Baseball
#34

Brandon Lower Season 2009

Position1B/3B
Weight192 lbs
Height6-0
ClassRedshirt Sophomore
HometownRoanoke, Va.
High SchoolHidden Valley

34 - Brandon LowerPosition: First Base/Third Base
Class: r-Sophomore
Height: 6' 0"

Weight: 192 lbs.

High School: Hidden Valley
Hometown: Roanoke, Va.

 
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“Brandon will likely be a role player who will provide good depth in the infield, especially at first base. He's a power hitter who could provide a spark off the bench.”

- Coach Pete Hughes

2008: Appeared in seven games, starting one at DH ... Failed to record a hit, but reached base five times in 11 plate appearances ... Pinch-hit and took over at first base in game one versus CCSU and again in the Binghamton game ... Was hit by a pitch in his second appearance ... Walked in all three of his plate appearances against Longwood and scored a run ... Subbed in for Michael Seaborn at third in that game ... Picked up his first collegiate RBI with a pinch-hit groundout against VCU ... Made his first career start in game one at Wake as a DH, but struck out three times ... Walked and scored a run in a pinch hit appearance at Liberty.

2007: Sat out the 2007 season after undergoing hip surgery for a torn labrum.

High School: Lettered four years at Hidden Valley High as an infielder for coaches Jason Taylor and Scott Anthony ... Was named The Roanoke Times Timesland Player of the Year as a senior after batting .407 with five home runs, 26 runs batted in and 19 runs scored ... Carried a slugging percentage of .814 ... Was a three-time first-team all-district and all-region pick ... Also earned honorable mention all-state honors as a senior and played in the Virginia High School All-Star game ... Hit .470 as a junior, driving in 17 runs ... Had 12 doubles and two homers that season and was selected for the Commonwealth Games ... Batted .464 as a sophomore and .327 his freshman year ... Contributed a combined 37 RBIs during those two seasons ... Finished with a .414 career batting average and 82 career runs batted in ... Was a four-time pick as team MVP ... Holds school records for hits, home runs and RBIs ... Was a shooting guard on the basketball team in 2005.

Personal: Brandon Bachman Lower ... Born 3/30/88 in Roanoke, Va. ... Son of Roy and Susan Lower ... Enrolled in entrepreneurship, innovation, and technology management.

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