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Bowling Green State University Athletics
Alan Brech Selected in the 35th Round of MLB Amateur Draft by Cleveland
June 07, 2006 | Baseball
June 7, 2006
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - Bowling Green State University student-athlete Alan Brech (Harrison, Ohio) was selected in the 35th round of the Major League Baseball Amateur draft on Wednesday, June 7, by the Cleveland Indians.
All-MAC Second Team
2006: Led the Falcons with 13 starts • his 2.69 ERA paced BGSU and was sixth best in the conference • allowed one run or less in just under half his starts (6/13) • also led the Falcons in innings pitched (80.1), strikeouts (52), starts (13) and batting average against (2.49) • did not allow an earned run in 8.0 innings pitched in a win over Toledo (4/14/06) • gave up just two hits and one run against Evansville (3/17/06) • did not record a win his first five starts despite averaging over five innings and owning a slim 2.16 ERA • first win of the season came against Western Michigan (3/13/06).
All-MAC First Team
All-Mideast Region Second Team
2005: Became the first Falcon starting pitcher to earn All-MAC First-Team honors since Tony Fontana in 2000 • led the Falcons and was 10th in the MAC with 3.05 ERA • led the team with 73.2 IPP while leading the staff with 68 strikeouts • lone career loss came on March 12 vs. Indiana • his last seven decisions were victories • was within two outs of recording a no-hitter on April 1 vs. Central Michigan, pitching a career-long 8.1 innings • allowed three hits vs. Chippewas, but combined with Matt Hundley for a 2-0 shutout victory • struck out a career-high 10 at Northern Illinois on April 15 and was named MAC Pitcher of the Week on April 16 • allowed over three runs in an outing just once (eight vs. Miami, May 6) • held hitters to .279 batting avg. • finished 5-0 with 2.78 ERA in six MAC starts, including 35 of his career-high 68 strikeouts.
2004: Finished third on Falcon staff with 3.60 ERA in 40 IPP •had perfect 3-0 record in 16 total appearances • had 36 strikeouts and just 10 walks •pitched season-high 7.0 IPP with season-high five strikeouts in a victory vs. Toledo (May 16) • allowed just one run in that game on five hits •also struck out five in 5.0 IPP vs. Holy Cross in first career start (March 9) •gave up just seven extra-base hits •first career win was vs. Kent State (April 25) and also got the win vs. Western Michigan (May 23).
BGSU's Professional Signees (Signing date and organization listed below)
Player Organization (Round) Year Nolan Reimold Baltimore (2nd) 2005 Burke Badenhop Detroit (19th) 2005 Kelly Hunt Detroit (29th) 2003 Tim Newell Pittsburgh (FA) 2003 Corey Loomis Detroit (21st) 2002 Nick Elrod Chillicothe* (FA) 2002 Tim Newell Chillicothe* (FA) 2002 Craig Menke Houston (FA) 2001 Tony Fontana Boston (7th) 2000 Jason Kelley Milwaukee (34th) 1999 Bob Niemet San Francisco (FA) 1999 Rick Blanc Chillicothe (FA) 1998 Andy Butler Minnesota (23rd) 1998 Jeff Hundley Anaheim (7th) 1998 Drew Niles Florida (29th) 1998 Joe Holland San Francisco (10th) 1997 Andy Smith N.Y. Yankees (44th) 1997 Mike Chaney Pittsburgh (16th) 1996 Mike Combs Kalamazoo* (FA) 1996 Joe Cotton Philadelphia (18th) 1996 Bob Reichow Cleveland (27th) 1996 Andy Tracy Montréal (16th) 1996 Eric Stachler Houston (12th) 1995 Jeff Brown Portsmouth* (FA) 1993 Brian Koelling Cincinnati (14th) 1991 Scott Taylor Boston (28th) 1988 Chuck Steward Detroit (FA) 1987 Todd Hall Chicago White Sox (14th) 1986 Jamie Reiser Oakland (21st) 1986 Carl Moraw Milwaukee (2nd-29th pick) 1985 Larry Arndt Oakland (26th) 1985 Jim Phelps Chicago White Sox (FA) 1983 Roger McDowell N.Y. Mets (3rd-59th pick) 1982 Mark Hall Montréal (16th) 1982 Doug Groth Cincinnati (FA) 1981 Gary Reiter Atlanta (11th) 1979 Orel Hershiser Los Angeles (17th) 1979 Chuck Black Atlanta (26th) 1979 Mike Oleksak Oakland (FA) 1978 Jeff Jones Oakland (13th) 1977 Larry Owen Atlanta (17th) 1977 Randy Law Cincinnati (FA) 1976 Romie Schwieterman Chicago White Sox (FA) 1976 Kip Young Detroit (23rd) 1976 Mark Ammons Philadelphia (18th) 1973 Jim Meerpohl Philadelphia (16th) 1972 Bob Hill San Diego (FA) 1971 Tom Bennett Cleveland (FA) 1971 Doug Bair Pittsburgh (2nd-46th pick) 1971 John Knox Detroit (8th) 1970 John Frobose Cincinnati (FA) 1968 Dan Godby Cincinnati (FA) 1968 Lee Sage Detroit (34th) 1967 Ted Rose Cincinnati (36th) 1967 Stan Evans Atlanta (10th) 1966 Wayne Burdette N.Y. Mets (27th) 1965 Fred Berg N.Y. Yankees 1964 Bob Becker Baltimore 1962 Jerry Craft N.Y. Mets 1961 Tom Rudolph Detroit 1960 Tom Jensen Milwaukee 1957 Don Purvis N.Y. Yankees 1956 Howard Tesnow Cleveland 1952 Ray Hegstrom Cincinnati 1952 Dennis Aeschilman Chicago Cubs 1950 Player Organization Year Lou Cross Chicago Cubs 1950 Glenn Honner Brooklyn 1950 George Bohanna St. Louis Browns 1949 Bill Stough Cleveland 1949 Jim Knierim Cleveland 1948 Leo Kubiak Cleveland 1948 Don Kuhlman Cleveland 1947 Mike Marko Washington 1938 Bob Krotzer Cincinnati 1938 Otto Meyer Charlotte** 1937 Joy Van Camp Chicago Cubs 1931 Macs Leitman Allentown*** 1930 Howard Filiere Detroit 1929 Earl Wittmer Pittsburgh 1924* Frontier League (Independent) ** Piedmont League *** Eastern League
