Kody Brown

Position:
LHP
Height:
6-1
Weight:
188
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Perrysburg, Ohio
High School:
Toledo Christian

2017: Appeared in 28 games, which ranks fourth all-time at BGSU in a single season … all of his appearances came from out of the bullpen … limited batters to just a .216 batting average … posted a record of 3-1 with an ERA of 3.40 … racked up two saves … worked 39.2 innings on the season … struck out 25 while walking 17 … allowed an earned run in just three of his final 24 appearances … pitched a career high 4.2 innings versus Central Michigan (April 21), allowing two hits, zero runs while striking out four batters and walking none … picked up a save versus Miami (April 30) by retiring the only two batters he faced … earned a win at Ohio on May 7 by shutting out the Bobcats over 2.0 innings … earned two consecutive wins over Western Michigan (May 12-13) by throwing 2.0 scoreless innings in both appearances … pitched 1.2 innings of scoreless baseball en route to picking up the save against Dayton (May 16).

2016: One of the Falcons’ top bullpen arms … made 24 appearances, which ranked third on the team … went 1-1 on the season, and notched one save … threw 25.2 innings on the season … struck out 15 batters … did not allow a run in 14 of his appearances, which included a stretch spanning from mid-March to early April where he did not allow a run across eight-consecutive appearances … earned his lone save of the season by blanking Appalachian State (March 5) over 2.1 innings, and struck out two batters while not allowing a base runner … allowed one run and struck out three over a season-high 3.2 innings versus Presbyterian (March 13) … threw 2.0 scoreless innings against Western Michigan (March 19) … fanned two batters over 1.2 scoreless innings at Central Michigan (March 22) … after the CMU appearance, allowed one hit over his next six appearances, and allowed just two base runners total over those 5.1 innings … picked up the win by tossing 3.0 scoreless innings against Ohio (April 16) … posted consecutive scoreless appearances at Ball State (April 22-23).

2015: Appeared in 22 games during his inaugural campaign in the Orange and Brown … made just one start … initially appeared for his collegiate debut on Feb. 13 at Southeast Missouri … pitched a season-high 2.0 innings on Feb. 27 vs. Eastern Kentucky … allowed just seven earned runs in 21 relief appearances … made two saves on the year … his first save of the season came April 5 vs. Miami … pitched 1.1 innings and struck out two … his second save of the season came on April 14 vs. Eastern Michigan … struck out 14 batters … made 13 appearances in 27 MAC contests, fifth-most in the conference … finished with an 0-2 record and a 4.64 ERA.

HIGH SCHOOL: A three-year letterwinner at Toledo Christian High School … served as the team captain in 2014 for coach Tab Greenlee … had a 6-2 record with a 2.19 ERA and a school-record 75 strikeouts his senior year … fanned 16 batters in this year’s state sectional final to earn another school record … tabbed as the team’s most valuable player this spring … a part of an Eagles club that won a district championship and topped the Toledo Area Athletic Conference in 2014 … won the Pastime 18U Wood Bat National Championship in 2012 while playing for the Midland Baseball Organization.

PERSONAL: Full name is Dakoda Jackson Brown … born October 17, 1995 … son of James and Kelly Brown … has an older brother and younger sister … brother Parker played baseball at Cedarville University … majoring in middle childhood education.