Brian Bormaster

Height:
5-10
Weight:
188
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Bellaire, Texas
Prev School:
Rice University

2003: Played in all 63 games as a junior, including 57 starts behind the plate and five starts at third base...named to the preliminary Johnny Bench Award watch list as the nation[apos]s best catcher, and earned the Jim and Joan LeBreton Award as the team[apos]s Most Inspirational Player...earned first-team All-Louisiana honors after leading the team in walks (36), sacrifice bunts (6) and sacrifice flies (5) while ranking third on the team in on-base percentage (.407), sixth in batting average (.294) and slugging percentage (.376)...claimed Conference USA All-Tournament Team recognition after leading the field with a .692 batting average (9-for-13) with a double, a home run and nine RBI...finished the regular season with a modest .257 batting average, but hit .538 (14-for-26) in the postseason to raise his batting average nearly 50 points...made his presence felt behind the plate where he helped mold a pitching staff that featured eight newcomers, including seven freshmen...threw out nine would-be base stealers, including a career-high four against UNO (5/13)...had 13 multiple-hit games, including a season-best three hits on four occasions...also had seven multiple-RBI contests, including three RBI against South Florida (5/21) and a season-best four against Southern Miss in the C-USA Championship game (5/25)...closed out the year with a career-best eight-game hitting streak when he hit .571 (16-for-28) with a home run, two doubles and 11 RBI.

2002: Played in 50 games as a sophomore, including 36 starts behind the plate...earned team Outstanding Defensive Player honors after making a successful transition from middle infielder to catcher during the preseason...helped the Green Wave staff go 24-12 with a 4.59 team ERA as a starter...threw out seven base-runners among his 21 assists...led the team with six sacrifice bunts...at the plate, tallied eight multiple-hit games, including a 3-for-4 outing vs. TCU (4/20), and six multiple-RBI outings, including three-RBI performances at UAB (4/13) and at South Florida (5/12)...had a six-game hitting streak from April 13-21 when he hit .524 (11-for-21) with two doubles and nine RBI...belted his first career home run in his first at-bat with Tulane in a game against Pepperdine (2/9).

Prior to Tulane: Played freshman season at Rice University, seeing time at second base, third base, left field and designated hitter...saw action in 31 games as a true freshman, including 16 starts...hit .243 (18-for-74) with two doubles and eight RBI...helped the Owls finish 47-20, win the Western Athletic Conference title and Rice Regional Championship, and gain a bid into the NCAA Super Regionals...had a five-game hitting streak with four multiple-hit games and two multiple-RBI contests...had a career-high three hits vs. San Jose State (4/6)...missed more than two weeks with an injured right hand...led all middle infielders with a .973 fielding percentage...off the diamond, earned President[apos]s Honor Roll recognition with a 3.6 GPA...earned WAC Scholar-Athlete honors and was a Sports Psychology Lecture Series coordinator.

High School: Three-year starter at Bellaire High for coach Rocky Manuel where he played second base, third base and pitched...earned first-team All-District 17-5A honors all three seasons, and was named All-Greater Houston and first-team all-state as a senior...helped the Cardinals go a combined 97-10 with three playoff appearances, including the Texas 5A and USA Today National Championship as a junior...as a senior, hit .417 with six home runs, 33 RBI and a team-best nine doubles...set school records as a junior, breaking Major League Baseball standout Chuck Knoblauch[apos]s runs scored mark (48) with 57, and hitting .667 in the state playoffs to lead the team to the state and national titles...off the field, was a member of the National Honor Society and Bellaire Hebrew Club...earned Who[apos]s Who Among American High School Students honors, served as the president of the Future Homemakers of America and tallied a 3.9 GPA.

Personal: Full name is Brian Jeffrey Bormaster...born Oct. 19, 1981 in Houston, Texas...son of Scott and Leslie Bormaster...has three sisters: Allison, Kelly and Kimberly...majoring in psychology.