Kory Brown

Position:
OF
Height:
5-10
Weight:
190
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Sparta, Mich.
Prev School:
Muskegon

2016: Named a team captain for the second-straight season … played in 53 games, and started in 50 games – all in centerfield … stole a team-high nine bases, and posted a .993 field percentage, as he committed just one error all season … scored 17 runs, recorded 13 RBI, and hit two doubles … coaxed a team-high 31 walks … hit .198 for the season … went 2-for-4 with a run in BGSU’s season-opening win at East Tennessee (Feb. 19) … finished 2-for-4 with two runs and an RBI in a victory at Elon (March 4) … recorded a season-high three hits, while scoring a run, hitting a double and driving in a run in a win versus Savannah State (March 12) … turned in a 2-for-2 day with two runs, a double and two walks at Western Michigan (March 18) … in a win at Ball State on April 24, went 2-for-4 with two runs and an RBI … had consecutive two-hit games versus Northern Illinois (May 1) and at Florida State (May 6).

2015: Started 51 games during his first season at BGSU … captain … played in 53 games in centerfield … started the season batting in the nine-hole … had seven hits in his first six games as a Falcon, hitting safely in all six … had 12 multi-hit games … also hit safely in six straight from March 29 to April 10, recording 11 hits during that stretch … had a 15-game stretch that he reached base safely in each game from March 28 to April 25 … ended the season with an active 14-game streak in which he has reached base safely … moved to the leadoff spot for the final 31 games of the season, batting .313 with 26 runs scored … also stole 12 bases and had an on-base percentage of .410 from the leadoff spot … had a season-best 4-for-4 day with two runs scored and two RBI on May 12 vs. Dayton … had at least two hits nine times during a 16-game stretch from March 28 to April 26 … hit .293 on the year with an on-base percentage of .394 … had 15 sacrifices on the season, third-most in school history for a single-season … was named BGSU Junior Scholar Athlete of the Year at annual Ziggys Award Show.

PRIOR TO BGSU: Played two seasons at Muskegon Community College … batted .330 and was named to the MCCAA All-Freshman Team in 2013 … swiped 37 bases as a freshman, which ranked sixth across NJCAA Division 2 … earned MCCAA All-Region and first team All-Conference honors in 2014 … hit .364, stole 31 bases and posted an on-base percentage of .524 as a sophomore … served as a team captain in his final year at MCC … tabbed Muskegon Community College Student-Athlete of the Year in ’14 … lettered in baseball, basketball and football at Sparta High School … named All-Conference in baseball across junior and senior campaigns.

PERSONAL: Full name is Kory Richard Brown … born on April 29, 1994 … son of Clay and JoAnne Brown … has one older brother and two older sisters … plans to major in business.