Welcome into Episode 84 of the 1544 Miles to Omaha Podcast. Today's guest, Spencer Oborn, is arguably one of the greatest "one and done" players to have worn the Fullerton Orange and Navy Blue uniform.

Oborn played for the Titans for the 1999 season and is ranked in the top ten in numerous single season achievements for the Titans. For that one season, Oborn hit .395, blasting 14 home runs and driving in 82 runs. His 104 hits in 1999 ranks tied for seventh with Kurt Suzuki for hits in a season. He hit seven triples which ranks tied for fourth with the likes of Hank LoForte, Gary Brown, Jose Mota and Matt Vejar. Those 82 runs batted in ranks tied for 10th with Titans Slugger Jared Clark. Oborn touched 182 total bases that season which ranks sixth in Titans single season history.

Oborn's fantastic season did not go unnoticed earning Baseball America All-American 3rd team honors, Big West 1st team all-conference and named the Big West Conference Player of the Year.

Selected in the 14th round of the 1999 MLB draft by the Chicago White Sox, Oborn played three seasons in the White Sox organization playing in the Midwest and Carolina Leagues.

Episode Highlights include:

🎙️ Growing up Spencer Oborn (5:30)
🎙️ Playing for BYU first (9:32)
🎙️ Choosing to transfer & come to CSUF (12:29)
🎙️ First impression when joining the 1999 Titans (20:57)
🎙️ 37-game hit streak (26:44)
🎙️ Why so much success at the plate (34:30)
🎙️ Draft Day 1999 (39:25)
🎙️ South Bend Regional (42:37)
🎙️ Choosing to stay on the road after South Bend (44:46)
🎙️ Super Regional at Ohio State (51:00)
🎙️ Omaha (53:11)
🎙️ Game 1 vs. Stanford (55:00)
🎙️ Game 2 vs. Texas A&M (57:20)
🎙️ Game 3 vs. Florida State (58:17)
🎙️ Once a Titan, Always a Titan (1:02:22)
🎙️ Going to play professionally (1:05:07)
🎙️ Coaching youth baseball now (1: 12:17)

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