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2003 Baseball
TITANS ’02: Had just one at bat prior to the start of Big West Conference play, but worked his way into the starting lineup as the Titans’ DH • His .368 average was tops on the team, though he didn’t have enough at-bats to qualify for Big West consideration • Led the team with a .400 average on the road • Had a 13-game hitting streak snapped in the season finale against Long Beach State • Hit the Titans’ final four homers of the season • Batted a blistering.448 (26-for-58) during the streak with two doubles, a triple, four homers and 21 RBI • Had three homers over a two-game stretch early in May • Started with a pair of homers and five RBI against UC Riverside on May 12, then blasted the game-winning shot in the top of the 11th at USC three days later • Twice collected four hits: at UC Santa Barbara on Apr. 19 and at UC Irvine on May 5 • Reached base all five times against UCLA on May 21 • Had a go-ahead two-run single in the eighth at Long Beach in the regular season finale, though the 49ers rallied for the win • Went 2-for-5 with a home run in the Titans’ NCAA Regional win over San Jose State. SANTA ANA COLLEGE ’01: Named a California Community College All-American for Coach Don Sneddon at Santa Ana College • Helped the Dons (37-12 overall) win the Orange Empire Conference title and reach the state super regionals • Batted .369 with nine homers, 21 doubles and 50 RBI • His .371 batting average in regular season play was the eighth-best mark in the conference while his .669 slugging percentage was fourth-best • Batted .357 with two homers and seven RBI in seven playoff games. FULLERTON COLLEGE ’99: Had a solid freshman campaign for Coach Nick Fuscardo, batting .371 (second on the Hornets) with a team-high eight home runs and 41 RBI • Added 13 doubles and two triples for a team-best .657 slugging percentage • Had 22 walks and was hit by nine pitches, bringing his team-best on-base percentage to .480 • Stole eight bases in 10 attempts • Hit two home runs against El Camino on Feb. 12. SERVITE H.S.: Had a breakthrough senior year for Coach Tom Tereschuk at Servite H.S. in Anaheim, Calif. • Batted .535 (46-for-86), seventh best in Orange County, drove in 46 runs (tied for first in the county) and hit one homer – a grand slam • Helped the Friars (20-7-1) to the Golden West League championship while earning first-team all-league, first-team All-Orange County and second-team All-CIF honors. PERSONAL: Born on July 22, 1980, in Long Beach, Calif. • Parents are Gus and Marie Fischer • Has three older siblings (Steve, Corina and Gus) and a younger one (Jon) • Majoring in kinesiology • Likes to cook • Has worked as a bouncer at a sports bar • If he’s not playing in the majors in 10 years, he hopes to be retired • Favorites...Manny Ramirez (player), pasta (food), Simpsons (TV show), Scarface (movie).
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