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An All-America candidate who has excelled as both a starter and a reliever for the Bears...was drafted in the 29th round by the Chicago Cubs in the June 2003 Major League Amateur Draft…was a 2003 third team Preseason All-American in Baseball America and is a two-time honorable mention All-Pac-10 selection...is already tied for fourth with Joe Buckley (1986-89) on the Cal all-time saves list (14)…was outstanding as a freshman closer, leading the Pac-10 with eight saves and playing a key role in Cal advancing to an NCAA regional…is a hard-thrower with a fastball in the low 90s and a knuckle-curve...has a history of being on winning teams as he led Danville to the American Legion World Series title in Alton, Illinois and was named World Series MVP in the summer of 2000…
AS A JUNIOR (2003): Went 4-8 with a 6.02 ERA and led the Bears with 66 strikeouts (ninth in Pac-10) in 86.7 innings…earned wins May 13 versus San Francisco (6.0 innings, six hits, one earned run, one walk, five strikeouts), Apr. 19 versus USC (season-high 8.7 innings, six hits, two runs, three walks, five strikeouts), Mar. 21 versus Washington State (8.0 innings, six hits, two earned runs, no walks, five strikeouts) and Feb. 14 versus Texas-Pan American (5.0 innings, six hits, five runs, two walks, six strikeouts)…had nine strikeouts in 7.3 innings Mar. 28 at Oregon State, and eight strikeouts in 6.0 innings Apr. 4 at UCLA…was first team Pac-10 All-Academic…
AS A SOPHOMORE (2002): Went 5-3 with a 3.70 ERA (fifth in Pac-10) and six saves (third in Pac-10) in 21 appearances (six starts)…won Apr. 21 start at Arizona State (7.7 innings, seven hits, three runs, no walks, eight strikeouts)…was the Apr. 15 Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week, throwing his first collegiate complete game (four hits, one run, one walk, career-high 10 strikeouts) Apr. 14 versus Arizona…earned save Apr. 5 versus UCLA (0.3 inning)…earned save Mar. 23 (2.0 innings, three hits, one run, one strikeout) and win Mar. 25 (3.0 innings, one hit, one walk, one strikeout) at Washington State…earned save Mar. 15 at UC Irvine (2.0 innings, no hits, no runs, no walks, five strikeouts)…earned save Mar. 9 versus Stanford (1.7 innings, one hit, one strikeout)…earned win in relief Feb. 26 versus Centenary (3.0 innings, two hits, no runs, one walk, three strikeouts)…earned save Feb. 23 versus Boston College (0.3 inning, one hit, one strikeout)...had first collegiate start Feb. 17 versus Long Beach State (no decision, 7.0 innings, eight hits, three runs, two walks, one strikeout)...picked up win in relief Feb. 10 versus Gonzaga, (6.0 innings, eight hits, two runs, one walk, one strikeout)…earned save Feb. 1 at UNLV (2.0 innings, no hits, no runs, no walks, four strikeouts)…was honorable mention All-Pac-10 and second team Pac-10 All-Academic…
AS A FRESHMAN (2001): Was 3-3 with a 5.04 ERA and a team-high eight saves (first in Pac-10) and 29 appearances (third in Pac-10)...had 54 strikeouts and only 16 walks in 44.7 innings...had six strikeouts in 2.7 innings May 26 versus Virginia Commonwealth…pitched 2.0 innings with two strikeouts May 13 at Kansas State...picked up wins in relief May 5 at UCLA (3.0 innings, two hits, one run, one walk, four strikeouts) and May 8 versus Santa Clara (0.7 inning, one hit, one walk)…earned save Apr. 28 versus Stanford (0.2 innings, no hits, no runs, one strikeout), getting the final two outs with the bases loaded…earned save Apr. 20 at Arizona (1.0 inning, no hits, no runs, one walk, three strikeouts)…picked up two saves Mar. 30-31 at Washington, pitching 1.7 innings with one hit, no runs, no walks and five strikeouts...picked up save Mar. 14 versus Columbia (1.0 inning, one hit, no runs, two strikeouts)…was outstanding in first series against Stanford, pitching all three games, earning a save Mar. 3 (0.7 inning, one strikeout with bases loaded) and not giving up a hit until a solo home run...had five strikeouts and no walks in his 5.0 innings against the Cardinal…earned save Feb. 9 versus BYU (3.0 innings, two hits, no runs, no walks, five strikeouts)...picked up win Feb. 13 at Pacific (1.0 inning, two hits, two runs, no walks, one strikeout)…was honorable mention All-Pac-10 and an honorable mention Freshman All-American in Collegiate Baseball...
HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL: At San Ramon Valley High School was a two-time all-league selection, as well as an all-county and all-state pick as a senior…also led his team to the North Coast Section title in 1999 at the Oakland Coliseum…competed in the California North-South All-Star Series in 2000...has an impressive history of success as he has been a member of teams that won the PONY World Series in 1997 and the American Legion World Series in 2000…won the James F. Daniel Jr. Memorial Award as the MVP of the American Legion World Series after pitching a complete game with three hits, only one walk and 11 strikeouts in the Danville Hooters' 2-1 championship victory over Paducah, Kentucky...finished the American Legion World Series with no earned runs in 17.0 innings...two of his jerseys are in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown...in the summer of 2001 pitched for the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod League, going 2-2 with three saves, an impressive 0.56 ERA and had only nine walks with 51 strikeouts in 32.3 innings...in the summer of 2002 for the Bourne Braves, went 3-3 with a 1.20 ERA, recording 59 strikeouts with only 11 walks in 52.0 innings...his 59 strikeouts were third-best in the Cape Cod League…was also the starting pitcher for the Cape Cod League West All-Star Team, and despite only throwing one inning, was the winning pitcher…in his one inning of action, gave up one hit with one walk and three strikeouts in the West's 4-1 victory over the East…majoring in economics...parents are Mike and Delia Brown...born August 14, 1982 in San Francisco, CA.
Brown's Career Statistics
YEAR ERA G GS CG W L S IP H R ER BB SO
2001 5.04 29 0 0 3 3 8 44.7 42 27 25 16 54
2002 3.70 21 6 1 5 3 6 73.0 77 38 30 23 55
2003 6.02 19 12 0 4 8 0 86.7 100 66 58 27 66
Total 4.98 69 18 1 12 14 14 204.3 219 131 113 66 175
Career vs. the Pac-10
G W L S PCT IP H R ER BB SO HB HR ERA
vs. UA 4 1 0 1 1.000 19.3 15 10 9 5 19 2 2 4.20
vs. ASU 3 1 2 0 .333 14.0 22 12 11 2 12 1 1 7.07
vs. OSU 2 0 1 0 .000 8.3 8 7 6 4 10 0 1 6.51
vs. Stan 4 0 3 1 .000 7.3 9 9 8 5 3 2 2 9.86
vs. UCLA 5 1 1 1 .500 15.3 18 13 11 5 17 0 2 6.47
vs. USC 4 1 1 0 .500 13.3 17 10 6 6 6 0 1 4.06
vs. UW 5 0 1 2 .000 7.7 11 4 4 3 8 1 0 4.68
vs. WSU 5 2 0 1 1.000 15.0 10 4 3 1 9 1 0 1.80
Career Bests
Most Strikeouts: 10, Apr. 14, 2002 vs. Arizona
Most Innings Pitched: 9.0, Apr. 14, 2002 vs. Arizona
Longest Winning Streak: 4, May 5, 2001-Mar. 15, 2002
Longest Losing Streak: 4, Mar. 28-Apr. 17, 2003
