2016 Baseball

20 Derek Brown

  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 170
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Houston, Texas
  • Highschool Episcopal

Biography

2016: Saw time in 12 games at shortstop, second base and the outfield, made five starts… Hit .158 with two doubles on 19 at bats… Recorded 16 putouts and 15 assists defensively with three double plays… Recorded two putouts and three assists on five total chances in win against Wesleyan on April 20.

2015: Appeared in 29 games, making 24 starts on the season... Hit .222 with four doubles and 11 RBI, while stealing four bases on four attempts... Hit .294 in Ivy League play with a .353 slugging percentage... Recorded 50 putouts and 66 assists defensively, mostly from his time at shortstop... Went 2-for-5 with two RBI, including the game-tying and game-winning hits against Towson on March 13... Was 3-for-5 with an RBI against Dartmouth on April 11... Went a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI against Brown on April 24.

2014: Made 24 game appearances, including 11 starts... Fourth on the team with a .302 batting average (13-for-43) in his freshman season... Knocked in seven runs and stole three bases... Recorded 19 putouts and 15 assists with only three errors throughout the season... Selected for the Ivy League Honor Roll on April 22 after going 3-for-3 with three runs scored against Sacred Heart on April 16... Went 2-for-3 with a double and three RBI against Holy Cross on March 23.

Off the Field:

  • Recipient of the Richard U. Light Fellowship, which offers students a fully-funded opportunity to pursue intensive language study in East Asia
  • Certified in first aid, CPR, and AED training; certified lifegaurd
  • Member of the Operations Committee for Camp Kesem at Yale, a non-profit, student-run organization that provides a week-long, free summer camp for children with a parent who has (or has had) cancer

Before Yale: A three-sport letterwinner and a three-year letterwinner in baseball at Episcopal High School... Contributed to three consecutive Southwest Preparatory Conference state championships... The Knights’ most improved player as a junior following the 2012 season... A team captain and was awarded the team’s sportsmanship award in his senior season... Nominated as the school’s male athlete of the year... Graduated summa cum laude after finishing in the top 8 percent of his class and was a member of the National Honor Society... Played for C2 baseball from 2012-2013.

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Historical Player Information

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    2014First Year

    IF
    5'11" 165 lbs
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    2015Sophomore

    IF
    5'11" 165 lbs
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    2016Junior

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    5'11" 170 lbs
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