Monmouth University Athletics

Quickly: Shows good power at the plate... Strong arm defensively... Legitimate two-position player... Will open the season as the designated hitter... Adds depth to both the infield and outfield and can catch.

2005: Appeared in 46 games, making 37 starts, mostly in the designated hitter role... Batted .261, collecting 36 hits... Scored 24 runs... Connected on seven doubles and three home runs... Drove in 20 runs... Collected two hits, including a home run, and two runs batted in against Gonzaga (3/9)... Tagged a solo round-tripper in win over UPenn (3/12)... Went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs and an RBI against Fairleigh Dickinson (3/26)... Was 3-for-3 from the plate in a road triumph at Rider (3/30)... Carded two hits and two RBI versus Princeton (4/7)... Had back-to-back three-hit games versus Lafayette (4/12) and Wagner (4/13)... Scored four runs at Lafayette... Scored two runs and drove in two more scores against Wagner... Went 2-for-4 with two runs scored against Rider (4/26)... Collected two RBI against St. Peter's (4/28)... Drove in two runs at Quinnipiac (5/13).

2004: Named NJCBA All-Rookie... Played in 38 games for the Hawks, making 28 starts... Collected 29 hits and posted a .290 batting average... Led the team with 12 doubles and knocked two home runs and 14 RBI... Made his first collegiate appearance at Virginia Commonwealth (2/21)... Went 2-for-4 and earned an RBI in his first start against UCF (2/29)... Doubled and collected two RBI in game against Dallas Baptist (3/09)... Had two hits and his first career home run versus St. Peter?s (3/30)... Drove in three against Fairleigh Dickinson and collected two hits (4/25)... Went 2-for-3 and hit one home run and a double in game against Central Connecticut (5/01)... Tallied a 3-for-3 day with three RBI, two runs scored and a double at St. Francis [N.Y.] (5/09).

High School: Four-year letterwinner in baseball at St. John the Baptist H.S... Competed for the Cougars in the outfield, third base and on the mound... Team won a league championship during his junior season... Named all-league on three occasions and was an All-Long Island selection once... Led league in every offensive category as a senior, except home runs... Has 20 career home runs to his credit.

Personal: Son of Ron and Suzanne Braun... Born 7/12/85 in Port Jefferson, N.Y... Major is undecided... Brother, Ron, played baseball for the University of Louisville.