Editing Aaron Rowand (section)

==College career==
Rowand attended [[California State University, Fullerton]], playing for their baseball team (the [[Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball|Titans]]) from 1996 through 1998.<ref name="Fullerton">{{cite journal|url=https://fullertontitans.com/sports/m-basebl/2013-14/releases/20131220ysi5eh|title=Rowand Keynote Speaker for Dinner with the Titans|journal=Cal State Fullerton|date=December 20, 2013|access-date=March 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230164301/https://fullertontitans.com/sports/m-basebl/2013-14/releases/20131220ysi5eh|archive-date=December 30, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>

During his senior season, Rowand set a Cal State Fullerton record with 27 [[Double (baseball)|doubles]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Single-Season Batting Records |url=http://sports.fullerton.edu/baseball/almanac/seasonbatting.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020415170849/http://sports.fullerton.edu/baseball/almanac/seasonbatting.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 15, 2002 |work=Cal State Fullerton |access-date=October 23, 2010 |year=2001 }}</ref> Rowand earned [[All-America]] honors in 1998 as the Titans won the [[Big West Conference|Big West]] South Division title. Over his three years with the college team, he batted .345 with 126 [[runs scored]], 180 [[Hit (baseball)|hits]], 39 doubles, six [[Triple (baseball)|triples]], 23 [[home run]]s, and 121 [[runs batted in]] (RBI). He [[stolen base|stole]] 32 bases.<ref name="Fullerton"/>

After graduating, Rowand would return to Cal State Fullerton for its annual Alumni Game. In 1996 and 1997, he played [[collegiate summer baseball]] with the [[Brewster Whitecaps]] of the [[Cape Cod Baseball League]], where he was named a league all-star both seasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://capecodbaseball.org.ismmedia.com/ISM3/std-content/repos/Top/2012website/archives/Current%20Year/All_Time_MLB_CCBL_Alumni.pdf |title=Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League |work=capecodbaseball.org |access-date=January 9, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = Cape League All-Stars | pages = 9 | newspaper = Barnstable Patriot | location = Barnstable, MA | date = July 18, 1996 | url = http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Olive/APA/Yarmouth/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=BAR%2F1996%2F07%2F18&id=Ar00903&sk=00F3F22E&viewMode=image | archive-date = May 17, 2022 | access-date = May 17, 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220517141648/http://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/apa/yarmouth/sharedview.article.aspx?href=BAR/1996/07/18&id=Ar00903&sk=00F3F22E&viewMode=image | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last =O'Neill | first =Paul | title = West Bests East, 5-4, in All-Star Feast | pages = 18 | newspaper = Yarmouth Register | location = Yarmouth, MA | date = July 31, 1997 | url = http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Olive/APA/Yarmouth/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=DPLTR%2F1997%2F07%2F31&id=Ar01800&sk=766D0F88&viewMode=image }}</ref>