Brendan McGaheran

Position:
IF
Height:
5-10
Weight:
185
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Nazareth, Pa.
High School:
Nazareth
Major:
History

Why Lehigh?: "It is a great university that competes at the Division I level and is close to home so my family can come watch me play."

McGaheran on Leary: "He is a great coach who knows the game and will help one learn something everyday at practice."

As a junior...Hit. 297 in 43 games played...Started all 43 games he played in...Had a 3-for-3 performance against Navy on 4/4/10 with a 2B and RBI...Went 3-for-5 on 4/25/10 at Bucknell with with one RBI...As a sophomore … missed season due to injury … As a freshman ... second on the team with 49 starts … second on the team with 15 steals in 20 attempts ... 287 batting average ranked fourth on the team … stole two bases twice against George Washington on 3/15/08 and against archrival Lafayette on 4/8/08 … had career-high four hits against Navy on 4/6/08 … put together 15 game hitting streak from 2/27/08 through 3/23/08 … In high school … three time All-Area selection … two year starter on the Lehigh Valley Carpenter Cup team … All-Lehigh Valley first team selection in 2007 … honored as the Nazareth High School outstanding senior for baseball … named to the Howard Deppe All-Star Classic.

CAREER STATISTICS (as of 4/23/12)

	GP/GS	AVG	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	TB	SLG %	OB%	BB	SB
2008	49/49	.287	181	34	52	12	3	26	75	.414	.319	7	15
2010	43/43	.297	155	30	46	10	3	23	65	.419	.390	17	7
2011	45/45	.317	180	38	57	13	3	30	79	.439	.383	15	19
2012	45/45	.314	172	38	54	8	3	16	74	.430	.392	17	18
TOTAL	182/182	.304	688	140	209	43	12	95	293	.425	.371	56	59