FULLERTON, Calif. – Cal State Fullerton will welcome Concordia to Goodwin Field this Friday afternoon for the Titans second baseball game of the fall.
First pitch is scheduled for 5 p.m. and is free to attend for all Titans fans. The teams will play a nine-inning game followed by five innings of situational baseball. The Titans defeated UC Santa Barbara 11-6 in their first fall tilt on Nov. 1.
Concordia finished the 2014 season with a 34-17 while playing in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). They were ranked No. 22 in the NAIA rankings at the end of the season. The Eagles also feature a pair of former Titans in the coaching staff as assistants Joe Turgeon and Matt Fahey played their college baseball at Cal State Fullerton.
Turgeon roamed the outfield for the Titans for five seasons and was part of the 2004 National Championship squad. He appeared in 103 games, making 21 starts and batted .284 for his career. Fahey played four years for the Titans, appearing in 82 games from 2006-09.
The Titans are scheduled to pitch the following, in no particular order: Kyle Murray, Tyler Peitzmeier, Chad Hockin, Connor Seabold, Max Gibbs, Willie Kuhl, Miles Chambers, Henry Omana, Shane Stillwagon and John Gavin.
In 2014, Peitzmeier made 23 appearances and posted a 2.40 ERA with 15 strikeouts in 15 innings pitched. Entering his senior season with the Titans, Peitzmeier has made 67 appearances and has amassed a 4-0 record with a 1.63 ERA. He's pitched 66 and 1/3 innings and fanned 54 batters with 18 walks.
Kuhl is another senior on the Titans pitching staff and posted a 1.37 ERA in 18 appearances last season with 29 strikeouts and 11 walks. In his career, Kuhl has made 60 appearances and fanned 104 batters in 82 and 1/3 innings pitched.
Hockin and Chambers made their Fullerton debuts in 2014 and combined to make 24 appearances including a start apiece. Hockin had 12 strikeouts while Chambers finished the year with a 2.87 ERA in 15 and 2/3 innings pitched.
Gibbs pitched one scoreless frame in 2014 while Omana did not make an appearance after pitching in five games in 2013. Murray pitched in five games with the Titans in 2013.
Seabold and Gavin are a part of the Titans 2015 recruiting class, which was ranked No. 10 by Collegiate Baseball.
The Titans are coming off the 40th consecutive winning season and 30-win season in the program's NCAA Division I history. Fullerton advanced to its 23rd consecutive NCAA Tournament in 2014.
