2008 Baseball Roster
Roster
Brandon Turner
- Position:
- 2B
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 189
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Cleveland, TN
- High School/Previous School:
- Walker Valley HS
CAREER:
Preseason second-team NCBWA All-American and a candidate for the 2008 Brooks Wallace Player of the Year Award.
2007:
Played in 55 of MSU’s 60 games and drew 51 starts (38 at shortstop, 12 at second base and one as a designated hitter) ? Compiled a .399 batting average, second-highest in the Southeastern Conference and 10th-highest in school history ? Named to the NCBWA’s second-team Pro-Line Athletics All-American team as well as Collegiate Baseball/Louisville Slugger, Baseball American, and Rivals.com Freshman All-American teams ? Ranked third on the team with 83 hits and 48 RBI ? Tallied a staff-best 29 multiple-hit games with hits in 44 of his 55 games played ? Registered eight games with three hits and a season-best four-hit performance in a 4-for-5, 3-RBI game against UAB (Mar. 6) ? Made his collegiate debut and doubled in a run in his second-career at-bat in MSU’s season-opener against Murray State (Feb. 23) ? Went 6-for-12 with five RBI in the Murray State series (Feb. 23-25) ? Compiled 12-game and 18-game hitting streaks before sustaining a late-April hamstring injury during the series at Mississippi ? Missed five games and nine starts after the injury ? Belted three home runs, the first a grand slam against Memphis (Mar. 27) ? Matched that four-RBI game with a 3-for-4, four-RBI plate performance in MSU’s 14-9 Governor’s Cup win over Mississippi in Pearl, Miss. ? Became the first MSU freshman to earn SEC Freshman of the Week honors April 2 after an 8-for-12, four-RBI weekend against Kentucky ? Earned the weekly honor again April 3 following an 8-for-14, six-RBI series against LSU ? An opening day starter at second base but started 37 of the next 38 games at shortstop ? Returned to second base as a starter for the final nine games, ending the year with a six-game hitting streak ? Committed just one error in 46 chances (.978) at second base ? Went 4-for-9 with three RBI against Florida State and earned all-tournament team honors in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional ? Hit game-tying home run early in MSU’s title-clinching 9-4 win over the Seminoles ? Notched his first two-double game in State’s super regional-opening 8-6 win over Clemson (June 8) ? Went 4-for-9 with a double and a three-run home run in the NCAA College World Series ? Hit .353 and started 20 of his 23 games played in SEC competition.
2006:
Sat out the 2006 campaign as a redshirt ? Joined six other Diamond Dogs on the 2006 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Four-year standout and two-year all-state performer as a middle infielder playing at Cleveland’s Walker Valley High School ? Coached by his father, Mike Turner ? Compiled a .476 career batting average with 177 RBI, 23 career home runs and 73 stolen bases ? Named to the 2005 Louisville Slugger High School All-American team ? Paced the Mustangs with a .536 batting average, 52 hits, 51 RBI, six home runs and 23 stolen bases as a senior ? Helped guide WVHS to a 31-4 mark and championships in both district and region competition ? Honored as the 2005 District 5-AA and the ChattanoogaBaseball.com Player of the Year ? Recipient of the Wirt Gamon Senior Award as the top player in the Chattanooga-North Georgia area ? Hit .504 with a career-high 59 RBI as a junior, earning all-state, all-region, all-area and District 5-AA Player of the Year honors ? Hit .527 and earned all-district, all-region and all-area honors as a sophomore in 2004 and was named to the all-freshman team in 2003 ? Member of the Beta Club and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
PERSONAL:
Born Michael Brandon Turner on February 15, 1987 in Chattanooga, Tenn. ? Son of Mike and Kathy Turner of Cleveland, Tenn. ? Father played football at Tennessee Tech ? Majoring in physical education (teaching/coaching).
