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Torrington Titans
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League FCBL (West Division)
Location Torrington, CT (2010-present)
Ballpark Fuessenich Park (2010-present)
Year founded 2010
Former league(s)
  • ACBL (2010)
    • Kaiser Division (2010)
Colors Blue, Red
         
Ownership Torrington Baseball Group, LLC
Management Chris Myslow (GM)
Manager Kyle Decker
Website torringtontitans.com

The Torrington Titans are a collegiate summer baseball team playing in the Futures Collegiate Baseball League (FCBL) of New England.[1] They played their inaugural season in the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League, a collegiate summer baseball league.[2] After leading the ACBL in attendance in 2010,[citation needed]the team was sold to the Carminucci Sports Group (CSG), which transferred the team to the newly founded FCBL.[3] The Titans play home games at Fuessenich Park in downtown Torrington.[4]

Staff

Field

The Titans' field manager is Kyle Decker. Decker played three seasons with the Titans as an infielder from 2012-14. He began his collegiate career at Trinity College and transferred to Oberlin college following his sophomore season. Decker served as an assistant on the 2015 Titans team, but was named interim head coach 17 games into the season, after the resignation of Dan McNamara. Decker was named full-time head coach following the 2015 season. Decker is from Simsbury, CT and his father, Bill Decker, serves as the head baseball coach at Harvard University. [5]

Front Office

Chris Myslow currently serves as the team's President and General Manager. Myslow, of Simsbury, CT, was named to the position in March 2015. Myslow brings with him a significant sports marketing and management background, having previously worked for ESPN and golf legend Arnold Palmer.[6]

Baseball advisory board

On March 25, 2011, former Detroit Tiger 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.[7]

On April 2, 2011, former major leaguer Pete Incaviglia[8] 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.[9]

Postseason Appearances

Year Play-In Round** Divisional Series* FCBL Championship
2011 Nashua Silver Knights L (0-2)
2012 North Shore Navigators L (1-2)
2014 Nashua Silver Knights W Martha's Vineyard Sharks L (0-2)
2015 Bristol Blues L
  • *The FCBL changed its postseason to a two-round format starting in the 2012 season
  • ** A one-game Play-In round was added in the 2013 season

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