Brenden Stines

Position:
Right-Handed Pitcher
Height:
6-2
Weight:
185
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Granger, Ind.
High School:
Penn

Brenden Stines' Career & Game-By-Game Statistics (PDF)

2009 (Senior)
Selected in the 33rd round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft by the Houston Astros (1,001st pick) ... Appeared in 17 games, including 13 starts to earn his third letter with the Cardinals ... Part of the Ball State weekend rotation ... Tallied a 4-4 record on the year with a 5.77 ERA ... Worked 64.0 innings on the year and recorded 43 strikeouts ... Named the Mid-American Conference West Division Pitcher of the Week after tossing 7.0 innings of three-hit baseball as he limited Northern Illinois (May 9) to one unearned run while striking out a career-high 11 batters ... Recorded his first win of the season against MAC Tournament champion Kent State (March 28) as he worked 6.0 innings and allowed one earned run on six hits ... Tallied his second victory of the year against Central Michigan (April 18) as he limited the Chippewas to one run on two hits in 7.0 innings ... Picked up a crucial victory against Toledo (May 14) as he allowed the Cardinals to clinch the MAC West Division championship with 6.0 solid innings as he allowed three earned runs.

2008 (Junior)
Appeared in 16 games, including 12 starts to earn his second letter at Ball State ... Posted a 3-3 record on the season with a 7.95 ERA ... Worked 54.1 innings on the season and tallied 42 strikeouts ... Recorded six innings of three-hit work to pick up his first win of the season against Buffalo (April 2) ... Threw five innings of two-run ball in the victory against Indiana (April 16) to earn the victory ... Claimed his third victory of the season against Xavier (April 22) as he worked five innings and allowed only two earned runs.

2007 (Sophomore)
Started 13 games and appeared in 15 to earn his first letter at Ball State ... Served as the Cardinals’ No. 1 starter ... Led all Ball State pitchers with 68 strikeouts and topped the starters with a 4.20 ERA ... Logged 75.0 innings on the season ... Threw 6.2 scoreless innings at Lipscomb (Feb. 23) to earn his first win at Ball State ... Also earned a win versus Akron (March 24) ... Struck out a career-high and Ball State season-high 12 batters in 6.0 shutout innings versus Indiana Tech (April 10) ... Tallied seven strikeouts against Akron (March 24) and Eastern Michigan (April 21) ... Struck out at least five batters in seven of his 13 starts ... Pitched a season-high 8.0 innings versus Kent State (April 15).

2006 (Freshman - at College of Charleston)
Appeared in 14 games ... Notched a 2-0 record with a 4.15 ERA ... Struck out nine batters in 13.0 innings ... Was part of the Cougars’ 2006 team that advanced to the NCAA Super Regional ... Played summer league baseball for the Grand Lake Mariners and compiled a 1-1 record with a 1.74 ERA in 31 innings.

High School
Earned three letters in baseball for former Ball State letterman Greg Dikos ... All-State as a senior in 2005 and All-State Honorable Mention as a junior in 2004 ... Compiled an 18-4 record and a 2.80 ERA over his high school career ... Went 10-2 with six shutouts and a 2.98 ERA as a senior in 2005 ... Struck out 101 batters in 79 innings ... Earned first team All-Northern Indiana Conference honors as a pitcher in 2004 and 2005 ... Named to the All-NIC First Team as a utility player in 2004 ... Played third base and outfield in addition to pitching ... Logged a .387 batting average as a senior ... Helped the Kingsmen to three sectional championships and a 119-16 record during his career, including a 35-5 mark in 2005 ... Named team MVP as a senior and Most Improved Player as a sophomore ... Also played in two Babe Ruth World Series and won two Babe Ruth regional championships and three state titles.

Personal
Born Jan. 12, 1987, in Mishawaka, Ind. ... Son of Russ and Mary Stines ... Has one sister ... Full name is Brenden Stines.