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At Miami
Ryan Braun will start on the left side of the diamond for the Hurricanes in 2005 ... after produceing outstanding numbers at the plate again in 2004, Miami's three-hole hitter will start at either third base or shortstop as a junior ... missed 18 games in April and May of last season with a strained rib cage ... hit .335 in 45 games for the Hurricanes and still came through with big hits, finishing second on the team in game-winning hits with six ... finished with 10 home runs to bring his career total to 27 ... needs just eight home runs to move into the top 10 all time at Miami ... drove in 45 runs in 2004 to bring his career total to 121 ... Braun's 2003 freshman season quickly produced comparisons to former Hurricanes such as Pat Burrell and Kevin Howard ... led Miami in six offensive categories: batting average (.364), total bases (161), RBI (76), hits (88), home runs (17) and slugging percentage (.665) ... became the fourth Miami player to be named National Freshman of the Year by Baseball America ... joins former UM greats such as Alex Fernandez (1989), Pat Burrell (1996) and Kevin Howard (1999) ... named first-team freshman All-America by Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball ... earned second-team All-America honors from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) and the American Baseball Coaches Association ... a first-team All-Atlantic Region selection by the ABCA ... named to the NCAA Coral Gables All-Regional team at shortstop ... led the Hurricanes with 12 game-winning hits ... should compete for All-America honors once again and also contend for the Golden Spikes Award.
Sophomore (2004)
Braun finished the season with a .335 batting average but did not qualifiy for the team lead because he has missed 18 games due to a strained rib cage ... second on the team with six game-winning hits ... hit 10 home runs and drove in 45 RBI in 45 games ... finished the season with a .606 slugging percentage ... led the team in stolen bases with 21 ... had a .439 on-base percentage ... started the first 32 games of the season at shortstop before getting hurt ... came back and started 11 games at designated hitter before starting the final game of the season at third base ... went 1 for 3, scoring three runs, walking twice, and stealing a base and knocking in a run on Feb. 15 vs. Florida ... had three consecutive two hit games against Tennessee ... for the series Braun was 6 for 11 with two doubles, a home run, five runs scored, and three RBI ... stole a career-high three bases Feb. 28 vs. LaSalle and March 14 vs. Rutgers ... reached base in four consecutive plate appearances vs. Minnesota, going 2 for 2 with a home run, a double, two walks, and four RBI ... went 2 for 4 with a home run vs. Illinois-Chicago on March 20 ... doubled and tripled while going 2 for 4 in a win over Illinois-Chicago on March 21 ... went 2 for 2 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs scored vs. Penn State on March 27 ... had three hits and two RBIs vs. Penn State on March 28 ... homered while going 2 for 5 with four RBI vs. Georgia Tech on April 3 ... tied a career-high with four hits and added two RBI and runs scored vs. Georgia Tech on April 4 ... homered twice and knocked in three runs vs. Florida State on April 9 ... went 2 for 3 with two RBI and a stolen base on April 10 vs. Florida State ... did not play on April 11 vs. Florida State due to a strained rib cage ... sat out April 16-18 series vs. Florida State and April 23-25 series vs. Virginia due to a strained rib cage ... had clutch pinch-hit, game-winning, bases-clearing double vs. Coastal Carolina on May 2 in his first at-bat since being injured on April 10 ... made his return to the lineup on May 19 against Florida Atlantic as the designated hitter ... went 1 for 3 with a run scored ... missed the next two games due to sorness and returned on May 22 against Ball State and doubled in the winning run in the eighth inning ... blasted his eighth home run of the season on May 27, a three-run shot to right field ... went 2 for 4 on May 29 against the 49ers. 2004 NCAA Coral Gables Regional: Braun returned to full-time duty as Miami's DH ... went 2 for 4 with two runs and one RBI against Florida Atlantic on June 6. 2004 NCAA Coral Gables Super Regional: Braun drove in a run with a sac fly in the Hurricanes 8-7 win over Florida on June. 2004 College World Series: Braun drilled a Nate Bumstead offering deep into the left-field bleachers in his first at bat at the CWS ... singled in the first inning against Cal State Fullerton's Ricky Romero and then stole second base.
Freshman (2003)
A true freshman, Braun hit .364 while starting 62 of UM's 63 games ... was named the team's Most Valuable Player, Rookie of the Year and the home run champion ... broke Pat Burrell's school freshman RBI record (64) with two RBIs on May 22nd at No. 4 Long Beach State and finished with 76 on the season, which tied him with Burrell's sophomore campaign in 1997 for the fifth-best RBI mark in school history ... won the triple crown for the Hurricanes with a .364 batting average, 76 RBIs and 17 home runs ... also led the team in slugging percentage (.665) total bases (161) and hits (88) ... finished second in on-base percentage (.435) ... led the team with 12 game-winning hits ... drew 28 walks ... also led UM with 28 multiple-hit games and 21 multiple-RBI games ... started 28 games at shortstop ... earned National Player of the Week honors from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association for his performance against Georgia Tech ... went 7-for-13 in three games against the Yellow Jackets, including two home runs and nine RBIs ... had a team-best 14 game hitting streak until the second game of the Virginia series on April 12 ... collected two hits and two walks in his Miami debut on Feb. 5 vs. FIU ... went 6-for-11 during UM's three-game series with Campbell, including his first home run on Feb. 7 ... picked up one hit in each of the games at Florida ... went 1-for-4 with an RBI in the series finale against San Diego State ... was 6-for-10 in the three-game set with The Citadel ... connected on home runs in each game of the series with tape-measure shots on Friday and Saturday nights ... went 2-for-5 against Tennessee on March 9 ... hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 11th inning to beat South Florida on March 11 ... tied a career high with three RBIs against St. Peter's College on March 18 ... recorded his second walk-off hit of the season with a bases loaded single to beat Stony Brook in the 10th inning ... collected one hit and one RBI in both games against Boston College on March 21 and 22 ... went 2-for-6 with three RBIs against Harvard on March 26 ... went 3-for-5 versus GT with a home run and three RBIs March 28 ... went 3-for-5 with a home run and career-bests of five RBIs and four runs scored on March 29 ... collected two hits in the series opener against Oral Roberts ... extended his hitting steak to 13 games with a single against Oral Roberts on April 6 ...collected two hits, including a double and a RBI at Virginia on April 11 ... had an RBI single against Virginia on April 13 ... went 2-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored against FIU on April 16 ... went 1-for-4 against FSU on April 18 with two RBIs with a double ... went 1-for-3 versus FSU on April 19 with a single ... went 2-for-3 with his team-high 10th home run of the season, while driving in two runs and scoring four more ... collected one of UM four hits against FSU on April 27 ... hit his 11th home run of the season, while collecting three hits and scoring four runs against Pace on May 2 ... hit two home runs at Jacksonville on May 11, driving in three runs and scoring two more ... it was the first two home run game of his career ... went 2-for-5 with his 14th home run of the season with four RBIs in game No. 1 versus Savannah State ... collected one hit in each game of the double header, including two RBIs in game one ... drove in three runs with a double and triple on Sunday, May 18 ... strained his lower back in game two at Long Beach State and missed his first start of the season on May 23. 2003 NCAA Coral Gables Regional: Went 10-for-17 with four RBIs, three doubles, a triple and one homer run in the Regional ... earned a spot on the all-regional team for his performance, despite a sore back ... went 4-for-5 with three RBIs, including a double and a home run, in a win over Bethune-Cookman in the regional opener on May 30 ... was 1-for-3 and scored a run against Florida Atlantic in a 1-0 win on May 31 ... went a combined 5-for-9 at the plate, including two doubles, a triple and a home run, in a pair of games against Florida in the Championship round on June 1 ... went 2-for-4 in the first game against the Gators and was 3-for-5 in the second game with two doubles, a triple and a home run ... earned a spot on the All-Regional Team. 2003 NCAA Coral Gables Super Regional: Hit 4-for-12 with two home runs and scored three runs against North Carolina State in the Super Regional in Coral Gables ... clubbed two home runs, including the game-winning shot in the bottom of the ninth, in a 10-9 win over the Wolfpack in the opener ... had four RBIs in the opener ... went 2-for-7 in the second and final game of the Super Regional, scoring once. 2003 College World Series: Struggled in his first trip to the College World Series, going 2-for-12 with six strikeouts and a run scored ... went 0-for-4 in Miami's first two games against Texas and SMS ... broke out of the slump with two hits against Texas on June 17 and stole a base.
Granada High School
Coached by Steve Thompson at Granada Hills High School and Bob Scharlach (Toluca Titans) ... four-year letterman and three-year team captain ... three-time team MVP for Granada Hills ... broke school record for home runs in a career with 25 ... two-time all-area selection by the Los Angeles Times and a three-time choice by the Los Angeles Daily News ... rated the sixth-best shortstop prospect in the country by Team One Baseball ... rated among the top 100 overall prospects by Baseball America. Senior (2002): Batted .451 with eight home runs and 29 RBI ... also stole 18 bases, while compiling an on-base percentage of .675 ... All-City Los Angeles City Section ... team won city championship played in Dodger Stadium. Junior (2001): Hit .421 while splitting time between shortstop and designated hitter ... cracked seven home runs and drove in 28 runs ... had five triples, 34 walks and 13 stolen bases, while amassing a .668 on-base percentage. Sophomore (2000): Recorded the highest batting average of his prep career (.456) ... hit eight home runs while drawing 32 walks ... drove in 26 runs and stole 11 bases ... posted a .654 on-base percentage ... first-team All-West Valley. Freshman (1999): Batted .397 with two home runs and 15 RBI in limited action on the varsity squad ... went 3-for-3 with a home run in his first high school game.
Personal
Full name is Ryan Joseph Braun ... son of Joe and Diane Braun ... has one brother, Steve ... made Athletic Director's Honor Roll during the fall semester at Miami ... majoring in business.
Braun's Career Bests
Hits: 4 vs. Bethune-Cookman, 5/30/03
RBIs: 5 vs. Georgia Tech, 3/30/03
Runs Scored: 4 (three times), last vs. Pace, 5/2/03
Home runs: 2 vs. NC State, 6/7/03
Walks: 2 (five times), last vs. Georgia Tech, 3/29/03
Stolen Bases: 2 vs. Georgia Tech, 3/29/03
Strikeouts: 3 (three times), last at Jacksonville, 5/12/03
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