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2004 Baseball
TITANS ’03: ”Kurt Klutch”: Led the Titans with a .417 average with runners in scoring position and had three game-winning ninth-inning hits at Goodwin Field • Had the first Titan walk-off homer in three years, when his two-out, full-count three-run shot beat No. 3 Long Beach State, 9-7, in the season finale at Goodwin Field • Was named Big West Player of the Week for his efforts • Also had game-winning hits vs. No. 21 Tulane on Feb. 28 and vs. Northridge on Mar. 2 • Platooned with P.J. Pilittere behind the plate (the Titans were 28-8 when Suzuki started) • Fullerton was 19-1 when Suzuki batted sixth or seventh in the batting order • In six games against Long Beach State, he went 7-for-15 with seven RBI • Batted a team-high .392 in home games • Struck out just 11 times in 143 at-bats • Did not commit an error in 302 chances behind the plate and was charged with just six passed balls • Set College World Series records for most HBP in a game (three vs. Stanford on June 15) and in a series (four). TITANS ’02: A solid defensive catcher who was the Titans’ regular over a 10-game stretch in March before he aggravated a hip injury against Long Beach State on Mar. 23 • During those 10 games, he hit safely in nine (including multiple hits in six) and batted .457 with seven RBI • Had just nine at bats the rest of the way• Made his first start in the series finale vs. Stanford and picked up his first collegiate hit – an eighth-inning single off J.D. Willcox • Hit his first career homer and drove in all three Titan runs in a 5-3 loss to Miami at Fullerton’s Kia Baseball Bash on Mar. 2 • Had hits in his first three at bats against Nevada on Mar. 15. H.P. BALDWIN H.S.: Was a four-year letterman and three-year team captain for Coach Kahai Shishido at H.P. Baldwin H.S. in Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii • Named Hawaii’s first-team all-state catcher as a senior, while also garnering Maui Interscholastic League MVP honors • Was a Maui News Sports Spotlight Athlete • As a junior, earned first-team all-league and second-team all-state recognition and was also named to the state championship all-tournament team • Had a .359 career batting average (.394 as a freshman, .316 as a sophomore, .478 as a junior, .328 as a senior) and a .993 career fielding percentage, including perfect marks his freshman and senior years • Also played basketball his sophomore year • Was on the honor roll all four years and graduated with honors • Is listed in “Who’s Who Among American High School Students.” PERSONAL: Born on Oct. 4, 1983, in Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii • Parents are Warren and Kathleen Suzuki • Has an older sister (Keri Ann) • Majoring in kinesiology • Biggest sports thrill to date was playing in the College World Series • Would most like to see Clemson added to the Titans’ schedule • Lists Johnny Bench as the person he would most like to meet • Favorites...Atlanta Braves (team), Alex Rodriguez (player), Spaghetti (food), Friends (TV show), Remember the Titans (movie).
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