Episode 51: Brett Kay

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: 🎙️ Growing up in Orange County (2:38) 🎙️ Concentrating on just baseball in high school (5:31) 🎙️ Importance of high school athletes playing multiple sports (7:30) 🎙️ Choosing Fullerton and the recruitment process (11:37) 🎙️ Freshman year at Fullerton (21:46) 🎙️ 1999 the first year of Super Regional format (27:03) 🎙️ Sophomore season in 2000 (32:17) 🎙️ Preparing for the 2001 season (37:02) 🎙️ Catching Kirk Saarlos' No-No (42:20) 🎙️ The Sea of Red in Omaha 2001 (46:32) 🎙️ Massive strike zone in Game 1 in Omaha (52:11) 🎙️ The Omaha experience in 2001 (54:487) 🎙️ In the presence of great players (1:00:22) 🎙️ Draft day and going pro (1:03:13) 🎙️ Plying professionally and transition into coaching (1:07:42) 🎙️ Titan Baseball connections on JSerra staff (1:16:37) 🎙️ Takeaways from Titans coaches (1:21:05) 🎙️ What the future holds for Brett Kay (1:23:51) ▶️ Visit our website: https://www.calstateomaha.com/ ▶️ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CalStateOmaha ▶️ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/calstateomaha/ ▶️ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/calstateomaha/ ▶️ Follow Brett Kay on Twitter: https://twitter.com/coachkay13 ▶️ Suggest a guest: [email protected]