A former player and coach at NCAA Div. I powerhouse Cal State Fullerton, Joe Turgeon begins his first year as a full-time assistant coach for head coach Mike Grahovac.

Turgeon's main duties are that of pitching coach and recruiting coordinator.

After playing five years (including one as a redshirt) as an outfielder for the Titans, who captured the NCAA national championship title in 2004, Turgeon spent the 2007 and 2008 campaigns as an assistant for head coaches George Horton and Dave Serrano.

Turgeon also spent the summer of 2007 as a pitching coach for the Texas Collegiate League's Duncanville Deputies.

He graduated from Cal State Fullerton in 2006 with his bachelor's in kinesiology.

Turgeon is single and lives in Anaheim Hills.