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  Brian Dozier

Brian Dozier

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Fulton, Miss.

High School:
Itawamba AHS HS

Height / Weight:
5-11 / 185

Position:
IF

Birthdate:
05/15/1987

Bats/Throws:
R/R

2008 Pre-Season All-C-USA Team * 2007 All-NCAA Oxford Regional * 2006 Freshman All-American * 2006 All-NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional * 2006 All-C-USA Freshman Team *

Returns to claim the starting shortstop position for the second consecutive season ... Has played in every game of his collegiate career with the exception of one (123 total) and only once as a nonstarter ... Had outstanding freshman and sophomore campaigns both offensively and defensively and looks to continue his improvement in his junior season ... Very intelligent player ... named to the 2008 All-C-USA Preseason Team, selected by the leagues coaches ... 2007 (So.): Started 61 games at shortstop, which lead the team, started in every game but one ... Led the team with 282 plate appearances ... Second on the team with a .339 batting average ... Had a 13 game hit streak from April 28 through May 23, in which he collected 25 hits in the streak, including four games with three hits ... Hit safely in 49 games on the season ... Reached base in 57 of the 61 games ... Scored a run in 38 games, 57 total runs on the season, which was second on the team ... And scored three runs in games vs. Louisiana Monroe (4/20), Marshall (5/5), Dallas Baptist (5/13) and Troy (6/1) in the NCAA Oxford Regional ... Had four homeruns on the season ...Laid down six sacrifice bunts and added one sacrifice fly ... Added 28 RBI, including three vs. Marshall (5/5) ... Had 17 doubles on the season which was second on the team, including two in one game vs. Troy (6/1) in the NCAA Oxford Regional ... Accounted for 112 total bases, which was second on the team ... Stole five bases, which was third on the team ... 2006 (Fr.): Selected to the Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American team ... Named to the NCAA Tuscaloosa All-Regional Team ... Earned All-Conference USA Freshman Team honors ... Played in all 62 games and started 61 ... Second on the team with a .368 batting average with eight doubles, four triples, three home runs and 39 RBIs ... Finished with 29 walks, struck out 19 times and stole 11-of-19 bases ... Totaled two sacrifice flies and tied for second on the team with six sacrifice hits ... Had a fielding percentage of .928, collecting 79 putouts, a team-high 206 assists and 22 errors ... Finished with an on-base percentage of .442 and totaled 102 total bases for a .488 slugging percentage ... Hit .329 in conference games with three doubles and 13 RBIs ... Ranked No. 3 in Conference USA in fielding assists and fielding double plays, No. 4 in batting average, Tied for No. 6 in triples and No. 8 in on-base percentage ... Collected 23 multiple-hit games (14 games with two hits, two with three), 11 multiple-RBI games (seven games with two RBIs, four games with three), 10 multiplerun games (10 games with two runs) and three multiple-walk games (two games with two walks, one with three) ... Had a season-long 13-game hitting streak ... Season-high three walks in game one of the Dallas Baptist series (4/7) ... Posted a .545 (6/11) batting average with two home runs and five RBIs in the NCAA Tournament (6/2-4) ... Finished with a .545 (6/11) batting average with three RBIs in the UAB series (3/24-26) ... Hit .455 in the Houston series with a double and four RBIs (4/14-16) ... Finished with three hits, two runs scored, a home run and an RBI against Jacksonville State (6/3) in the NCAA Tournament ... Posted two hits, a home run, two runs scored and three RBIs against Troy (6/2) in the first game of the regional tournament ... Notched two hits, a walk and two RBIs against UCF (5/19) in game two of the series ... Collected two hits, a double, a run scored and three RBIs against Ole Miss (4/4)...Had three hits, including a double, a triple and two runs scored in game three of the Illinois State series (3/5) ... Finished with three hits, two runs scored, three RBIs and two triples against South Alabama (3/21) ... Collected two hits, including a home run and three RBIs against Buffalo in the third game of the series (3/12) ... A perfect 3-for-3 with a run scored and two RBIs in game three of the UAB series (3/26) ... Finished 3-fof-3 in game two of the Rice series (4/22) ... Three hits in game two of the Mississippi State series (4/26) ... Three hits with an RBI in the second game of the Dallas Baptist series (4/7) ... Prep: Four-year starter for Coach Brian Long at Itawamba Agricultural HS ... Helped lead Itawamba to a 22-8 record and an appearance in the state tournament ... As a senior, he hit .518 with 17 doubles, three triples, four home runs and 36 RBIs ... A two-time first-team all-state and a fourtime all-area and all-division selection ... Was twice named team's most valuable player ... Named Player of the Year in North Mississippi ... Selected to The Clarion Ledger's "Dandy Dozen" ... Played in the Mississippi Crossroads Diamond Club All-Star Game ... As a junior, he hit .504 and had a .659 on-base percentage ... Selected for the team's offensive and defensive awards ... Also a three-year letterwinner in football, two-year in golf and one time in basketball ... Member of the National Honor Society and was nominated for the Lott Leadership Award and the Wendy's Heisman Award ... Member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Big Brothers/Big Sisters and the Beta Club ... Personal: Son of Mike and Jan Dozier ... Majoring in accounting ... Enjoys weight lifting and spending time with his friends

 
 
 
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