Former Irvine Valley standout pitcher Jeff Kaplan became Cal State Fullerton's 71st All-American as Collegiate Baseball named him to its Third Team last week.

By Kaplan earning the honor, the Titans have now had 11 straight years with at least one All-American pitcher dating back to the 1998 season. 

The senior right-hander added his second postseason award to his mantle after winning the Big West Conference's Co-Pitcher of the Year award (With Long Beach's Andrew Liebel and UC Irvine's Scott Gorgen) on Tuesday.

The Dana Point native has posted an 11-1 record with a 4.00 ERA facing the headline hurlers of the Titans' opponents, while striking out 82 hitters in 99.0 innings.

Kaplan is 22-4 in his career with Fullerton. He is due to pitch this weekend at the Fullerton Regional. 

As a sophomore at IVC in 2006, Kaplan was named first team all-Orange Empire Conference after finishing with a school record 100 strikeouts in 84 1/3 innings and an impressive 2.56 ERA.

Opposing hitters batted just .196 against him.