2014: ALL-BIG WEST CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION... Split time behind the plate, appearing in 33 games, making 29 starts... Hit .324 on the season with career high[apos]s in runs scored (16), hits (33), doubles (9), triples (1), home runs (2), and RBI (12)... Slugged .490 on the season to lead the team... Collected 10 multi-hit games on the season, including a quartet of three-hit performances against New Mexico State (March 16), Long Beach State (April 11), UC Riverside (April 17), and Hawai[apos]i (May 18)... Finished with a pair of doubles twice at UC Riverside (April 17) and New Mexico State (March 16)... Both home runs came against Causeway rival Sacramento State -- the latter in a game at Raley Field on May 13... Scored a career-high three runs against Hawai[apos]i on May 18... Defensively, committed just two errors in 185 chances without a passed ball for a .989 fielding percentage while throwing out 14 would-be base stealers.
2013: Posted a .272 batting average while making 31 starts at catcher in 39 total appearances...Tallied 14 runs, three doubles and nine RBIs with a .380 on-base percentage...Recorded a hit in 16 of the first 20 games to start the season, including two five-game hitting streaks...Went 3-for-4 with a pair of runs scored at Sacramento State on April 2...Drove in two runs against both Utah on Feb. 22 and at San Jose State on March 25.
2012: Appeared in 35 games mainly as a pinch hitter, but also made 12 starts as a catcher and designated hitter... Finished with a .344 batting average and a .459 slugging percentage... Scored seven runs on 21 hits, including four doubles and a home run, and drove in 11 runs... Lone home run of the season came in a 3-for-4 performance at Fresno State on May 2 where he was a triple shy of hitting for the cycle... Drove in two runs in a 1-for-3 outing against Sacramento State on Apr. 17.... Went 2-for-5 at Nevada on May 8 with a run and two RBI.
2011: Made 10 appearances as a catcher and pinch hitter in his first season as an Aggie, starting at catcher against San Jose State on Apr. 26... Drove in game-winning run in 2-1 victory over then-No. 18 UC Irvine on Apr. 22 after he reached base on a fielder[apos]s choice which allowed a run to cross... First career hit was a two-run homer to left field at Stanford on May 10... Also had a hit against UC Riverside in season finale.
SAN BENITO HS [apos]10: Earned All-Tri County Athletic League first team accolades after leading San Benito HS to a 21-7 overall record and a Central Coast Section quarterfinals appearance for the second straight year... Played for the Mooresville Racers in Mooresville, N.C. from 2004-2007, winning the United States Specialty Sports Association national championship in 2005... Selected to play for a Colorado Rockies scout team... Attended Lake Norman HS as a freshman.
PERSONAL: Born in Memphis, Tenn., to parents Bill and Tina Brann... Oldest of three brothers, along with Noah and Cameron... Names Jason Varitek as his sports hero and also professes a love of hockey.
CAREER STATISTICS:
Year |
Avg |
GP-GS |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
HBP |
SO |
OBP |
SB |
2011 |
.133 |
10-1 |
15 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
.188 |
0-0 |
2012 |
.344 |
35-12 |
61 |
7 |
21 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
1 |
4 |
17 |
.382 |
0-1 |
2013 |
.272 |
39-31 |
103 |
14 |
28 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
13 |
5 |
22 |
.380 |
0-1 |
2014 |
.324 |
33-29 |
102 |
16 |
33 |
9 |
1 |
2 |
12 |
5 |
5 |
26 |
.384 |
1-1 |
Career |
.299 |
117-73 |
281 |
38 |
84 |
16 |
1 |
4 |
35 |
20 |
14 |
72 |
.372 |
1-3 |