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Dustin Brabender
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# 44
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Right-Handed Pitcher - RHP
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Previous Schools
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Oregon
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Previous Experience
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Oregon, Wis.
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Talented pitcher who made 14 starts for Minnesota as a junior enters his senior season as one of the top two returning starters on the Golden Gophers' staff emerged as a reliable Big Ten starter for the Golden Gophers' in 2006, and was a big part of Minnesota’s trio of starting pitchers that helped Golden Gophers' post their lowest team ERA since 1984 and the highest strikeout total in school history has a strong pro-type body with three pitches drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 39th round of the Major League Draft in 2004 reminds coaches of former Golden Gopher pitcher Craig Molldrem.
2007 JUNIOR SEASON: Went 5-1 with a 4.40 ERA in 77.2 innings with 39 strikeouts limited opposition to a .276 batting average had the best winning percentage (.833) of the regular starting pitchers last year tied for second on the team in wins with five, was first in innings pitched, second in strikeouts and led the team in starts (14) went 2-0 with a 5.56 ERA in Big Ten play in 34.0 innings with 20 strikeouts picked up first win of the season against the Citadel, as he pitched 5.1 innings, gave up five hits, two earned runs and struck out two batters on Feb. 24 pitched six innings, gave up six hits, two earned runs and struck out two batters against Iowa on Apr. 16 picked up a win against Michigan State when pitched six innings, gave up six hits, two runs and struck out six batters pitched a then season-high seven innings, gave up six hits, three runs and struck out four batters against Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament on may 26 had his best outing of the year when it counted the most, as he pitched a career-high eight innings, gave up seven hits, , walked one and struck out five in 6-5 10-inning victory over No. 4 San Diego in the NCAA Regionals.
2006 SOPHOMORE SEASON: Third on the team with 13 starts, third with 77.1 innings pitched and finished second with 59 strikeouts went 6-5 with a 3.96 ERA and 59 strikeouts in 77.1 innings pitched was 3-2 with a 3.86 ERA and 35 strikeouts in 44.1 innings of work in Big Ten play finished fourth in the Big Ten in opponent batting average at .229 and tied for ninth in wins in Big Ten play, he was second in the conference in opposing batting average at .211 he pitched more then five innings in 12 of his 14 starts, and in those starts he gave up three or less earned runs in 10 of them In his final three starts of the regular season, Brabender went 2-1, gave up just two runs in 17.1 innings of work for a 1.04 ERA and allowed just eight hits held opposition to a .210 batting average (30-116) with the bases empty and a .259 averaged with runners on base limited opponents to a .242 batting average (24-99) with two outs in an inning In his second start of the year, he gave up four hits and three runs in five innings against No. 4 Nebraska in a tough-luck 4-1 loss on Mar. 5 His next start, he pitched seven shutout innings and struck out six batters in a win over Illinois State on Mar. 12 gave up just one earned run in five and a third innings, while striking out six batters to pick up a win at Missouri State in relief on Mar. 25 had a no-decision against Big Ten Champion Michigan when he pitched six and a third innings, gave up three hits, two runs and struck out five batters picked up his third win of the season when he gave up six hits and two runs in six and a third innings and struck out five batters against Iowa on Apr. 15 had a tough-luck loss against Big Ten Pitcher of the Year Dan Brauer when he gave up three hits, one run and tied a career-high six strikeouts in five and a third innings against Northwestern on May 6 pitched five and a third shutout innings against Ohio State on May 13, giving up just three hits to pick up his fourth win picked up his fifth win when he gave up two hits and one run in six and a third innings, while striking out four batters against Indiana on May 20 in that game, he had a no-hitter through five and a third innings (in a seven-inning game), before giving up a hit with two outs in the sixth inning picked up a win in the Big Ten Tournament against Ohio State, as he pitched a career-high seven and a third innings, gave up eight hits, four runs and struck out five batters with the win, he moved to 2-0 in his career against Ohio State he also became the first Minnesota starting pitcher to win in his first career start in the Big Ten Tournament since Glen Perkins did so in 2003.
2005 FRESHMAN SEASON: Made five starts and pitched in 13 games as a true freshman all five starts came in Big Ten play, where he made seven appearances finished 1-1 on the season with 27 strikeouts in 35.2 innings of work made his first career start against No. 19 Michigan on Apr. 3, gave up three runs in 2.2 innings with two strikeouts picked up his first career win against Northwestern on Apr. 24 when gave up three runs in 5.1 innings struck out a career-high five batters, and gave up four hits and three runs in 5.0 innings of work against Purdue on May 1 in a no-decision.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Oregon High School in 2004 high school coach was Darin Everson his team lost in the state semifinals in his senior season Oregon was regional champs in all four years Dustin was there, and won the conference championship his junior and senior seasons Dustin was the District Player of the Year in 2004, as he went 10-1 with a 0.60 ERA and had 110 strikeouts named First-Team All-State and First-Team All-District in senior season three-time All-Conference (sophomore-seniors seasons), and was honorable-mention All-Conference in his freshman season four-year letterwinner in baseball and hockey made All-Tournament team in National Wood Bat Championships in Jupiter, Fla. with the Wisconsin Blazers 260th ranked high school player on the Baseball America-Perfect Game High School Scouting Report list fifth-ranked prospect and second-ranked pitcher to come out of the state of Wisconsin in this year’s senior class
PERSONAL: Major is communication studies son of Jerry and Susan Brabender his uncle Wayne Brabender played at Wisconsin second-cousin Gene Brabender played five years in Major League Baseball, and played on the 1966 World Champion Baltimore Orioles lists most memorable thrills as pitching in the state tournament and pitching at the National Wood Bat Tournament for the Wisconsin Blazers born 12/11/85.
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Courtesy: University of Minnesota
