TITANS `05: Had another fabulous season, both
at the plate as the Fullerton No. 2 hitter and with the glove at
second base, in 62 games for the Titans, hitting .324 and amassing
a .992 fielding percentage His fielding percentage was the
best by any middle infielder in Titan history Missed two
games at Cal State Northridge (Apr. 8 and 9) due to an ankle turn,
returning for the series finale Was among the top ten in
multiple offensive categories in the Big West Conference including:
plate appearances (287, 2nd), hits (79, 3rd), at bats (244, 3rd),
sacrifice bunts (11, 3rd), runs scored (54, 4th), doubles (17,
4th), hit by pitch (12, 4th), stolen bases (12, 9th), fielding
percentage (.992, 9th), and total bases (109, 10th) Was
second on the team in multi-hit games, knocking two or more hits on
25 occasions Collected a career-high four hits on two
occasions, a 4-for-4, 3 RBI performance against UC Santa Barbara on
May 1 and a 4-for-5 game against San Diego on May 17 Had a
"Ruthian" game in Las Vegas blasting a pair of home runs (his
second and third career shots), finishing the day 3-for-5 with
three RBI and three runs scored Was third on the team in
multiple-RBI games finishing with 12 Posted 3 RBI on three
occasions: May 17, Mar. 19, and May 1 Had a 15-game hitting
streak (second-longest on the team), from Feb. 26 to Mar. 25. He
hit .444 over that time, going 28-for-63 with 16 RBI Made
the College Baseball Foundation's National Honor Roll on May 24
after going 11-for-17 (.647) over a four-game span against San
Diego and Long Beach State Garnered a pair of post-season
awards, being named to the All-Big West's and Rawlings/ABCA Western
Region's second teams Was a two-time Big West Player of the
Week on Mar. 23 and May 23 Was drafted by the New York
Yankees in the 29th round of the Major League Baseball Amateur
Draft.
TITANS `04: Played in 63 of the Titans' 69
contests Had a .986 fielding percentage while leading the
team in assists (161) and turning double plays (30), trailing only
the catcher and first baseman in chances (289) Had a
season-high eight assists from second base vs. USC on Mar. 31
Led the team in bruises in 2004, getting hit by a pitch 15
times Collected 23 multiple-hit games, four of them with a
season-high three hits (Mar. 12 vs. Minnesota, Apr. 13 vs. LMU, and
back-to-back games vs. UCI, May 15 and 16) Had an eight-game
hitting streak from Mar. 31 to Apr. 13, when he batted .538
(14-for-26) with nine walks and four runs scored Also had a
seven-game hitting streak where he collected 13 hits in 36 at bats
(.361) from May 15 - June 5 Had a four-RBI game on Feb. 15
in the 12-10 victory over Arizona Was named to the All-Big
West Conference second team.
TITANS `03: Earned freshman All-American honors
from Collegiate Baseball and Baseball America (first team) and was
also a second-team All-Big West Conference pick Beat out
veteran Jason Corapci for the starting second base position to
start the season and was a fixture the rest of the way
Typified the "Titan way", leading the team in sac hits (12) and
walks (31), with few strike outs (less than once every 10 at bats)
Ninth in the Big West in on-base percentage (.427), 10th in
hits (73), and tied for fifth in steals (13) Named to the
Fullerton Regional's all-tournament team after going 4-for-11 with
three RBI In the Super Regional clincher vs. Arizona State,
he tripled in the first run in the first inning and the Titans
never looked back Named to the College World Series
all-tournament team after going 5-for-12 with four RBI Had
his best game of the CWS in a key win over Stanford on Feb. 15,
when he went 3-for-3 with three RBI and hit his first career homer,
a two-run shot off freshman All-American Mark Romanczyk Was
knocked out of the Titans' final game when he was hit in the face
by a pitch from Matt Manship Had just five errors (and just
one fielding error) in 47 starts at second base and 14 at shortstop
Hit safely in 17 of his last 20 games Had an 11-game
hitting streak from Mar. 21 through Apr. 8, which raised his
average from .289 to .333 Baseball America named him the
best freshman second baseman in the nation through the midseason
point Struck out just once in his first 73 at bats
Good pressure hitter (.395 average with runners on base and two
outs, and .329 hitter vs. ranked teams) Had a two-run single
in the Titans' eight-run ninth-inning rally vs. Nevada on Feb. 21
Had two hits in his collegiate debut, including a single in
his first at-bat.
MAYFAIR H.S.: Was a three-time first-team
All-Suburban League player at Mayfair H.S. in Lakewood, Calif.,
where he played shortstop and second base for Coach Frank Ravelo
Capped his career by claiming league MVP honors his senior
year, when he hit .450 and .514 in league play to help Mayfair to
the league title Hit home runs in three consecutive at-bats
his senior year Batted .392 as a junior and .488 his
sophomore season Named to the honor roll all four years.
PERSONAL: Born on November 23, 1984, in Long
Beach, Calif. Parents are John and Betsy Turner Full
name is Justin Matthew Turner Red is his nickname, for
obvious reasons Has a younger sister (Jillian) His
greatest influence is his dad Majoring in kinesiology
Would like to see Texas and Arizona State added to the Titans'
schedule Says his greatest sports thrill was winning the
2004 College World Series Favorites include: Friday &
Bull Durham (movies), AFI and Eminem (musical artists), Heads Up
Baseball (book), mlb.com (web site).