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"Brian had a great year offensively last year. We are asking him to make a position change for us this year, to first base, but again look for him to provide solid production in the middle of the order."
Tracy Smith
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2004 Second on the team with a .372 batting average (74-for-199) in 55 starts at third base ... selected to the MAC All-Academic Team ... finished second on the Red and White with a .563 slugging percentage, .422 on-base percentage and 22 multiple-hit games ... hit two of Miami's three grand slams ... opened the season on a 13-game hitting streak, which combined with a 14-game hit streak at the end of the 2003 season, setting a Miami record and the MAC's second-longest streak ... led Miami with three five-plus RBI contests ... named MAC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Week after going 3-for-8 in the Furman series on February 28-29 ... knocked in five RBIs by going 3-for-5 at Indiana (April 21), including his first career grand slam ... recorded a career-high six RBIs with a double and grand slam against Akron (April 25) ... set a career high for hits by going 5-for-5 from the plate with five RBIs at Toledo (April 30) ... recorded an RBI in four straight games before an 0-for-4 outing in the final game of the season against Eastern Michigan (May 29).
2003 Led the team with three triples and 10 hit by pitches ... recorded 11 multi-hit and nine multi-RBI games ... notched his first career three-hit game against St. Francis (March13), going 3-for-4 with two RBI, including his third career triple ... two games later against Rhode Island (March 15), he recorded his first career two-double contest ... busted out his first home run of the season in an 11-11 tie at Xavier (March 25) ... compiled a five-game hitting streak from April 26-May 2 and enters the MAC Tournament on a nine-game streak ... is 12-for-27 during this nine-game stretch with one double and one home run.
2002 Started 36 games for the Red and White, mostly at third base, and recorded a .926 fielding percentage ... in his third collegiate start against Georgia State (March 30), he went 2-for-3, his first two career hits ... belted his first career home run at home against Cincinnati (April 2), going 2-for-5 with two RBI and two runs ... went 1-for-3 with one RBI at Marshall (April 27), swatting his second home run of the season ... registered a five-game hitting streak from April 26-May 3, going 6-for-19 from the dish with two RBI and three runs ... went 2-for-2 with an RBI and a sacrifice bunt against Bowling Green (May 22) in the first game of the MAC Tournament.
HIGH SCHOOL Was a career .340 hitter at Hamilton Southeastern High School ... finished high school career with 10 dingers and 70 RBI ... set the school record for HBPs in 2001 with 21 and the record for double plays turned by a shortstop with 20 in 2000 ... named to the all-conference team his senior year and was a two-time member of the all-county squad ... played in the North-South All-Star game as a junior ... also was four-year letterwinner in basketball.
PERSONAL Born August 12, 1982 ... son of JoEllen and Phil Canada ... majoring in business.
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