Torrington Titans
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The Torrington Titans are a collegiate summer baseball team playing in the Futures Collegiate Baseball League
(FCBL) of New England
. They played their inaugural season in the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League
, a collegiate summer baseball league. After leading the ACBL in attendance in 2010, the team was sold to the Carminucci Sports Group (CSG), which transferred the team to the newly-founded FCBL. CSG owns both the Brockton Rox
of the professional independent Can-Am League
and fellow Futures League member the Martha's Vineyard Sharks
. The Titans play home games at Fuessenich Park
in downtown Torrington
.
's all-time winningest field manager. Hunt began his collegiate summer career as manager of the Torrington Twisters (1997
-2008
), coached the Manchester Silkworms
(2009
), and continued with the Titans (2010–present). Hunt has coached four first round draft picks, including the Washington Nationals
' Stephen Strasburg
.
assistant baseball coach Mike O'Malley is the Titans' general manager. O'Malley took on the position in 2011.
and World Series Champion Cecil Fielder
was named to the Torrington Titans baseball advisory board. Fielder will assist in player development and some community outreach.
On April 2, 2011, former major leaguer Pete Incaviglia
and former first overall pick Kash Beauchamp
were also named to the Torrington Titans baseball advisory board. The board aids professional development for Titans players.
Futures Collegiate Baseball League
The Futures Collegiate Baseball League is a 6 team collegiate summer baseball league. The Futures League was co-developed by the New York-Penn League's Lowell Spinners owner Drew Weber, Weber formally developed and owned the New Hampshire Fisher Cats Double A Affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays...
(FCBL) of New England
New England
New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...
. They played their inaugural season in the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League
Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League
The Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League is a collegiate summer baseball league operating in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. The league has experienced moderate success in having alumni appear in Major League Baseball...
, a collegiate summer baseball league. After leading the ACBL in attendance in 2010, the team was sold to the Carminucci Sports Group (CSG), which transferred the team to the newly-founded FCBL. CSG owns both the Brockton Rox
Brockton Rox
The Brockton Rox were a professional baseball team based in Brockton, Massachusetts, in the United States. The Rox were a member of the Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball. From the 2002 season to 2011, the Rox played their home...
of the professional independent Can-Am League
Can-Am League
Can-Am League is the nickname of two baseball leagues:* Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball , a modern independent league.* Canadian-American League , a class C circuit league....
and fellow Futures League member the Martha's Vineyard Sharks
Martha's Vineyard Sharks
The Martha's Vineyard Sharks are a collegiate summer baseball team based on Martha's Vineyard, that is set to play in 2011 in the announced Futures Collegiate Baseball League of New England...
. The Titans play home games at Fuessenich Park
Fuessenich Park
Fuessenich Park is a baseball field located in downtown Torrington, Connecticut, USA, with a capacity of 1,500 fans. It is the home of the Torrington Titans of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League.-Former Tenants:...
in downtown Torrington
Torrington, Connecticut
Torrington is the largest city in Litchfield County, Connecticut and the northwestern Connecticut region. It is also the core city of the largest micropolitan area in the United States. The city population was 36,383 according to the 2010 census....
.
Field
The Titans' field manager is Gregg Hunt. Hunt is the New England Collegiate Baseball LeagueNew England Collegiate Baseball League
The New England Collegiate Baseball League is a 12-team collegiate summer baseball league founded in 1993 and sanctioned by the NCAA and Major League Baseball. Each NECBL team plays an eight-week, 42-game schedule during June and July, with a playoff in early August...
's all-time winningest field manager. Hunt began his collegiate summer career as manager of the Torrington Twisters (1997
1997 NECBL season
The 1997 NECBL season was the fourth season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. The league added a new franchise from Torrington, Connecticut, the Torrington Twisters. The league's Waterbury, Connecticut franchise dropped out after three seasons.In the semifinal playoff rounds,...
-2008
2008 NECBL season
The 2008 NECBL season was the fifteenth season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league. The league's Holyoke, Massachusetts franchise, the Holyoke Giants moved to Lynn, Massachusetts and became the North Shore Navigators...
), coached the Manchester Silkworms
Manchester Silkworms
The Manchester Silkworms were a collegiate summer baseball team located in Manchester, Connecticut playing in the New England Collegiate Baseball League, a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league operating in the northeastern United States region of New England. The team, an expansion franchise...
(2009
2009 NECBL season
The 2009 NECBL season is the sixteenth season of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league. The league's Torrington, Connecticut franchise, the Torrington Twisters, moved to New Bedford, Massachusetts and became the New Bedford Bay Sox...
), and continued with the Titans (2010–present). Hunt has coached four first round draft picks, including the Washington Nationals
Washington Nationals
The Washington Nationals are a professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C. The Nationals are a member of the Eastern Division of the National League of Major League Baseball . The team moved into the newly built Nationals Park in 2008, after playing their first three seasons in RFK Stadium...
' Stephen Strasburg
Stephen Strasburg
Stephen James Strasburg is a right-handed pitcher for the Washington Nationals, who selected him with the first pick in the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft...
.
Front Office
Brown UniversityBrown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
assistant baseball coach Mike O'Malley is the Titans' general manager. O'Malley took on the position in 2011.
Baseball advisory board
On March 25, 2011, former New York YankeesNew York Yankees
The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
and World Series Champion Cecil Fielder
Cecil Fielder
Cecil Grant Fielder is a former professional baseball player who was a noted power hitter in the 1980s and 1990s. He attended college at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas . He played with the Toronto Blue Jays , Detroit Tigers , New York Yankees , Anaheim Angels and Cleveland Indians...
was named to the Torrington Titans baseball advisory board. Fielder will assist in player development and some community outreach.
On April 2, 2011, former major leaguer Pete Incaviglia
Pete Incaviglia
Peter "Inky" Joseph Incaviglia is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He was drafted in the 1st round by the Montreal Expos in the 1985 amateur draft out of Oklahoma State University, but was traded later the same year to the Texas Rangers...
and former first overall pick Kash Beauchamp
Kash Beauchamp
James Kash Beauchamp is the son of Jim Beauchamp, and a former minor league baseball outfielder and manager. Beauchamp originally attended Grove High School in Oklahoma and then Bacone College...
were also named to the Torrington Titans baseball advisory board. The board aids professional development for Titans players.