University of Richmond Athletics
2017 Baseball Roster
Brown, Kurtis
Jersey Number 22
Kurtis Brown
- Position:
- Infield
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Champaign, Ill.
- High School:
- Champaign Central
Bio
2017 (Senior)
- One of the team's four captains
- Started 26 games at first base
- Finished the season with a .346 average in 104 at-bats with 36 hits, including six doubles and one home run
- 10 multi-hit games
- Went 4-for-6 at Saint Louis (5/13)
2016 (Junior)
- Atlantic 10 First Team honors
- ABCA/Rawlings East All-Region Second Team
- Appeared in 51 games with 47 starts
- Finished the season hitting .342 and was third on the team in hits (63), third in doubles (17) and third in RBI (35)
- Had a career-best four hits against Saint Louis in the series opener, where he went 4-for-5 with two runs scored an an RBI
- Totaled eight multi-RBI games (including two-consecutive games where he had three RBI against Liberty and VCU)
- Had a bases clearing double against VCU, which gave the Spiders a lead they wouldn't relinquish in the series opener for a 5-4 victory
- Made his debut on the mound at Wake Forest where he tossed a scoreless inning of relief
2015 (Sophomore)
- Appeared in 29 games, earning 26 starts in a season limited by injury
- Batted .257 on the season with four doubles, two home runs, 21 RBI, 13 runs scored and a pair of stolen bases
- Totaled six multi-hit and five multi-RBI games on the year
- Had an eight-game hitting streak and a nine-game reached-base streak during the season
2014 (Freshman)
- Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team
- Appeared in 46 games, earning 44 starts as a true freshman
- Hit .259 with five doubles, two home runs and 21 RBI
- Had 14 multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games
- Had two hits, including his first collegiate home run, driving in three against Virginia Tech on March 11
- Drove in a pair of runs on two hits against Fairfield on March 1
- Had three hits and a RBI vs. Massachusetts on March 29
- Went 3-for-3 with a double against Fairfield on March 2
High School
- Three-time Big 12 All-Conference Team
- Two-time News-Gazette All-Area Team
- 2012 Big 12 Conference Offensive Player of the Year
- Holds the Champaign Central career record for RBI, doubles and putouts
- Four-year letter winner and three-year starter
- Three-time team captain and MVP
- High Honor Roll
- National Honor Society
Personal
- Son of Scott and Janet Brown
- Baseball camp counselor for FCA
DIII Transfer Brady O' Brien Staying Hot at the Plate
Wednesday, May 07
Hot Hitting from the Hot Corner: Brady O' Brien
Wednesday, May 07
Baseball Highlights vs. UMASS
Sunday, April 13
Baseball Postgame - UMASS
Sunday, April 13
