Photo GalleryFULLERTON, Calif. – The Cal State Fullerton baseball team and athletics department welcomed Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Los Angeles Hyun-myung Kim to Goodwin Field on Friday as part of the Consul General's visit to campus.
Consul General Kim was presented with his very own Titans jersey at home plate by head coach Rick Vanderhook and Cal State Fullerton Athletic Director Jim Donovan. The Consul General posed for pictures with the team and administration. He also offered the Titans some words of wisdom and advice during his visit with the squad at Goodwin Field.
The visit was part of Consul General Kim's trip to the campus of Cal State Fullerton where he gave a speech on "Making Waves and Friends With Cultural Diplomacy" at the Portola Pavilion of the Titan Student Union. The presentation focused on the Korean Wave and how its global influence is affecting the world beyond pop culture. His talk was accompanied by a short video and followed by a Q&A session and a reception.
The jurisdiction of the Korean Consulate General in Los Angeles, where Kim is based, encompasses Southern California, Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico. It serves as the gateway for linking Korea and the United States.
The four-time national champion Cal State Fullerton baseball program will represent the United States at the 2015 World University games from July 3-14 in Gwangju City, South Korea.
The World University Games is the American term for "Universiade," an international multi-sport event organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The Universiade, which began in 1959, is an international sporting and cultural festival, staged every two years in a different city around the world, representing both winter and summer competitions.
The 2015 Summer Games in Gwangju City, South Korea will have U.S. representation in up to 21 sports by 550 people which will be, by far, the largest American team in the history of U.S. participation in the Games. By contrast, the 2013 American team had 400 athletes and staff in Kazan, Russia.
The Titans will also host NC Dinos, a member of the Korean Professional Baseball League, on Feb. 23 at Goodwin Field following Fullerton's first weekend home series of the 2015 season against Stanford.
NC Dinos were founded in 2011 and played their first season in the Korean Baseball Organization in 2013. NC Dinos play their home games at Masan Baseball Stadium in the city of Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea.
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.
