Brandon Macias

Position IF

Height 5'10''

Weight 183 lbs.

Class Junior

Hometown Flagstaff, Ariz.

High School Flagstaff HS

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Honors and Awards:

KUs Walt Houck Newcomer of the Year Award

Summer 2010: Played for the Palm Springs Power of the Southern California Collegiate Baseball League … Helped the Power post a 33-4 overall record.

2010 (Junior): Named Walt Houk Newcomer of the Year … Played in 57 games, making 55 starts … Hit .290 with 13 doubles, three homers and 34 runs scored … Hit .345 in conference games with eight doubles and three homers … Led the team with 10 sacrifice hits … Fourth on the team with 16 multi-hit games … Hit .351 with six doubles and two homers as the team[apos]s leadoff hitter … Recorded first hit as a Jayhawk against Eastern Michigan (Feb. 22) … Went 2-for-6 with three runs scored in 15-inning win at Baylor (March 26) … Went 2-for-3 with a three-run homer at Nebraska (April 17) … Hit first collegiate grand slam against Texas Tech (April 25) … Recorded career-high four hits against Oklahoma State (April 30) and Missouri (May 7) … Hit safely in 12-straight games from April 25 to May 18 … Recorded three hits in back-to-back games against Kansas State (May 16) and Arkansas-Little Rock (May 18).

2009 (At South Mountain CC): Played in 51 games, batting .273 with three homers and 24 RBIs … Scored 27 runs and stole nine bases in 10 attempts … Team finished the season 40-18.

2008 (At South Mountain CC): Played in 56 games as a freshman, batting .325 with five homers, 30 RBIs and five stolen bases … Played in the 2008 NJCAA Division I All-Star Game … Team placed second in the ACCAC with a 38-20 record.

Flagstaff HS: Lettered four years in baseball for head coaches Michael Dobosh and Mark Hassenflua … Hit .461 as a senior with three homers and 28 stolen bases … Served as team captain during senior season … A four-time all-league and all-region selection … Tabbed all-state after his junior and senior years … Named Defensive Player of the Year and a 4A All-Star during his final two seasons … Played summer baseball for Arizona Firebirds … Participated in the Connie Mack World Series in 2007 … Finished his high school career with a .464 batting average, 71 RBIs and 60 stolen bases.

Personal: Son of Kenneth and Barbara Macias … Born in Flagstaff, Ariz. … Has an older sister, Ashley … Cousin, Kyle Lobstein, plays in the Tampa Bay Rays[apos] organization … Another cousin, Rhiannon Baca, won a softball national championship with Arizona State … A liberal arts major.