All-Big West baseball honorees include locals

Erik Komatsu, who began his career at Vanguard University, has been named first-team All-Big West Conference in baseball as a junior outfielder with Cal State Fullerton.

Komatsu, who left Vanguard after a strong freshman campaign in 2006, led the Titans with a .354 batting average. His seven home runs and 47 RBIs ranked second on the team that captured a share of the Big West title.

Komatsu had 14 doubles, six triples and 18 stolen bases in his first season of Division I competition, helping Fullerton host one of 16 NCAA regionals. The Titans won the regional and will host a Super Regional against Stanford, beginning Friday at 7:30 p.m.

Two more players with local ties received honorable mention in the all-conference voting.

Eric Oliver, a junior first baseman at UC Santa Barbara, is an Orange Coast College transfer who hit .315 with five homers, 35 RBIs and 15 doubles.

Cal State Fullerton senior reliever Adam Jorgensen, a Costa Mesa resident, was 2-1 with 10 saves and a 4.86 ERA during the regular season. Jorgensen, who played most of his high school career at Costa Mesa High, had 55 strikeouts in 46 1/3 innings.

— From staff reports