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In Episode 51 we're speaking with Brett Kay who played Titan Baseball from the 1999 to 2001 season, playing primarily catcher. In those three years at Fullerton, Titan teams went to Omaha twice in years 1999 and 2001. Kay was behind the plate and caught the third Titan no-hitter when Kirk Saarloos no-hit the UoP Tigers. He also earned All-Big West First team honors in 2001, had a Titan career batting average above .300, was selected in the 8th round by the New York Mets in the 2001 MLB draft and is currently the head baseball coach at JSerra in San Juan Capistrano.

Dave caught up with Brett on the JSerra campus recently to discuss growing up in southern California, playing baseball for the Cal State Fullerton Titans, playing professionally and eventually returning home to coach baseball.

Highlights include:

\U0001f399\ufe0f Growing up in Orange County (2:38)
\U0001f399\ufe0f Concentrating on just baseball in high school (5:31)
\U0001f399\ufe0f Importance of high school athletes playing multiple sports (7:30)
\U0001f399\ufe0f Choosing Fullerton and the recruitment process (11:37)
\U0001f399\ufe0f Freshman year at Fullerton (21:46)
\U0001f399\ufe0f 1999 the first year of Super Regional format (27:03)
\U0001f399\ufe0f Sophomore season in 2000 (32:17)
\U0001f399\ufe0f Preparing for the 2001 season (37:02)
\U0001f399\ufe0f Catching Kirk Saarlos' No-No (42:20)
\U0001f399\ufe0f The Sea of Red in Omaha 2001 (46:32)
\U0001f399\ufe0f Massive strike zone in Game 1 in Omaha (52:11)
\U0001f399\ufe0f The Omaha experience in 2001 (54:487)
\U0001f399\ufe0f In the presence of great players (1:00:22)
\U0001f399\ufe0f Draft day and going pro (1:03:13)
\U0001f399\ufe0f Plying professionally and transition into coaching (1:07:42)
\U0001f399\ufe0f Titan Baseball connections on JSerra staff (1:16:37)
\U0001f399\ufe0f Takeaways from Titans coaches (1:21:05)
\U0001f399\ufe0f What the future holds for Brett Kay (1:23:51)

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