Brandon Glover Season 2008

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PositionOF
Weight195 lbs
ClassSenior
HometownMcKinney, Texas

Arrived at San Diego State after two seasons as an outfielder at Texas A&M ... Will be SDSU[apos]s starting centerfielder in 2008 ... Selected in the 50th round by Pittsburgh in the 2007 major league draft ... Member of the McKinney Marshalls in the Texas Collegiate League during summer 2007, hitting .280 with three doubles, two triples, a home run, 11 stolen bases and 17 RBI in 31 contests ... Played during summer 2006 for the Wareham Gatemen in the Cape Cod League where he batted .231 with four doubles, 10 RBI and 14 stolen bases ... In summer 2005, played for the McKinney Marshalls and was invited to play in the TCL Futures Game ... Hit .289 with seven doubles, two triples and 19 RBI for the Marshalls ... In 2004, was a member of the Dallas Mustangs (Connie Mack League), hitting .320 ... In summer of 2002, played for the Dallas Knights (Mickey Mantle League), batting .346 ... Was named to the regional all-tournament team and helped the Knights capture the Mickey Mantle World Series championship ... Member of Texas Rangers Area Code team in 2004.

SAN DIEGO STATE 2007
Named to the all-Mountain West Conference second team ... Only of only three players to have started every game in 2007 (along with shortstop Troy Hanzawa and third baseman Nick Romero) ... Had the team[apos]s longest hitting streak of the year (and best since 2005), 14 games, from Mar. 31 to Apr. 22 ... During the streak, he batted .393 (22-for-56) with six doubles, two triples, 12 runs scored and 11 RBI ... Also tied for team lead with five sacrifice flies ... His total of 16 doubles and five triples both led the team while his 28 walks and 40 RBI were second ... One of two Aztecs to have a five-hit game, that coming at Air Force on Mar. 23 ... One of four SDSU players to record five RBI in a game (vs. Loyola Marymount on Feb. 13) ... Ranked third on the squad with 21 multiple-hit games and fourth with eight multiple-RBI efforts ... With a runner on third and less that two outs, recorded 22 RBI in 30 attempts ... Went 5-for-10 with the bases loaded ... Hit .353 in Mountain West Conference games with nine doubles and 19 RBI in 24 contests.

TEXAS A&M 2006
Appeared in 35 contests, starting on 23 occasions ... Hit .103 with only 39 at bats during the season ... Opened the season with two RBI and a pair of stolen bases vs. Northwestern State ... Followed that with a hit and a steal in his next game.

TEXAS A&M 2005
Played in 35 games, starting 23 times as a freshman ... Started 14 games in center, seven in left and two in right ... Had six multiple-hit contests, including going 4-for-4 with two RBI vs. Houston (5/10) ... Collected three hits against Wake Forest (2/20) and Texas State (4/19) ... Was a home run shy of the cycle in the Wake Forest game ... Won the team[apos]s Wally Moon Award, given to the player showing the most improvement from the beginning of the season.

HIGH SCHOOL
Won a pair of varsity letters playing for coach Randy Hales at McKinney High School ... Earned first-team all-district honors after hitting .370 with 12 stolen bases, two home runs and 22 RBI ... Selected to the North Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association all-star team ... Played in the Texas Scouts Association all-star game and was named to the Collin County Area first team in 2004 ... Led his team to the district title as a junior in 2003, earning second-team all-district honors in the process ... Was a standout wide receiver for the McKinney HS football team ... Two-time team captain ... Name all-district his final two seasons ... Winner of academic excellence award three years ... Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 46th round in June 2004 ... In addition to Texas A&M, was also recruited out of high school by Baylor and New Mexico.

PERSONAL
Brandon Terrell Glover was born July 21, 1986, in Pomona, Calif. ... Son of Victor and Jennette Glover ... Enjoys playing golf, writing poetry and listening to music ... Brother, Victor, was a wrestler and football player at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo ... Favorite athlete is St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols ... A criminal justice major who desires to pursue a career in professional baseball.