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  Brooks Raley

Brooks Raley

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Uvalde, Texas
High School:
Uvalde
Height / Weight:
6-3 / 185
Position:
LHP/OF
Experience:
1L
Bats/Throws:
L/L

2008 (FRESHMAN): A second-team freshman All-America selection (rivals.com) ... was named the Big 12's Freshman of the Year by The Oklahoman and was tabbed an honorable mention all-conference player by the league's coaches ... took over the Aggies' Friday night starter role to open Big 12 play and did not relinquish it all season ... finished the year 7-2 with a 4.76 ERA in 18 appearances (14 starts) ... tossed a team-high 92 innings, allowing 49 earned runs and striking out 68 ... led the squad in victories (seven) and innings pitched (92.2), while ranking second in appearances (18) and starts (14) and third in strikeouts (68) ... made 10 starts before suffering his first loss of the year, as the Aggies were 11-3 in 2008 in games he started ... went six or more innings in 11 of 14 starts ... made his first career start a memorable one, tossing 7 innings of shutout baseball against Rutgers on March 8 ... allowed only three hits and two walks while striking out a team season-high 10 batters ... was named the Big 12's Co-Pitcher of the Week for his performance ... picked up the first Big 12 victory of his career at Oklahoma State (March 21) ... won a hard-fought pitcher's duel in the series opener against Baylor (April 18), scattering five hits and allowing one earned run in 7 innings of work ... struck out eight in a win over Dallas Baptist (May 2) ... tossed the first complete game of his career in a 5-2 loss at Texas (May 16) ... allowed eight hits and fanned five in eight innings of work ... matched that season-long outing with a masterful performance in his first-ever NCAA start ... went eight innings and gave up five hits, one unearned run and one walk while striking out five in a victory over UIC (May 30) ... earned NCAA Regional all-tournament honors for his performance ... a versatile two-way player, also started 14 games in the outfield (eight in right, three in center and three in left) ... hit .259 on the year (15-for-58) with five RBIs and 12 runs scored ... picked up the first hit of his career in the first game of the season, going 2-for-4 against Northern Colorado (Feb. 22) ... drove in the first run of his career in his first collegiate at-bat on an infield grounder ... had a season-high three hits and two RBIs in a win over Centenary (March 11) ... in his first at-bat of the game, his 10th-inning single at Kansas (March 29) drove in the game winner in a 9-6 victory ... his two-run single at Baylor (April 20) completed a six-run ninth-inning for A&M, tying a game which the Aggies would eventually win 13-12 in 11 innings in their biggest comeback in years ... recorded two multi-hit and three multi-RBI games on the year ... longest hit streak was three games (March 11-16) ... committed one error in 57 chances in the field ... named a Verizon/Texas A&M Scholar-Athlete.

AT UVALDE HIGH SCHOOL: A two-way player, won three letters for coach Derrick Dietrich at Uvalde High School (Uvalde, Texas) ... three-time first-team all-district and three-time all-state honoree ... earned San Antonio-area Player of the Year accolades ... led the Coyotes to the regional semifinals as a junior and the regional finals as a senior ... hit .525 as a senior (2007) while going 6-2 with a 1.37 ERA on the mound, earning first-team all-district and third-team all-state honors ... first-team all-district and second-team all-state honoree as a junior (2006); 12-2 with a 2.29 ERA on the mound, along with a .428 batting average, 20 RBI, 37 runs and 26 stolen bases ... hit .398 with 31 runs and 13 stolen bases in a sophomore season that saw him earn first-team all-district honors (2005) ... played summer ball for First Look ... a two-sport standout, won three letters as a wide receiver and defensive back on the UHS football team, helping the Coyotes to the state playoffs as a senior (2006) ... first-team all-district and all-region honoree as a senior (WR/DB) ... second-team all-district selection as a junior (WR) ... member of the National Honor Society and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

PERSONAL: Brooks Lee Raley is the son of Terry and DeeAnna Raley of Uvalde ... born June 29, 1988 in San Antonio ... intends to major in business ... has an older brother, Russell, who played baseball at the University of Oklahoma (2003-06) and is currently a volunteer assistant with the Sooners, and a younger brother, Cory ... enjoys hunting, fishing and playing all sports in his spare time ... father, Terry, played baseball in the Toronto Blue Jays organization.

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