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2001
Baseball Players
TITANS ’00: Lived up to his third-team Collegiate Baseball preseason All-American tabbing with a solid junior season • Started 57 games, all at second base • Picked to the first-team All-Big West Conference for the third straight season (becoming just the fifth conference player and the first Titan to accomplish that feat) • Was first on the Titans in runs (62), hits (83), doubles (20), total bases (112), walks (39), hit by pitch (10) and stolen bases (25) • Led the conference in stolen bases • Finished just four RBI off the team lead despite batting in the leadoff spot in 56 of the Titans’ 59 games • Batted .387 against right-handers and .377 with runners in scoring position • Reached base 49 percent of the times he led off an inning (47-for-97) • Had a team-high 27 multiple-hit games (17 two-hit, eight three-hit, one four-hit and one five-hit) and scored two or more runs 18 times (the Titans were 15-3 on those occasions) • Surpassed Cal State Fullerton’s career hit by pitch record of 45, set by C.J. Ankrum from 1995-97 (Bacani finished with 50) • Hit safely in 43 of 57 starts • Put up remarkable numbers on the Titans’ seven-game road trip to Nevada, Oklahoma and New Mexico State, when he batted .545 (18-for-33) with two home runs, seven doubles, 15 RBI and 10 runs • Had three doubles and six RBI against New Mexico State on March 30 and had five hits (plus a walk) against the Aggies the following day • Collected four walks against Sacramento State on April 7 • Never saw his average dip below .350 after March 25 • Batted .408 with 31 RBI and 40 runs scored in the Titans’ 30 Big West Conference games • One of the steadiest second basemen in the nation • Posted a .979 fielding percentage (just six errors in 281 chances) and turned a team-high 32 double plays. TITANS ’99: Avoided sophomore jinx after freshman All-American season in 1998 • Earned first-team All-Big West Conference honors for second time and third-team All-American honors by the NCBWA • Second-team All-District pick by the ABCA • Hit .332 with seven home runs and 33 RBI from leadoff spot • Stole 17 bases in 26 tries • Tied for second on team with 74 runs • Missed seven games in mid-March with a sprained ankle • Brilliant leading off games with a .500 batting average (21-for-42 with 13 singles, six doubles, one triple and one home run) • In those situations, he reached base safely 35 times in 53 attempts with nine walks, two hit by pitch and three safe on errors • Scored in the first inning on 23 occasions • Had hitting streaks of 10 and nine games • Had three doubles on May 9 at New Mexico State in one of three four-hit games, all after Apr. 17 • Twice scored four times in a game. TITANS ’98: Had greatest impact by a Titan freshman position player since Phil Nevin in 1990 (yes, even Mark Kotsay was a part-time starter for much of 1994 as a freshman) • Led team with .486 on-base percentage • Batted .317 with three home runs, 29 RBI and 10 stolen bases • Third on team with 59 runs • Solidified infield when he became regular second baseman in mid-February • First-team All-Big West Conference selection and freshman All-American (Collegiate Baseball) • Shattered school single-season record for getting hit by pitches with 30, just three shy of the NCAA mark (old CSF mark was 17 by C. J. Ankrum in 1995) • Longest hitting streak of season was eight games from March 3 thru 15 (10-for-23, .435) • Also had seven-game and six-game streaks • Had five RBI at Fresno State on Feb. 15 • Had four three-hit games • Batted .368 (7-for-19) in the NCAA Regional at LSU. LOS ALAMITOS H.S.: All-Sunset League selection as shortstop in 1997 for Coach John Bryant, a former Titan player • Batted .438 with 10 RBI and 11 stolen bases • As a junior, batted .365 with two home runs, 20 RBI and 15 steals and was chosen Sunset League Rookie of the Year • Twice selected to Long Beach Dream Team • Split sophomore year between varsity (.412) and JV (.435) squads • All-CIF football selection as a senior • Sunset League Defensive Player of the Year and All-Orange County as well • Griffin football team was ranked No. 1 in the nation during Bacani’s tenure. PERSONAL: Born on July 30, 1979, in Long Beach • Parents are David and Ellen Bacani of Los Alamitos • Has two younger brothers (Jarrett, Evan) and one younger sister (Jazmyne) • Majoring in child development • Most memorable sports thrill is hitting a home run against Texas A&M in the College World Series • Enjoys snowboarding, basketball and racquetball • Favorite TV show is The Simpsons.
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