Kevin Brown
38  Kevin Brown
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
North Fort Myers
High School:
North Fort Myers
Height / Weight:
6-5 / 220
Position:
1B/LF
Birthdate:
04/11/1979
B/T:
R/R

Kevin Brown's 10 RBIs Power Miami Into Super Regionals

At Miami
Enters the season slated to start at first base...regarded as one of the top power hitters in college baseball...came on strong after returning from a leg injury last season...plagued most of the 2000 season with a deep shin bruise...was a 2000 Coral Gables Regional All-Tournament Team pick... returned to the starting line-up in the regular season finale series with New York Tech... fouled a ball off his left shin against Michigan State on March 8 and missed 19 games until making a late-game plate appearance at N.C. State on April 21...was the hero of the Hurricanes' College World Series championship victory over Florida State in 1999...hit a bases clearing double in the fifth inning, plus a solo homer in the second, to lift UM to the 6-5 win...a veteran of the Cape Cod League.

As a Junior in 2000
Started 29-of-35 games at both first base and left field... placed second on the team in slugging percentage (.692) and doubles (14)...also placed fourth in batting average (.337) and fifth in on-base percentage (.455)...tied a school-record with five runs scored against C.W. Post on March 5...batted .406 in home games with a .953 slugging percentage...led the team offensively against FIU with a 2-4 effort from the plate, including a double, a triple, two runs scored and three RBI...tied a school-record in game #1 against C.W. Post with five runs scored following a 2-3 night with five RBI, a double, a home run and two walks...was 3-3 with a run scored, two RBI, a walk, one double before fouling a ball off his shin against Michigan State...walked and later scored in his first game back from injury in game #1 against N.C. State at the Durham (NC) Bulls Athletic Park...had a season-high 15 putouts in game #2 against New York Tech...went 2-4 in the regular season finale against NY Tech with two home runs for a season-high six RBI. At the 2000 Coral Gables Regional: Went 1-2 vs. FAU with an RBI double, a run scored, two walks and one strikeout...went 2-4 vs. Wagner with a home run, a double, two runs scored and two RBI. At the 2000 Tallahassee Super Regional: Started all three games...totaled three hits, with a run scored in game #2.

As a Sophomore in 1999
Started all 62 games he appeared in...played primarily at first base, where UM was 44-10 when he started...named to the 1999 Independent Baseball First Team, as well as the BELLSOUTH/Hurricane Diamond Classic All-Tournament squad... batted .319 with 69 hits in 216 at bats...led the team with 22 home runs...hits also included the second-most doubles (14) on the team...led the team with 66 RBI and 149 total bases...placed second with 63 runs scored, 44 walks and a .690 slugging percentage...had 19 multiple-hit games, including a four-hit effort at Jacksonville...had a team-high 17 multiple-RBI games, including games with 6 and 7 RBI...season-long hit streak was nine games...hit two home runs and had four RBI at Florida, along with 11 putouts...tied an NCAA record with two home runs in an inning in the fifth frame of UM's win over Ohio State... belted two home runs, one double and two singles for a team-season best seven RBI at Jacksonville. At the 1999 Coral Gables Regional: Started all three games at first...had one RBI in each of the first two games against Bethune-Cookman and FIU...totaled three runs scored against B-CC. At the 1999 Coral Gables Super Regional: Started both games against Wake Forest at first base...batted .375 with three hits in eight at bats...hits included one double and one home run...had two runs scored in game one...belted in three RBI in game two. At the 1999 College World Series: Started all four games at first...batted .308 with four hits in 13 at bats...all four hits were for extra bases with two home runs and two doubles...was the eventual go-ahead run in the Rice game...led the hitting attack in game one vs. Alabama with a home run off the left foul pole in the fourth... hit a solo home run in the second inning and a three-run bases clearing double in the fifth inning in leading UM to its third national title.

As a Freshman in 1998
Appeared in 48 games, including 30 starts, as both an infielder and an outfielder... earned 14 starts at right field, six starts in left field, five starts at first base, four starts at DH and one start at third base... quickly adapted to new positions of left and right field when called upon in middle of season...hit .333 (3-9) with a home run and two RBI in 11 appearances as a pinch hitter. At 1998 Atlantic I Regional: Played in three games, making two starts at first base...went 1-for-5 with a double in his three games.

North Fort Myers High School
Coached by Tom Pacl and Dan Fore...three-year letterman ...recipient of the Rotary Scholar Athlete Award for Lee County... member of the National Honor Society...two-year letterwinner as a soccer goalkeeper. Senior Year, 1997: Ft. Myers News Press Lee County Player of the Year and first-team All-County selection...first team All-Conference...second-team All-State selection for 5A...named team's Most Valuable Player... team captain...hit .475 with eight home runs and 28 runs batted in...team went 19-11... played in the AAU National Championships for the South Miami Marlins. Junior Year, 1996: Ft. Myers News Press first-team All-County...first-team All-Conference...hit .350 with two home runs. Sophomore Year, 1995: Ft. Myers News Press first-team All-County...first-team All-Conference...hit .430 with two home runs.

Personal
Enrolled in School of Business, with major in Real Estate...born April 11, 1979...son of Bob and Terry Brown...has one brother, Rusty (19), and two sisters, Amanda (18) and Emily (17).

Brown - Totals At Miami

YRBAG/GSABRH2B3BHR-RBISB/SBASOBBHBPS/SFTB/SLUGOBPctPOAEFLD
98.28648/301122832804-321/2382921/052/.464.44162137.915
99.31962/62216636914022-664/46744131/4149/.690.4554332310.979
00.33735/2910429351417-353/3442231/372/.692.45514542.987
Total.315145/12143212013636133-1338/914995183/7273/.632.4516404019.973
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