans Diamond • Berkeley, California || 12–15 || 2–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 || February 7 || at California || Evans Diamond • Berkeley, California || 5–6 || 2–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 || February 13 || at 1988 San Diego Toreros San Diego || John Cunningham Stadium • San Diego, California || 14–12 || 3–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 || February 14 || at San Diego || John Cunningham Stadium • San Diego, California || 7–1 || 4–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 8 || February 15 || at San Diego || John Cunningham Stadium • San Diego, California || 4–9 || 4–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 || February 17 || 1988 Cal Poly Mustangs Cal Poly || Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California || 6–1 || 5–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 || February 19 || 1988 St. Mary's Gaels St. Mary's || Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California || 11–4 || 6–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 || February 20 || St. Mary's || Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California || 3–0 || 7–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 || February 21 || St. Mary's || Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California || 8–0 || 8–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 || February 23 || 1988 Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros Cal State Dominguez Hills || Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California || 4–7 || 8–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 || February 24 || Cal State Dominguez Hills || Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California || 11–1 || 9–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 || February 26 || 1988 Nevada Wolf Pack Nevada || Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California || 18–1 || 10–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 || February 27 || Nevada || Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California || 9–1 || 11–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 || February 28 || Nevada || Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California || 15–1 || 12–5 || – |- Fresno State Bulldogs 2 white March (18–1) |- ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="3%" | # ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | Date ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="14%" | Opponent ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="25%" | Site/stadium ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Score ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Overall record ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | PCAA record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 || March 1 || 1988 Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles Cal State Los Angeles || Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California || 7–4 || 13–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 || March 2 || Cal State Los Angeles || Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California || 14–4 || 14–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 || March 4 || 1988 Gonzaga Bulldogs Gonzaga || Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California || 11–5 || 15–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 21 || March 5 || Gonzaga || Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California || 8–7 || 16–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 22 || March 6 || Gonzaga || Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California || 15–5 || 17–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 23 || March 8 || 1988 Cal State Northridge Matadors Cal State Northridge || Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California || 2–5 || 17–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 || March 9 || Cal State Northridge || Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California || 10–3 || 18–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 || March 12 || 1988 San Francisco Dons San Francisco || Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California || 10–7 || 19–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 || March 14 || 1988 Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M || Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California || 6–5 || 20–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 27 || March 15 || 1988 George Washington Colonials George Washington || Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California || 17–2 || 21–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 28 || March 16 || 1988 Oregon State Beavers Oregon State || Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California || 12–10 || 22–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 || March 17 || 1988 Clemson Tigers Clemson || Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California || 13–10 || 23–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 30 || March 18 || 1988 BYU Cougars BYU || Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California || 7–4 || 24–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 31 || March 19 || Texas A&M || Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California || 4–0 || 25–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 32 || March 22 || Stanford || Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California || 13–3 || 26–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 33 || March 25 || 1988 Long Beach State Dirtbags Long Beach State || Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California || 19–0 || 27–6 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 34 || March 26 || Long Beach State || Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California || 15–0 || 28–6 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 35 || March 27 || Long Beach State || Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California || 14–3 || 29–6 || 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 36 || March 31 || 1988 UC Irvine Anteaters UC Irvine || Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California || 4–2 || 30–6 || 4–0 |- Fresno State Bulldogs 2 white April (18–0) |- ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="3%" | # ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | Date ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="14%" | Opponent ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="25%" | Site/stadium ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Score ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Overall record ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | PCAA record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 37 || April 1 || UC Irvine || Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California || 16–2 || 31–6 || 5–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 38 || April 2 || UC Irvine || Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California || 4–0 || 32–6 || 6–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 39 || April 5 || 1988 Loyola Marymount Lions Loyola Marymount || Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California || 6–1 || 33–6 || 6–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 40 || April 6 || Loyola Marymount || Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California || 18–6 || 34–6 || 6–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 41 || April 8 || 1988 San Jose State Spartans San Jose State || Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California || 17–3 || 35–6 || 7–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 42 || April 9 || San Jose State || Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California || 10–1 || 36–6 || 8–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 43 || April 10 || San Jose State || Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California || 7–1 || 37–6 || 9–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 44 || April 12 || Cal Poly || Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California || 17–7 || 38–6 || 9–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 45 || April 16 || at 1988 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos UC Santa Barbara || Caesar Uyesaka Stadium • Santa Barbara, California || 4–2 || 39–6 || 10–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 46 || April 17 || at UC Santa Barbara || Caesar Uyesaka Stadium • Santa Barbara, California || 8–5 || 40–6 || 11–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 47 || April 18 || at UC Santa Barbara || Caesar Uyesaka Stadium • Santa Barbara, California || 10–3 || 41–6 || 12–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 48 || April 23 || BYU || Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California || 7–3 || 42–6 || 12–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 49 || April 24 || 1988 Pacific Tigers Pacific || Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California || 4–1 || 43–6 || 13–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 50 || April 25 || Pacific || Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California || 18–1 || 44–6 || 14–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 51 || April 26 || Pacific || Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California || 14–6 || 45–6 || 15–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 52 || April 27 || Stanford || Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California || 6–5 || 46–6 || 15–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 53 || April 29 || at Cal State Fullerton || Titan Field • Fullerton, California || 3–2 || 47–6 || 16–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 54 || April 30 || at Cal State Fullerton || Titan Field • Fullerton, California || 5–3 || 48–6 || 17–0 |- Fresno State Bulldogs 2 white May (3–3) |- ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="3%" | # ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | Date ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="14%" | Opponent ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="25%" | Site/stadium ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Score ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Overall record ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | PCAA record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 55 || May 1 || at Cal State Fullerton || Titan Field • Fullerton, California || 15–8 || 49–6 || 18–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 56 || May 3 || at 1988 Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara || Buck Shaw Stadium • Santa Clara, California || 9–10 || 49–7 || 18–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 57 || May 4 || at Santa Clara || Buck Shaw Stadium • Santa Clara, California || 3–4 || 49–8 || 18–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 58 || May 6 || at 1988 UNLV Rebels UNLV || Roger Barnson Field • Paradise, Nevada || 8–12 || 49–9 || 18–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 59 || May 7 || at UNLV || Roger Barnson Field • Paradise, Nevada || 9–4 || 50–9 || 19–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 60 || May 8 || at UNLV || Roger Barnson Field • Paradise, Nevada || 11–6 || 51–9 || 20–1 |- |- ! style="Fresno State Bulldogs 2 white" | Postseason |- Fresno State Bulldogs 2 white West I Regional (5–1) |- ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="3%" | # ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | Date ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="14%" | Opponent ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="25%" | Site/stadium ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Score ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Overall record ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | PCAA record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 61 || May 26 || 1988 Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota || Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California || 10–8 || 52–9 || 20–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 62 || May 27 || BYU || Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California || 7–6 || 53–9 || 20–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 63 || May 28 || 1988 USC Trojans Southern California || Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California || 17–18 || 53–10 || 20–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 64 || May 29 || 1988 Washington State Cougars Washington State || Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California || 7–6 || 54–10 || 20–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 65 || May 30 || Southern California || Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California || 17–12 || 55–10 || 20–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 66 || May 30 || Southern California || Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California || 14–3 || 56–10 || 20–1 |- Fresno State Bulldogs 2 white College World Series (0–2) |- ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="3%" | # ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | Date ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="14%" | Opponent ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="25%" | Site/stadium ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Score ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Overall record ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | PCAA record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 67 || June 2 || vs Stanford || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 3–10 || 56–11 || 20–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 68 || June 3 || vs Miami (FL) || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 4–8 || 56–12 || 20–1 |- |- | Awards and honors Rich Crane Third Team All-American Baseball America First Team All-PCAA Tom Goodwin First Team All-American American Baseball Coaches Association First Team All-American Baseball America First Team All-West I Regional First Team All-PCAA Steve Hosey Third Team All-American Baseball America First Team All-PCAA Jeff Mott Second Team All-PCAA Steve Pearse First Team All-American American Baseball Coaches Association First Team All-West I Regional First Team All-PCAA John Salles First Team All-American American Baseball Coaches Association Second Team All-American Baseball America First Team All-West I Regional First Team All-PCAA Erik Schullstrom First Team Freshman All-American Baseball America First Team All-PCAA Lance Shebelut First Team All-American American Baseball Coaches Association First Team All-American Baseball America First Team All-West I Regional First Team All-PCAA Pacific Coast Athletic Association Player of the Year Eddie Zosky First Team All-West I Regional First Team All-PCAAhttps://gobulldogs.com/documents/2021/5/5/2021_Fresno_State_Baseball_Record_Book_PDF_.pdf 2021 Media Guide Fresno State Baseball Fresno State University www.gobulldogs.com October 29, 2021 References Category:Fresno State Bulldogs baseball seasons Fresno State Bulldogs baseball Category:College World Series seasons Fresno State Category:Big West Conference baseball champion seasons Fresno State