TED
SILVA Volunteer Assisitant Coach
Pitching
First Season
Former Cal State Fullerton All-America right-hander Ted Silva, 30,
starts his collegiate coaching career with the Titans as the Volunteer
Assistant Coach helping skipper George Horton with the pitchers.
Silva has been an instructor for numerous clinics and summer league teams
over the years and spent last season as an assistant coach in charge of
pitching at Villa Park High School.
Silva, a 21st round draft selection in 1995, spent five years in the Texas
Rangers organization following his brilliant collegiate career. He spent
one season pitching overseas in Taiwan and parts of another pitching in
the independent Atlantic League.
Silva played three seasons for the Titans from 1993-95, helping Fullerton
to its third National Championship during his junior 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 All-Tournament Team - one of four Titans to
earn the 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 sophomore and junior seasons. He finished
his Titan career with a 26-7 overall record with a 2.92 ERA and 26 saves,
which ranks third in Titan baseball history
