| TITANS `08: Was a Freshman All-American for both Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball and was a Big West Conference Honorable Mention as a utility player • Started 55 games for the Titans at both second base and left field • Set the Cal State Fullerton rookie record for stolen bases, swiping 25 bags in 28 attempts, breaking Dante Powell's 16-year old record of 19 in 1992 • Picked up his first career hit in his first Div. I at bat at TCU on Feb. 22 • Drove home his first RBI on Feb. 24 at TCU in his first career start, by going 2-for-5 with 2 RBI and a run scored • Hit his first home run on Mar. 2 at Stanford, a solo shot • Had 17 multi-hit and 8 multi-RBI games in 2008 • After seeing his average dip to .193 on March 25, he caught fire to hit .336 (45-for-134) over the remaining 42 games of the year • Collected three hits in a game twice, once on Apr. 18 at Pacific, the other on May 11 versus Cal Poly at home • Drove home a season-high 3 RBI on Mar. 2 at Stanford, belting a two-run double and a solo home run • Stole three bases against Virginia in the Fullerton Regional on June 1 • Stole two-or -more bases on five occasions in 2008 • Had an eight-game hitting streak from May 3 to May 16 where he went 12-for-24 (.500) with two doubles, two home runs and six RBI.
DIAMOND BAR HS: Was a three-year varsity player for the Brahmas under Head Coach and former Titan outfielder Rich Gonzalez • Hit .333 and earned second-team All-Sierra League honors as a sophomore • Belted three home runs and hit .480 as a junior, earning first-team all-league recognition • Was highly decorated his senior year, hitting a whopping .612 with 4 home runs • Was named the Sierra League's Most Valuable Player, garnered All-CIF and All-Inland Valley First Team recognition, and was tabbed a second-team All-American by Baseball America • Was named the MVP of the 2007 Loara Tournament • Was the Diamond Bar High School Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year • His number 22 was retired by the Brahma baseball program in 2007 • Was drafted by the Oakland A's in the 12th round of the 2007 MLB first-year player draft • Was also a two-time All-Sierra League soccer player • Academically, was on the Principal's Honor Roll in each semester of high school.
PERSONAL: Born on September 28, 1988, in Upland, Calif. • Parents are Troy and Julie Brown • Full name is Gary Allen Brown • Has an older brother, Dusty, a younger brother, Gabriel, and a younger sister, Torrie • Major is undecided • Models his game after Boston's Dustin Pedroia and Arizona's Eric Byrnes • Superstition is always carrying Chapstick in his back right pocket • Favorites include: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (team), Megan Fox, Adam Sandler (actors), Billy Madison, 300, Life (movies), Lil Wayne, Luke Bryan, Rise Against (musical artists), yahoo.com, youtube.com and mlb.com (websites).
BROWN'S CAREER HIGHS
At Bats - 6, Mar. 5, 2008 at UCLA
Runs - 3 (2 times), Last on May 4, 2008 at UC Santa Barbara
Hits - 3 (2 times), Last on May 11, 2008 at Cal Poly
RBI - 3, Mar. 2, 2008 at Stanford
Home Runs - 1 (5 times), Last on May 4, 2008 at UC Santa Barbara
Doubles - 2, Apr. 18, 2008 at Pacific
Stolen Bases - 3, June 1, 2008 vs. Virginia |
