2017 Hornet Baseball News
Sophomores Robert Leffler, Logan Lannon, and Austin Case will all play at four-year schools next spring.
Sophomore second baseman Daniel Tuerffs signed with Whittier College this week.
Sophomore shortstop Todd Yost made it official as he recently signed with the Warriors of Westmont College.
Pitcher Chris Sanchez and catcher Ben Robinson will continue their education and athletic careers at four-year institutions.
Two Hornets, Joey Parente and David Miranda, shook up the California Collegiate League's All-Star game on Wednesday night hitting home runs to win the game 8-4.
Laine Huffman, who played two seasons at Fullerton College, was drafted by the New York Mets on Wednesday afternoon after a fine 2017 season playing for the Dirtbags of Long Beach State.
Hornet centerfielder Joey Parente received a scholarship from Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho last week.
Three freshman Hornets are selected to the All-Orange Empire Conference team.
Hornet baseballer Thomas Delgadillo had an outstanding series against Cypress College last week and was selected as the Southern California Player of the Week for his efforts.
The Hornets took the three-game season series against their district rival Cypress College winning two out of three games.
The Hornets took one on the chin on Tuesday losing to Cypress College 12-1 but dished it right back on Thursday beating the Chargers at home 17-8.
The FC baseball squad snapped a nine-game losing streak at home Tuesday afternoon defeating Compton 12-4.
The Hornets played a friendly non-conference make-up game against Palomar College on Sunday afternoon and lost 8-3 to the ninth-ranked Comets.
In a home OEC game on Tuesday, the Hornets fell short 8-4 against the number two team in the land Orange Coast College.
Fullerton played host to Santa Ana College to open a three-game Orange Empire Conference series on Tuesday and lost a close one 3-2.
The Hornets hosted Saddleback College on Friday afternoon wrapping up the Orange Empire Conference season series and fell to the Gauchos 5-1 losing the series two games to one.
