| Brian Dozier |
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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