TITANS `07: Was the team's most consistent
starter in 2007, making 19 starts in 20 appearances Was tied
for 16th in the nation and ranked tied for 3rd in the Big West
Conference with 11 wins Picked up his first collegiate win
on Feb. 10 at UNLV by going five innings surrendering just a run on
five hits Earned a win in his only relief appearance of the
year, tossing two scoreless midweek innings against Loyola
Marymount on May 8 Posted two complete- game shutouts (the
only two shutouts of the year for Fullerton) on Feb. 17 vs. Arizona
and Apr. 21 vs. Pacific The first earned him College
Baseball Foundation honors, the latter earned him a Big West
Pitcher of the Week honor Earned his second BWC Pitcher of
the Week nod on May 14 after a pair of wins vs. Loyola Marymount
(May 8) and nationally-ranked Wichita State on May 12 Struck
out a career-high 11 batters on Feb. 17 vs. Arizona Was 2nd
in the Big West with 5 runners picked off Was named to the
All-Big West second team Was named the Titans' Co-Most
Outstanding Pitcher with Wes Roemer at the 2007 team awards banquet
in Nov. 2007.
IRVINE VALLEY COLLEGE: Played two seasons
(2004, 2006) for the Irvine Valley College (Irvine, Calif.) Lasers
under Head Coach Kent Madole Forced to sit out the entire
2005 season with an arm injury Posted a 5-5 record with a
2.56 ERA as a sophomore in 2006, ranking fourth in conference in
ERA and second in strikeouts (100) Tallied an Irvine Valley
College record of 100 strikeouts in 84.1 innings and held opponents
to just a .196 batting average in 2006 Set an individual
game strikeout record (12) in a complete-game win over Santa Ana on
Apr. 29, 2006 Was named to the 2006 All-Orange Empire
Conference First Team.
DANA POINT HS: Played three seasons for Head
Coach Zeke Barragan at Dana Point High School Was a two-time
All-South Coast League first-teamer his junior and senior years,
posting a .340 average those two seasons with 11 home runs and 57
RBI Hit .375 and led the entire Dolphin team with seven home
runs and tied a school record with 34 RBI Helped the
Dolphins to a 20-8 overall record in 2002, the best overall record
in school's history.
PERSONAL: Born on July 9, 1985, in San Diego,
Calif. Full name is Jeffrey George Kaplan Parents are
Robert and Debra Kaplan Has three siblings (Lauren, Steve,
and Scott) Majoring in communications Lists his dad
as his greatest baseball influence Models his game after
Rich Harden Would like to see Miami and North Carolina added
to the Titans' schedule Likes to play other sports and spend
time at the beach in his spare time Lists golf as a hobby
Ranks winning the league title in high school as his
greatest sports thrill Favorites include: Los Angeles Angels
of Anaheim (team), Gladiator and Remember the Titans (movies).