Road To Omaha: Won Fullerton regional: beat San Diego 3-1; beat Notre Dame 4-3; beat Notre Dame 8-1. Won Fullerton super regional: beat Arizona State 5-1; lost to Arizona State 7-6; beat Arizona State 7-1.
2003 record vs. CWS teams: 4-0 (3-0 vs. Stanford, 1-0 vs. Texas).
Last CWS appearance: 2001.
All-time record in CWS: 25-18 (11 appearances).
Players to Watch: OF Kyle Boyer (.342, 49 RBIs, 24 SBs), RHP Chad Cordero (5-1, 1.42, seven saves), OF Shane Costa (.372, 54 RBIs, 28 SBs), OF Danny Dorn (.366, 7, 54), 3B Ronnie Prettyman (.356, 34 RBIs), LHP Ryan Schreppel (5-3, 2.45), RHP Jason Windsor (10-2, 1.82).
Short Hops: Titans are in CWS for third time in five years. ... Won CWS in 1979, '84 and '95 under current Texas coach Augie Garrido. ... Titans are 41-0 when leading after seven innings. ... Join Arizona State as only schools in top 20 in country in hitting, pitching and defense. ... Pitching staff has second-lowest ERA in country at 2.75. ... Held Arizona State, top hitting and scoring team in nation, to one run twice in super regionals. ... Have hit just 37 homers, and no Titans team has hit less than 40 since 1976. ... Costa, second-round pick of Kansas City, was Big West player of year and ranks fifth on team's career list with .371 batting average. ... Dorn broke Phil Nevin's school freshman RBI record. ... Cordero, one of nation's top closers, was drafted in first round by Montreal -- 20th overall. Cordero is active Division I career saves leader with 33, tied for 11th in NCAA history. ... 2B Jason Corapci and SS Justin Turner are former Titans batboys.
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