All-American Silva Added to Baseball Staff Aug. 13, 2004 – Fullerton, Calif.
Former Cal State Fullerton All-America right-hander Ted Silva has been
added to the Titan baseball staff as a volunteer assistant coach it was
announced on Friday morning.
He replaces Chad Baum, who recently accepted a full-time assistant coaching
position at UC Irvine.
A 21st round draft selection in 1995, Silva spent five years in the Texas
Rangers organization following his brilliant collegiate career, spent
one season pitching overseas in Taiwan, and parts of another pitching
in the independent Atlantic League. He also spent one season as head coach
at Villa Park HS in 2004.
Silva played three seasons for the Titans from
1993-95, helping Fullerton to its third National Championship during his
senior year. Silva led the nation in victories in 1995, posting an 18-1
overall record with a 2.83 ERA and 142 strikeouts in 152 2/3 innings.
The 18 wins are also a school single-season record.
In the College World Series, he pitched the Titans to a pair of wins over
Stanford in the tournament opener and USC in the championship game and
earned a spot on the College World Series All-Tournament Team - one of
four Titans to earn such an honor.
He was named a first-team All-American by the American Baseball Coaches
Association, Collegiate Baseball, Baseball America,
and the Greater Houston Sports Association.
In 1994, Silva represented the Titans on Team USA and was a second-team
All-American according to Collegiate Baseball. He finished the
year with a 4-4 record for the Titans with a 2.29 ERA and 13 saves –
a total which ranks third on the school's single-season charts.
Silva was the 1995 Big West Pitcher of the Year and was a two-time first-team
all-conference selection during his junior and senior seasons. He finished
his Titan career with a 26-7 overall record with a 2.92 ERA and 26 saves
– which ranks third all-time in Titan baseball history
