California Golden Bears Athletics
2016 Baseball Roster
Roster
Brenden Farney
- Position:
- Infield
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Fairfield, Calif.
- Last School(s):
- Vacaville HS
AS A SENIOR (2016):
- Batted .262 with nine doubles, four home runs, 28 RBI and 19 runs scored in his final season as a Golden Bear
- Finished the year fifth on the club in RBI
- Drove in multiple runs in a game five times, including a five-RBI performance against UCLA on April 2 in which he went 2 for 3 with a pair of home runs
- Reached base in 12 straight games at one point in the season
- Went 4 for 5 with two runs scored, four RBI, two doubles and a home run on April 8 at Oregon
- Saw time at first base as well as in left field and as the designated hitter
- Ended his college career with a .276 batting average, four home runs, 29 doubles, one triple, 62 RBI and 60 runs scored in 159 games played
2015: Redshirted the 2015 season
AS A JUNIOR (2014):
- Batted .308 (41-for-133, .286 vs. Pac-12) with seven doubles and 18 RBI
- Got a hit in 10 of the last 11 games of the season, including 5-for-10 with two doubles May 22-24 at Oregon
- Had a career-high nine-game hitting streak, Feb. 16-March 16, 2014 (12-for-30, .400, 2-2B, 5 RBI)
- Went 2-for-4 with a double and four RBI March 24 at Cal Poly
- Was 3-for-3 with a double March 9 vs. Arkansas
- Was 15-for-35 (.429) with runners in scoring position
AS A SOPHOMORE (2013):
- Batted .287 (50-for-174, .241 vs. Pac-12) with eight doubles, a triple and 10 RBI
- Went 3-for-4 May 12 vs. Arizona State
- Had four-straight two-hit games April 23-30 and an eight game hitting streak March 26-April 7 (12-for-27, .444, 2-2B, 3B, 3 RBI)
- Went 6-for-10 with a triple and two RBI April 5-7 at Arizona
- Was 5-for-13 in the Fresno State series with a double and RBI, including the game-winning sacrifice fly in the 10th inning March 7
- Went a career-high 4-for-5 with a double and two RBI March 3 at Houston and was named all-tournament at the Astros Foundation College Classic
- Was 14-for-45 (.311) with runners in scoring position
AS A FRESHMAN (2012):
- Batted .182 (8-for-44, .194 vs. Pac-12) with five doubles and five RBI
- Went 2-for-3 May 5 at Washington State
- Was 1-for-3 with a double and two RBI May 13 vs. national champion Arizona
- Went 1-for-4 with a double and a career-high three RBI March 4 vs. Lehigh
HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL:
- A left-handed hitter from Fairfield who was drafted in the 36th round by the Oakland A's in the June, 2011 Major League Amateur draft
- As a senior at Vacaville High School batted .487 with 29 runs and 22 RBI, a .859 slugging percentage and a .543 on-base percentage
- Was a Louisville Slugger All-American
- Majoring in sociology
- Parents are Kelly and Joanne Farney
- Born July 18, 1993 in Fairfield, Calif.
Farney’s Career Statistics
| YEAR | AVG | G | AB | R | H | RBI | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | SB |
| 2012 | .182 | 17 | 44 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| 2013 | .287 | 48 | 174 | 21 | 50 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 27 | 0 |
| 2014 | .308 | 43 | 133 | 15 | 41 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 27 | 1 |
| 2015 | DNP | |||||||||||
| 2016 | .262 | 51 | 149 | 19 | 39 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 1 |
| Total | .276 | 159 | 500 | 60 | 138 | 62 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 49 | 94 | 2 |
