| Brandon Workman |
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Junior
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| Hometown:
Bowie, Texas
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| High School:
Bowie
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| Height / Weight:
6-5 / 220
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| Position:
RHP
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| Experience:
Jr.-2L
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FRESHMAN (2008)
2008 HONORS
· Spring 2008 Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll
2008 SEASON
· Pitched in 21 games, including six starts as a freshman, logging a 5-2 record with one save and 49 K's in 53.1 innings.
· Pitched in 11 Big 12 games, including two starts, posting a 3-2 record with one save and 25 K's in 28 innings.
2008 HIGHLIGHTS
· Logged 2.0 scoreless innings and three K's in win over VCU (2/22).
· Fanned a season-high 11 batters in 6.0 innings while allowing only two runs on six hits against UT Pan American (2/26) to earn his first career victory.
· Pitched 4.0 innings of relief and earned win against Kansas (3/14), allowing four hits and two runs while striking out four.
· Earned win against Texas Tech (3/20), pitching 5.1 innings of relief and yielding one run on three hits and striking out six.
· Recorded his first career save in the series finale against Texas Tech (3/22) throwing 1.0 inning of hitless shutout relief.
· Threw 6.1 innings of relief to earn a win at Oklahoma (4/6), giving up one run on two hits while striking out six.
· Earned fifth win with 3.0 innings of scoreless work, allowing two hits while striking out two against Alabama A&M (5/14).
· Logged 1.1 innings of scoreless relief work, allowing two hits while striking out one against Oklahoma (5/24) at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship.
· Pitched for the Wareham Gatemen under the direction of Cooper Farris in the Cape Cod Baseball League.
· Started nine games for the Gatemen, posting a 3-3 record with a 3.44 ERA, one shutout and 67 strikeouts in 55 innings.
· Pitched a 1-2-3 inning with two strikeouts for the Western All-Stars in the Cape Cod League All-Star Game.
· Ended the summer rated as the No. 5 prospect in the Cape Cod League by Baseball America.
HIGH SCHOOL
· Four-year letterwinner as a pitcher and shortstop for Coach Kelly Shackelford at Bowie (Texas) High School.
· Posted a 10-2 record with one save, a 0.81 ERA, 171 strikeouts and 12 walks in 76 innings on the mound and batted .481 as a senior captain to earn District 8-3A MVP, first-team Texas Sports Writers Association (TSWA) All-State, first-team Louisville Slugger All-America and Rawlings All-Region honors.
· Logged an 8-1 record with one save, a 0.94 ERA, 109 strikeouts and 10 walks in 67 innings on the mound and batted .459 to earn District 8-3A MVP, first-team TSWA All-State and honorable mention Louisville Slugger All-American accolades as a junior.
· Registered a 9-4 record with two saves, a 1.39 ERA, 110 strikeouts and 13 walks in 80 innings to earn first-team All-District 8-3A and TSWA All-State honorable mention as a sophomore.
· Earned all-district honorable mention as an infielder his freshman year.
· Selected in the third round (107th overall) of the 2007 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Philadelphia Phillies.
· Also earned two letters in football as a quarterback for Coach Brad Keck.
· Served as team captain as a senior and earned district newcomer of the year as junior.
· Pitched for the Dallas BAT summer club for Coach Pat Leach.
PERSONAL
Born Brandon Carlin Workman on Aug. 13, 1988 in Arlington, Texas ... son of Dennis and Amy Workman ... has a younger sibling, Megan ... majoring in education.
