2015 Baseball Roster
Brian Bruening
- Position:
- Outfielder
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Columbus, Ohio
- High School:
- Bishop Watterson
• 2014-15 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Played in 35 games and started 33, hitting .254 with a homer and 21 RBI... had nine multi-hit games... missed most of conference season with an injury, but returned for a two-run double off the bench in his final collegiate game, a 16-2 win gainst Butler... finished XU career third in AB's (823), tied for eighth in games played (215) and fourth in hits (242), ...
2014 (As A Senior):
• 2014 Nashville Regional All-Tournament Team
• 2014 All-BIG EAST Second Team
• 2013-14 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
• 1x BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll
Led Xavier in the Nashville Regional of the NCAA Tournament with a .455 batting average (5-of-11), plus an RBI, run, walk and stolen base to earn Nashville Regional All-Tournament Team honors ... In Xavier's 6-4 win over Clemson, the centerfielder was a perfect 4-for-4 at the dish ... Scored a run in each of Xavier's three wins in the BIG EAST Tournament to help lead XU to the conference crown ... Named All-BIG EAST Second Team after hitting .283 with 28 RBIs and 30 runs scored this season ... Earned a spot on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll after batting .500 (6-for-12) with two doubles, a triple, a homerun, seven RBIs and five runs scored in Xavier's sweep of Villanova ... Went 5-for-10 in the Musketeers' series at No. 12 North Carolina, which included an RBI in Xavier's 2-1 win in the series opener and a 4-for-4 effort in the series finale.
2013 (As A Junior):
Entered season on a 12-game hitting streak, which was extended to 21 games after getting hits in the first nine games of the season ... Campaign was shortened due to a season-ending injury and will receive a medical redshirt ... Played in 17 games, securing hits in 14 contests with seven multi-hit games ... Had two RBIs and two runs scored against UAB ... Belted a grand slam in a three-hit, five-RBI effort against Middle Tennessee.
2012 (As A Sophomore):
Played in 52 games, splitting time between the outfield and first base ... Hit .273 on the season, with 29 runs scored, 25 RBI and 14 walks ... Posted a .335 OBP and .354 slugging percentage ... Concluded the season on an 11-game hitting streak, with four multi-hit games, 10 runs scored and six RBIs in that stretch ... Went 2-for-4 with two RBIs in a 5-3 win versus Michigan ... Picked up two hits and three RBI against Pittsburgh ... Helped Xavier to an 8-3 win over Miami (Ohio) with a 2-for-4 performance, knocking in two runs and scoring three times ... Collected two hits and a pair of RBI at Western Illinois ... Helped Xavier to a 5-4 win over Charlotte with two hits and an RBI ... Scored a run in Xavier's 4-2 win over Cincinnati ... Was 3-for-5 at the plate against Rhode Island with an RBI ... Started 11-game hitting streak with a 2-for-4 performance against Fordham ... Scored three runs and batted in two runs with a 3-for-4 game against George Washington.
2011 (As A Freshman):
Posted a .327 average his rookie season at Xavier ... A-10 All-Rookie team selection ... Scored three runs thrice during the 2011 season ... Started all but two games his rookie year mostly in right field..recorded 10 doubles.
Prior to Xavier: Played two years of varsity baseball at Bishop Watterson in Columbus, Ohio ... Earned a .466 career batting average with 45 RBI, 42 runs, with seven strike outs ... Scholar Athlete award winner...All-League, All-District, and All-Metro winner ... Helped Bishop Watterson win the Central Catholic League Championship his junior year.
Personal: Son of Matthew and Christine Bruening ... Finance major.
