Bart West - Director of Operations - Baseball Coaches

Bart West

Title:
Director of Operations
Email:
bart.west@csun.edu

A CSUN alum, Bart West enters his first season as director of operations to the baseball team in 2023-24.

West transferred to CSUN as a graduate student in 2021-22 where he would have a breakout season. Providing the Matadors with a power bat and steady glove in the outfield, West led CSUN in batting average (.338) and RBI (39) while playing in 53 games and starting 46 times. West was sixth in The Big West in batting, eighth in homers (8), ninth in slugging percentage (.528) and hits (66), 11th in RBI and 13th in stolen bases (7).

West's work in the middle of the lineup helped CSUN finish with 32 wins along with the program's best conference winning percentage (.567) in 20 seasons. Five of his eight home runs during the 2022 season came against Big West foes including a grand slam against Long Beach State. West would also hit a memorable walk-off two-run single against CSU Bakersfield in league action.

Prior to his time at CSUN, West lettered four seasons at USC. He appeared in 40 games with the Trojans over his collegiate career before graduating in 2021 with a degree in Economics. A standout in the classroom, West was a two-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll recipent while studying at USC.

Originally from Singapore, West prepped at Singapore American School where he played baseball, basketball and soccer. He was named MVP in baseball all four years of the Southeast Asia Championship Games.