13 Brandon Hannon
13 - Brandon Hannon
Height: 5-10
Weight: 180
Year: So.
Hometown: Peachtree City, GA
High School: McIntosh
Position: OF
Major: Mathematics & Economics
Bats/Throws: L/L
Parents: Tom & Christine

Sophomore (2012):

Hannon earned all-region and all-conference recognition for the second-straight season, as the sophomore outfielder was named to the D3Baseball.com All-South Region Second Team, and the All-University Athleticic Association (UAA) First Team.  Starting 38 of the 39 games he played in during the season, Hannon led all Emory hitter with a .340 batting average, and was second on the team with 40 runs scored, 49 hits, 19 stolen bases (on 21 attempts) and a .451 on base percentage.  He walked 29 times during the season, ranking him 42 among Division III players, and added on five doubles and 18 RBIs during the season.  Hannon was named the Most Valuable Player of the UAA Tournament after leading all players with a .520 batting average, 10 runs scored, a .639 on base percentage and a conference-record 10 walks, in addition to ranking second with a .560 slugging percentage and eight stolen bases.  He earned a spot on the D3Baseball.com Team of the Week after his UAA performance, becoming the first player in the program's history to claim the honor.  Hannon went two-for-four with three runs scored, three RBIs and three stolen bases against Oglethorpe University on April 29th.  He was also three-for-five with three runs scored and an RBI against Case Western Reserve on March 12th, and three-for-five with four runs scored and an RBI against Piedmont College on March 31st.  Hannon recorded a seven-game hitting streak from March 2nd through March 13th, and totaled 12 multiple hit games during the year.  He hit .368 against right-handed pitching (42-for-114) and .375 with runners on base (27-for-72).  After two seasons on the team, Hannon ranks third in school history with a career on base percentage of .499, and sixth with a .376 batting average.

Freshman (2011):

Hannon received nods to the All-South Region Third Team and All-University Athletic Association (UAA) First Team, in addition to being named the UAA Rookie of the Year during his freshman season.  Hannon finished the season ranked seventh among Division III players with 37 walks, 11th with 0.88 walks per game, 13th with a 0.543 on base percentage, 73rd with a .411 batting average, 98th with 1.1 runs scored per game, 75th with 46 runs scored, and 112th with 60 hits, and led the Eagles in all those categories during the season.  His .543 on base percentage and 37 walks were the second-highest single season totals in the program's history.  He also led all Emory players with 14 stolen bases (on 20 attempts) and 19 multiple hit games, including eight three-hit games.  Hannon was a strong defensive presence in the outfield as well, recording eight outfield assists during the year, including a game-ending play at the plate to secure an Emory win against DePauw University.  During the UAA Tournament in March, Hannon led all hitters with a .526 batting average (10-for-19), driving in seven runs and scoring eight of his own, en route to being named to the all-tournament team.  The right fielder also walked six times during conference play, including a tournament-record four during the Eagles’ game against the University of Rochester.  He had an 11-game hitting streak from March 2nd - 22nd, tying him for the second-longest by an Eagle during the season.  Hannon reached base in 37 of the 42 games he played in, including 37 of his 40 starts and 28-straight games from March 2nd until April 18th.  Hannon hit .455 (15-for-33) against left-handed pitching, .559 (38-for-68) with runners on base, .521 (25-for-48) when leading off an inning, and .551 (27-for-49) with runners in scoring position.  He was named the UAA Athlete of the Week on February 21st.

Career Statistics:

Year G-GS R HR RBI AVG SB-ATT
2011 42-40 46 0 24 .411 14-20
2012 39-38 40 0 18 .340 19-21
TOTAL 81-78 86 0 42 .376 33-41

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Honors:

2011 ABCA All-South Region Third Team
UAA Rookie of the Year
All-UAA First Team
All-UAA Tournament Team
 
2012 D3Baseball All-South Region Second Team
All-UAA First Team
UAA Tournament Most Valuable Player
All-UAA Tournament Team
 

Prior to Emory:

Played for the McIntosh High School baseball team for four seasons, serving as the team captain during his junior and senior years... Hit .330 with two home runs and 23 runs batted in during his senior year... Won his team's Most Valuable Pitcher award in 2007... Coached by Brad Cambell in high school... Also played football and basketball.

Personal:

Born October 24, 1991.

Quote:

"I chose Emory because it is a great place to get an education while playing baseball."