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2007 (Senior): Ranks second all-time at UCF with 87 appearances and owns the career record for relief appearances with 82...Held opponents to zero earned runs over final six games (9.1 innings)...Was 4-0 with a 1.98 ERA and a save out of the bullpen...Finished with a 4-1 mark and a career-low 2.42 ERA, making 24 appearances and two starts...Struck out 29 batters to tie a career-high...Did not give up an earned run in 2.0 innings in back-to-back outings at the C-USA Championships (May 24-25 vs. Houston and Memphis)...Struck out one in 1.1 scoreless innings in final home game vs. Marshall (May 19)...Grabbed the win by pitching 1.0 innings with a strikeout vs. Marshall (May 17)...Went 4.1 innings with four strikeouts, just one hit and no runs at ECU (May 13)...Struck out three in 4.0 innings at Memphis (May 6)...Inherited two runners in the eighth inning vs. Tulane (April 29), and went on to hold the Green Wave scoreless over the final 1.2 innings to notch the save...Picked up the victory over USF (April 24), pitching 3.2 innings without giving up an earned run while also recording career strikeout No. 100...On fire in game two at UAB (March 31), going 5.0 scoreless inning and gave up just three hits and no walks...Tossed a perfect ninth inning with one strikeout vs. Houston (March 24)...Recorded the win by holding Rutgers (March 16) to just two hits over 4.0 scoreless innings...Pitched 2.2 scoreless innings vs. Monmouth (March 4)...Notched the victory over Monmouth (March 3), recording the final two outs in the ninth inning...Struck out four in 1.1 innings of scoreless relief vs. Maryland (Feb. 18)...Made first start of the year, going 3.1 innings and allowing one earned run while striking out three vs. FIU (Feb. 4).
2006 (Junior): Finished with a 4.43 ERA, a 2-1 record and 27 strikeouts in 42.2 innings...Appeared in 22 outings, starting once...Recorded the most innings pitched by a UCF pitcher with less than 11 starts...Earned the win in relief at Bethune-Cookman (Feb. 7)...Had two perfect innings of relief vs. Stony Brook (Feb. 24), notching two strikeouts...Tossed 3.2 innings of scoreless baseball vs. Monmouth (March 4) with three strikeouts...Pitched well out of the pen vs. USF (April 18), working 3.2 innings of scoreless baseball with one strikeout...Had a career-high seven strikeouts in 5.1 innings of relief vs. Memphis (May 13), holding the Tigers to one earned run on four hits...Started the opening game at Southern Miss (May 18), going a career-high 6.1 innings with three strikeouts.
2005 (Sophomore): Finished the season with 23 appearances, all out of the bullpen...Led the team in saves with three...Had a 4-2 record with a 4.50 ERA in 44.0 innings of work, striking out 29 strikeouts...Earned the win in the season opener vs. Florida International (Feb. 5), pitching 4.0 shutout innings, allowing just three hits...Came up with second win of the season vs. No. 20 Notre Dame (Feb. 19), limiting the Irish to one hit in 2.2 innings...Pitched 3.0 innings for the save vs. Siena (March 6), holding the Saints to one unearned run with three strikeouts...Worked 3.0 innings for the save vs. Campbell (March 12)...Picked up third save at Gardner-Webb (March 18)...Struck out four batters in 1.1 innings of work vs. Jacksonville (March 28)...Earned the win at USF (April 5), tossing 4.0 innings with one strikeout.
2004 (Freshman): Posted a 4-1 record with a 4.00 ERA in 18 appearances, including two starts...Struck out 25 in 45.0 innings of work...Made first career appearance on the mound in relief at Florida International (Feb. 8), holding FIU scoreless in an inning of work...Was sensational in relief vs. Utah (Feb. 20), going 2.2 scoreless innings with four strikeouts...Sat down six on strikes in 3.0 innings vs. Monmouth (Feb. 29)...Earned first collegiate victory at Bethune-Cookman (March 23), surrendering one earned run with five strikeouts in 5.0 innings...Made first career start at Jacksonville (April 3), not allowing a hit until the fifth inning in a no-decision...Had 1.2 innings of strong relief at No. 13 Clemson (May 9), while having one inning of scoreless relief at No. 6 Notre Dame (May 19)...Picked up third relief victory with 4.1 innings of work at Georgia State (May 22)...Garnered first career save vs. Campbell in A-Sun Tournament (May 26), pitching the final 0.2 innings...Earned fourth win in the NCAA Regional at No. 16 Florida State, yielding just one earned run with one strikeout in 5.1 innings to force a deciding game in the regional championship.
Prior to UCF: Three-year letterwinner at Oviedo High School in Oviedo, Fla....Orlando Sentinel all-Central Florida Player of the Year as a senior...Went 10-2 with a 1.09 ERA on the mound as a senior...Also hit .351 with six doubles and 17 RBI...Florida Sports Writers Association first-team all-state Class 6A pitcher... Two-time first-team all-county selection.
Personal: Brian Michael Brooks was born in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. ...Son of Jerry and Theresa Brooks...A sports and fitness major.