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2012 FURMAN UNIVERSITY p BASEBALL Paladin Profiles 9 Alex ABRAMS Charleston, South Carolina Bishop England High School 3B/P p 6-2 p 196 p Sophomore Furman: Returning starting third baseman who figures to be a big key to the Paladin infield and in the middle of the batting order...garnered 2012 Coaches Preseason All-SoCon second team honors... may also be a factor as a pitcher in a late inning reliever/closer role after recording quality work last summer as a member of North Charleston's Dixie Major (17-19) state championship team...threw a complete game, three-hitter to beat Westminster, 5-0, in state title contest...allowed only one run on five hits over 12 innings in state tournament. 2011 — Fashioned an impressive inaugural season, appearing in 50 games and earning 44 starts at third base...named to the SoCon All-Freshman Team and was also selected to the SoCon All-Tournament squad...batted a solid .289 with one home run and 18 RBI...led the team with a .431 on base percentage, drawing a team leading 35 walks, the fourth highest season tally in Furman history....was even more impressive in the field, recording a .955 fielding percentage (tops among SoCon third basemen) with only six errors in 133 chances... played error free ball over his final 21 games...went 7-for-9 with two RBI and two runs scored in three SoCon Tournament games, including 3-for-3, two-run performance in 12-6 opening round victory over UNC Greensboro...stroked a two-run, ninth inning single against Appalachian State to tie the game at 2-2 en route to a 3-2 Paladin victory...home run came against The Citadel (7-6 win). High School: 2010 graduate of Bishop England (4A) High School...coach was Bill Collier...starred as a shortstop, earning all-conference honors four times and All-Lowcountry and all-state twice... helped lead Bishop England to a 28-2 record and state championship his junior year...finalist for South Carolina Mr. Baseball as a senior...also played three years of basketball, serving as team captain twice and garnering all-region honors in 2010...played summer ball with the Upstate Mavericks coached by Chris Nall. Personal: Full name is Alexander Scott Abrams...born September 28, 1991, in Charleston, South Carolina...son of Furman graduates Andy '75 and Karen Abrams '76...political science major. ABRAMS CAREER HITTING STATISTICS YEAR AVG G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HP SO SH-SF SB PO A E FLD% 2011 ....289 .... 50-44 .142 ..19 ..41 .....5 .... 0 .....1 ....18 .. 49 ...345 ..35 .....2.. 33 ...... 6-2...4-8 ....38 ..89 ...6 ......955 37 Emil BRIGNOLA Marietta, Georgia Walton High School RHP p 5-9 p 168 p Junior Furman: Reserve member of Furman's bullpen. 2011 — Appeared in two games in relief: vs. Presbyterian (11-4 loss) and Charleston Southern (14-4 loss)...allowed a hit and two runs (one earned) against CSU....named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll. 2010 — Appeared in three games, including two in relief...pitched a scoreless inning (2 BB) against eventual national cham- pion South Carolina (15-0 loss) in his collegiate debut...first collegiate start came in a 15-4 loss to Gardner-Webb (2.1 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 1 K). High School: 2009 graduate of Walton (5A) High School...coach was Shane Amos...played outfield...member of state runner-up team his juinor year. Personal: Full name is Emil Brignola IV...son of Emil and Claire Brignola...native of New Jersey... carries a 3.01 GPA...political science major. BRIGNOLA'S CAREER PITCHING STATISTICS YEAR W L ERA APP-GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO BF AVG WP HB BK FLD% 2010 .......0 .....1 .. 12.27 .........3-1 ..... 0 ..... 0 ..... 3.2 ......4 ..... 5 ......5 ..... 3 ..... 1 ... 18 ....333...... 1 ......2.......0 ......000 2011 .......0 .....0 .... 6.75 .........2-0 ..... 0 ..... 0 ..... 1.1 ......2 ..... 4 ......1 ..... 0 ..... 0 ... 10 ....250...... 2 ......2.......0 ......000 TOTAL ...0 ...1 .10.80 .......5-1 .... 0 .... 0 ... 5.0 .....6 .... 9 .....6 .... 3 .... 1 .. 28 ..300 .....3 ....4 ......0 .....000 14 5 Anthony BUONOPANE Rumson, New Jersey Choate Rosemary Hall School RHP p 5-9 p 164 p R-Freshman Furman: Will compete for a position in the Paladin bullpen and his first career action this spring. 2011 — Did not see any action...redshirted...has four seasons of eligibility remaining. High School: 2010 graduate of The Peddie School and 2011 graduate of Choate Rosemary Hall School...baseball coach at The Peddie School was Erik Treese and coach at Choate was Thomas Yankus...played middle infield as a prep, earning second team All-MAPL as a junior and first team All-New England his senior year....member of MAPL championship squad that finished as state runner-up in both 2009 & '10...played with the South Florida Bandits coached by Mark Holtzman...also competed in water polo and track. Personal: Full name is Anthony Buonopane...born July 29, 1991, in Rumson, New Jersey...son of Michael and Denise Buonopane...business administration major. RHP p 6-1 p 251 p Junior Furman: Will sit out the 2012 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery in the preseason... absence will be a big blow to the Paladin bullpen. 2011 — Fashioned a break-thru campaign in a new role as a reliever, working primarily as Furman's set-up man...led the team in appearances (31), helping the squad to a 16-15 record in the games in which he pitched...went 2-2 with a 3.62 ERA...worked 37 1/3 innings (39 H, 6 BB, 19 K)...issued only one walk in his first 18 games.... opponents hit .277 against him...was most effective against left-handers (.195)...didn't allow a run in seven of his first eight appearances (10.0 IP, 1.80 ERA)...hurled 2 1/3 perfect frames (2 K) in his first mound appearance in a 12-5 win over Ohio...worked a season high 3.0 innings (3 H, 1 R, 1 K) against UNC Greensboro (6-5 win)...tossed 2 2/3 frames (2 H, 0 R, 3 K) in Furman's 12-6 SoCon Tournament first round victory over UNCG...was an all-star selection with the Cal Ripken League Vienna River Dogs over the summer. 2010 — Saw action in 12 games and earned two starts as a designated hitter...primarily served in a pinch-hit capacity...belted a pinch-hit solo home run in an 11-9 victory over Ohio. High School: 2009 graduate of Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy...coach was Larry Redwine... played first base, catcher, and also pitched...member of four Miami Valley Conference and sec- tional title teams, and three sectional championship squads...senior squad went 26-4 and ranked No. 5 in the state...two-time first team all-conference and Cincinnati Enquirer All-City. Personal: Full name is Drake Thomas Browne...son of Dave and Debbie Browne...born May 7, 1991, in Cincinnati, Ohio...business admininstration major. BROWNE'S CAREER HITTING STATISTICS YEAR AVG G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HP SO SH-SF SB PO A E FLD% 2010 ......231 .... 12-2 ...13 ....3 ....3 .....0 .... 0 .....1 ......1 .... 6 ...462 ....2 .....2.... 5 ...... 0-0...0-0 ......4 ....0 ...0 ...1.000 2011 ......000 ...... 4-0 .....4 ....0 ....0 .....0 .... 0 .....0 ......0 .... 0 ...000 ....0 .....0.... 1 ...... 0-0...0-0 ......9 ..13 ...0 ...1.000 TOTAL ..176 ....16-2 .. 17 ...3 .. 3 ....0 ....0 ... 1 .... 1 ....6 ..352 ....2....2 ...6 .....0-0 . 0-0 ..13 13 ..0 . 1.000 BROWNE'S CAREER PITCHING STATISTICS YEAR W L ERA APP-GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO BF AVG WP HP BK FLD% 2011 .......2 .....2 .... 3.62 .......31-0 ..... 0 ..... 0 ... 37.1 ....39 ... 17 ....15 ..... 6 ... 19 . 157 ....277...... 1 ......4.......0 ...1.000 32 Drake BROWNE Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy