Mirin Fader of the Orange County Register focused on junior Dillon Persinger this week and how his move to first base may have changed the outcome of Fullerton's season.
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Dillon Persinger didn't waste any time. During the first inning against UC Davis, the 5-foot-11 junior blasted the first homer of his Division I career, a two-run shot over the left field fence, giving the Titans a 3-0 lead.
Finishing the game 3-for-3 plus two runs scored, a career-high three RBI and a walk, Persinger sparked the No. 8 Titans (23-11, 5-1) to an 8-5 victory on April 9.
You'd never know this season is the first time Persinger is playing first base. Ever. Well, maybe once, when he was 8, playing Fountain Valley Pony baseball, when the bat stretched across half his body. But that doesn't really count.
Though accustomed to playing second, Persinger wouldn't dare object, as coach Rick Vanderhook walked up to him against San Jose State on March 14.
"You ever played first before?"
"Nope."
"Alright, you're playing first next inning."