Grant Brown

Photo by: Greg Fencik

Photo by: Parker Waters

Height:
6-2
Weight:
210
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Biloxi, Miss.
High School:
Gulfport

2017 American Athletic Conference Second Team

Career: Appeared in 129 career games with 84 starts...batted .254 in 295 career at-bats with 49 runs, 75 hits, 19 doubles, one triple, 12 home runs, 54 RBI, 40 walks, and seven stolen bases...career on-base percentage of .347 and slugging percentage of .447.

2017 (Redshirt-Junior): Appeared in 42 games with 34 starts (32 in outfielder, 2 at designated hitter)…batted .315 with 21 runs, 40 hits, nine doubles, seven home runs, 30 RBI, and 20 walks along with three stolen bases…notched a .408 on-base percentage and .567 slugging percentage, both good for second highest on the team…recorded 11 multi-hit performances and eight multi-RBI games…first hit of the season was an RBI single at Army (2/19)…in consecutive games, had two hits and an RBI at Southern Miss (3/1) followed by three hits with two RBI vs. West Virginia…recorded two RBI vs. San Diego (3/9)…recorded his first home run vs. Stetson (3/26)…had two hits and two RBI with a home run vs. Nicholls State (4/11)…recorded four more two hit performances over the following two weeks vs. UCONN (4/13 and 4/15), vs. Southern Miss (4/19), and at Houston (4/23)…launched a two-run home run at East Carolina (4/28)…recorded two hits vs. UCF (5/5)…in the next game, reached base four times (two hits, two walks) while recording three RBI vs. UCF (5/6)…in the next two games, hit a home run vs. UCF (5/7), then recorded three hits including a home run with two RBI vs. Houston (5/12)…recorded another two RBI performance vs. Houston on 5/14…hit two home runs and recorded four RBI at Memphis (5/18)…was a member of the Tulane Athletics 3.0 Club for Fall 2016 and was a 2016-17 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team member.

2016 (Redshirt-Sophomore): Appeared in 47 games with 21 starts (20 in center field, 1 in left field) … batted .184 with 16 runs, 14 hits, five doubles, three home runs, 12 RBI and 14 walks … notched a slugging percentage of .368 while posting an on-base percentage of .315 … recorded two multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games … collected two RBI vs. Arizona (2/26) … went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run vs. San Diego (2/27) … scored twice and notched a double vs. Pepperdine (3/5) … knocked in the go-ahead run on a double vs. UL-Lafayette (3/8) … posted a two-run home run at New Orleans (3/9) … scored a run as a pinch runner against East Carolina (4/8) … posted a pinch-hit solo home run while also walking against East Carolina (4/10) … went 2-for-3 against Cincinnati (4/16) … scored twice after walking twice against Houston (4/30) … went 1-for-3 with an RBI in a start vs. New Orleans (5/10) … was 1-for-2 with two runs and a two-run home run vs. Southern (5/11) … notched an RBI-double vs. Ole Miss during the NCAA Oxford Regional (6/4) … singled and walked against Utah during the NCAA Oxford Regional (6/5).

2015 (Sophomore): Appeared in 11 games, starting all 11 in center field … batted .229 with six runs, eight hits, two doubles, two home runs, six RBI, two walks, one sacrifice fly and one sacrifice hit … notched a slugging percentage of .457 with an on-base percentage of .300 … posted two multi-hit games and one multi-RBI game … clubbed his first-career home run during the season-opener at Pepperdine (2/13) while picking up two RBI … went 2-for-4 with two runs and a double at Pepperdine (2/14) … hit a solo homer against San Francisco (2/22) … singled with an RBI against New Orleans (2/25) … injured his shoulder in an attempt to make a diving catch against Creighton (2/28) and subsequently missed the remainder of the season...was a member of the 2014-15 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.

2014 (Freshman): Appeared in 29 games, including 18 starts (13 in left field, five in right field) … batted .228 with six runs, 13 hits, three doubles, six RBI, four walks, four stolen bases and one sacrifice fly … notched four multi-hit games … scored his first run and recorded his first stolen base against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2/16) in his first collegiate appearance … notched his first hit and his first RBI in his first collegiate start against Louisiana Tech (2/22) … scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the tenth against McNeese State (4/15) … went 2-for-4 with one run and two doubles against Wichita State (4/26) … recorded RBI in four-straight games from April 29 against Nicholls State to May 4 against Southern Miss … went 3-for-3 with one run, one double, one RBI and a walk against Southern Miss (3/3) … went 2-for-4 with a run and a stolen base against Southern Miss (3/4) … notched a 2-for-4 day at the plate against FIU (5/15).

High School: Was a four-year letterman at Gulfport High School in Gulfport, Miss. … played outfield in high school … helped lead his team to a 19-10 record during his senior season … batted .372 with six home runs and 25 RBI while scoring 33 runs … earned All-District 8 honors, as well as 6A Coaches' All-State Second Team honors during his senior year … named to the 2013 Clarion-Ledger Second Team All-State squad during his senior campaign … named to the 2013 South 4A/5A/6A Mississippi Coaches' All-Star Team … named to the 2013 MHSAA Baseball Fab 15 Seniors list … a member of the 2013 Clarion-Ledger Dandy Dozen baseball team … played club baseball for the Akadema Prospects.

Personal: Has one brother and two sisters … major is public health.