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Was drafted in the 24th round by the Florida Marlins as a senior...became Cal's starting shortstop as a sophomore and saw action at both third base and shortstop as a senior...was outstanding towards the end of the 2007 Pac-10 season, producing a two-home run, five-RBI game versus Arizona State, and a two HR and game-winning home run versus USC...had a strong arm and could hit for both power and average...was named a New England Collegiate Baseball League All-Star in the summer of 2008, batting .299 and helping the Vermont Mountaineers to back-to-back league titles...
AS A SENIOR (2009): Batted .260 (45-for-173, .253 vs. Pac-10) with 13 doubles, two triples, four home runs and 24 RBI...hit a double in his last collegiate at-bat May 24 versus USC...went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI at Stanford April 13...was 4-for-5 with a double at Oregon State April 5...went 2-for-4 with a double, home run and three RBI March 27 versus Washington State...was 3-for-4 with a double and RBI March 25 versus Santa Clara...went 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI versus Stanford March 21...was 2-for-5 with a double and RBI March 17 at Pacific...had a seven-game hitting streak from Feb. 28- March 7 (9-for-23, .391, 3-2B, 3B, HR, five RBI)...went 3-for-4 with a double and home run March 6 at Arkansas...was 2-for-4 with a double, triple and RBI Feb. 28 at Long Beach State...hit a home run in the season-opener versus UC Riverside...
AS A JUNIOR (2008): Batted .241 (42-for-174, .205 vs. Pac-10) with two doubles, three triples (10th in Pac-10), five home runs and 29 RBI...had a career-high 11-game hitting streak from Mar. 8-28 (14-for-40, .350, 3B, 2-HR, seven RBI)...hit a triple versus Arizona May 4...was a career-high 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBI at USC Apr. 13 and hit a two-run homer April 15 at Pacific...went 2-for-4 with a triple and four RBI versus Oregon State Apr. 5, and 2-for-4 with four RBI versus Santa Clara April 9...was 5-for-11 (.455) with two home runs and three RBI versus Loyola Marymount March 14-16...hit first career triple March 9 vs. New Mexico...had eight two-hit games during the season.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2007): Batted .271 (39-for-144, .268 vs. Pac-10) with six doubles, four home runs and 26 RBI...had 28 starts at shortstop and 12 starts at third base...went 4-for-10 with two home runs and three RBI versus USC May 19-21, including hitting the game-winning walk-off home run in the ninth inning May 19...was 2-for-5 with a double and two RBI at UCLA May 6...had a career day versus Arizona State Apr. 29, going 3-for-4 with a three-run homer and a two-run homer...was a career-high 3-for-4 with a three-run double at Stanford Mar. 3...batted .326 (14-for-43) with runners in scoring position.
AS A FRESHMAN (2006): Saw action in 12 games, getting hits at Pacific and versus Sacramento State.
HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL: At Santa Margarita High School was a two-time All-Serra League selection, rated one of the nation's top defensive shortstops by Team One Baseball, and a 2005 Puma Preseason All-American...as a junior, helped his team to its first-ever league title, going 6-5 with a 2.71 ERA, and striking out 47 batters with only nine walks in 62.0 innings...also batted .354 and was selected to the 2004 Dodger Elite Team and the Orange County Braves Scout Team...majored in American studies...parents are Tim and Ellen Brady...born March 21, 1987 in Laguna Beach, Calif.
Brady's Career Statistics
YEAR AVG G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB
2006 .167 12 12 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
2007 .271 47 144 27 39 26 6 0 4 5 35 2
2008 .241 55 174 27 42 29 2 3 5 19 43 6
2009 .260 49 173 29 45 24 13 2 4 10 45 2
Total .254 163 503 86 128 79 21 5 13 35 126 10
Career Bests
Most Hits: 4, April 5, 2009 at Oregon State (4-for-5, 2B)
Most Runs: 3, three times, last time Feb. 28, 2009 at Long Beach State
Most RBI: 5, April 29, 2007 vs. Arizona State (3-for-4, 2-HR)
Career Grand Slams: None
Longest Hitting Streak: 11, March 8-28, 2008 (14-for-40, .350, 3B, 2-HR, 7 RBI)
