| TITANS `08: Saw reduced playing time over the first half of the season while recovering from a surgically repaired sports hernia • Played in 43 contests in 2008 • Got his first hit of the year in his 12th appearance at Cal State Northridge on Apr. 11 • Went 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI on Apr. 18 at Pacific as a defensive replacement • Started the final 22 games of the year at second base and hit .294 (20-for-68) with three doubles a triple and 10 RBI • Had 5 multi-hit and two multi-RBI games • Had two three-hit games on May 20 vs. UCLA and May 30 vs. Rider • Was 3-for-5 with a season-best three RBI on May 30 vs. Rider in the Titans' first game of the Fullerton Regional • Drove in eight runs over an eight-game span from May 17 to June 1 • Was drafted in the 41st round of the 2008 MLB draft by Milwaukee Brewers.
TITANS `07: Was the only Titan to participate and start in all 63 games of the year • Started the 2007 campaign on fire, going 10-for-16 (.625) in the first four games of the season • Broke out of a deep hitting slump (9-for-89 over a 29-game span) on Apr. 15 at UC Davis, going 4-for-4 with a pair of doubles and two RBI (one on a bases-loaded squeeze) in the double-header • Hit .322 (31-for-96) over the final 30 games of the year • Had 12 multi-hit games, including six games in which he collected a career-high three hits • Had four multiple-RBI efforts, including one on Apr. 20 where he collected a career-high five RBI against Pacific • More than doubled the next-best Titan with 13 sacrifice bunts • Was drafted in the 39th round of the 2007 MLB draft by the Milwaukee Brewers • Was named Co-Most Outstanding Defensive Player with Clark Hardman at the Titans' team awards banquet in Nov., 2007.
TITANS `06: Was a versatile back-up infielder appearing in 20 games, making just 15 plate appearances • Appeared defensively in five games at second base, six games at shortstop and four games at third base • Played his best game of the year in his only start of the season on Mar. 29, going 2-for-5 with a pair of RBI and runs scored as well as a stolen base at LMU • Had a pinch-hit, RBI single against San Diego State on Mar. 7 • Made just one error in 19 touches of the ball.
TITANS `05: Was granted a redshirt season.
CENTENNIAL HS: Lettered four years at Centennial High School in Corona, Calif., including the last three under Coach Bill Gunn • Hit .300, .355 and .370 his last three seasons, earning him a pair of first-team All-Mountain View League selections • Was named team captain in each of his last two seasons • Was a four-time Mountain View Academic All-League selection for his work in the classroom as well as on the field • Graduated with high honors • Was a member of the National Society of High School Scholars.
PERSONAL: Born on August 22, 1986, in Fullerton, Calif. • Parents are Brett and Denice Scott • Full name is Joseph Brett Scott • Has two older sisters (Ashlee and Katie) • Names his dad as his greatest influence • Majoring in kinesiology • Maintains a superstition of sleeping on his stomach • Favorites include: Forrest Gump, (movie), Tom Hanks (actor), Sleeping Giant, Metallica, Greg Laswell (musical artists), drawing, skateboarding, racquetball (hobbies).
SCOTT'S CAREER HIGHS
At Bats - 5 (9 times), Last on May 30, 2008 vs. Rider
Runs - 2 (12 times), Last on June 1, 2008 vs. UCLA
Hits - 3 (8 times), Last on May |
