Michael Brenly
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Michael Brenly

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Scottsdale, AZ
High School:
Notre Dame Prep.
Height / Weight:
6-2 / 225
Position:
C
Birthdate:
10/14/1986
Experience:
2L

UNLV: A veteran behind the plate ... Has a strong grasp of the game as a catcher ... Could also see time at DH to keep his bat in the lineup ... Comes from a baseball family, as his father Bob played in the major leagues for nine seasons, managed the Arizona Diamondbacks to the 2001 World Series title and is currently the color analyst for the Chicago Cubs on WGN-TV.

2007: Played in a career-high 56 games, making 47 starts ... Hit three home runs, drove in 33 runs and scored 32 times while hitting .278 (52-187) ... Added nine doubles and a triple ... Had 12 multi-hit and eight multi-RBI games ... Matched his career-high by collecting three hits in a game twice ... Went 3-for-4 with a season-high four RBI against Southern Utah on May 15 ... Had three hits in five at-bats against BYU in the MWC Tournament on May 25 ... Scored a career-high three runs against the Cougars on March 15 ... Drove in three runs in a game twice, the first time against No. 19 Pepperdine on Feb. 4, and then again on Feb. 18 at Cal ... Went 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles against San Diego on March 23.

2006: Played in 29 games, starting 16 as a rookie for the Rebels ... Finished the season hitting .284 (19-67) with 12 RBI ... Slugged two home runs on the year ... Drove in a career-high five runs and went 3-4 against BYU on April 8 ... Recorded two hits in a game twice ... Scored three runs against Air Force on May 19 ... Did not commit an error behind the plate.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2005 graduate of Notre Dame Preparatory School in Scottsdale, Ariz. ... Three-year letterwinner in baseball ... Helped the Saints win a conference championship his senior year ... Earned first team All-Arizona honors and played in the Arizona Super 50 all-star game in 2005 ... Also earned three letters in basketball as a forward.

PERSONAL: Michael Robert Brenly was born on Oct. 14, 1986, in San Francisco, Calif. ... The son of Bob and Joan Brenly ... Has an older sister, Lacey ... Hobbies include video games and hanging out with friends ... Plans on majoring in university studies. 

Brenly's Career Statistics
Year	AVG	GP-GS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	BB	SO
2006	.284	29-16	67	18	19	3	0	2	12	28	13	12
2007	.278	56-47	187	32	52	9	1	3	33	72	12	34
Total	.280 	85-63	254	50	71	12	1	5	45	100	25	46