Brandon Eckerle Class: Junior Hometown: Durand, Mich. High School: Corunna Height / Weight: 6-0 / 170 Position: OF/RHP Experience: 2L B/T: R/R

2009: Started all 54 games in center field ... Finished the season with a .270 batting average, 17 RBIs and 13 stolen bases ... His .993 fielding percentage was second among the Spartan starters ... Opened the season against Connecticut (2/20) by tying his career high with three hits and also had two RBIs and two stolen bases ... Hit his first career home run in game two of doubleheader against Northwestern (4/4) as he went 2-for-5 and added a double in a 9-4 victory ... Started a career-long seven-game hitting streak with a 3-for-5 performance in a win over Penn State (5/1) ... Seven-game hitting streak ended with a 3-for-4 performance against Central Michigan (5/12) ... Went 2-for-4 and had the game-tying run in an 8-7 comeback win over Michigan (4/17).

2008: Started 34 games and made 43 appearances...hit .278 in 108 at-bats...drove in four runs and went 2-for-5 with two runs scored vs. Missouri (2/23)...doubled in a run and scored vs. Illinois (3/29)...had two RBIs in a 2-for-3 performance vs. Western Michigan (4/9)...scored twice and had two hits vs. Oakland (4/30) and went 2-for-4 with a double the next game vs. Penn State (5/2)...doubled and stole a base vs. Penn State (5/4)...had three RBIs and three hits vs. Purdue (5/10)...made three pitching appearances in relief.

High School: Named first-team all-state after batting .570 with 40 runs and 36 stolen bases as a senior...also earned second-team all-state laurels as a junior...earned four varsity letters at Corunna for coach Brian Osborn...led team to three conference championships and a two-year record of 35-23...also played shortstop and served as team captain for two years...played one season at quarterback on the football team and lettered twice in basketball.

Personal: Born Nov. 2, 1988...son of John and Sheila Eckerle...has two sisters, Bailee and Breann...general business administration/pre-law major...played five years of summer baseball for the Michigan Red Sox...hit .298 with 25 RBIs while playing for the Hays Larks of the Jayhawk Collegiate League in the summer of 2008.