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Brad Boxberger |
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2008
Boxberger will be one of the odds-on favorites to be the Trojans' No. 1 starter in the rotation for the 2008 season.
Summer
He went 1-0 with a 1.24 ERA for the Orleans Cardinals of the Cape Cod Baseball League...rated No. 24 by Baseball America on its Cape Cod Baseball League prospect list...threw 29 innings in seven games (six starts) and allowed 15 hits with 11 walks and 26 strikeouts.
2007
After starting his 2007 freshman season in the weekend rotation, Boxberger later took over as the team's No. 1 starter and eventually earned Rivals.com All-America second team honors...went 3-5 with a 3.20 ERA...in 90 innings, he allowed 78 hits and 32 earned runs while allowing 34 walks and striking out a team-leading 72 batters...opponents hit only .234 against him...despite a 5-2 loss on May 12 at No. 14 Arizona, he allowed three runs on seven hits with a walk and eight strikeouts in seven innings...on April 20 at Washington, he went seven innings and allowed only one run on three hits with nine strikeouts for the win at Washington...at No. 9 Oregon State on April 6, he earned the win with seven strong innings where he allowed just one run on three hits with five strikeouts to earn Pac-10 Conference Pitcher of the Week honors...in a loss to No. 17 Arizona State on March 24, he struck out a season-high nine batters...on March 10 at Stanford, he allowed only one run on six hits in the no-decision...recorded his first collegiate win on March 3 at Georgia by going six innings and allowing two runs on four hits with four walks and seven strikeouts...on Feb. 11 at No. 17 San Diego, he threw 6 1/3 scoreless innings and allowed four hits with four walks and three strikeouts...allowed four unearned runs in his collegiate debut on Feb. 3 at Long Beach State, going five innings and allowing four hits with a walk and four strikeouts.
High School
As a starter at Foothill High in Tustin, Calif., Boxberger was the 2006 CIF Division II Player of the Year in his senior season, as well as being named Orange County Player of the Year by the Los Angeles Times and Orange County Register...earned NBCA All-America second team honors...he was perfect on the season with a 12-0 record to go with a 1.17 ERA...in 78 innings, he allowed only 22 walks and struck out 99 batters...after giving up three runs in the Division II title game against St. Francis of La Cañada, Boxberger did not allow a run for the remainder of the game as Foothill rallied for the 4-3 victory...went 6-4 with a 2.79 ERA in his junior season...threw 62 2/3 innings, allowing 50 hits, walking 29 and striking out 79...earned All-Sea View League first team honors...honor roll member all four years.
Personal
He is majoring in communications...parents are Rod and Marjorie...his father went 12-1 with a 2.00 ERA and earned College World Series most valuable player honors for the 1978 USC national championship squad that went 54-9...has one sister, Megan...favorite movie is Super Troopers...favorite television shows are Family Guy and South Park...enjoys listening to Three Doors Down, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Young Buck and Young Dro...lists Nolan Ryan as his biggest sports hero...birthdate is May 27, 1988.
Boxberger's Career Statistics
Year W-L SV ERA G-GS IP H R ER BB SO
2007 (Fr.) 3-5 0 3.20 14-14 90.0 78 37 32 34 72
