2009 Baseball Roster
Brennan Metzger
- Position:
- OF
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Freshman
- Major:
- Criminal Justice
- Hometown:
- San Marcos, Calif.
- Prev School:
- Mission Hills HS
2012 FIRST-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
2012 (Senior): Selected in the 22nd round of the MLB Draft by the San Francisco Giants, 688th overall ... Named first-team All-Conference ... Became Long Beach State's first first-team selection since the 2008 season ... was one of three outfielders selected after finishing fourth in conference play in hitting with a .375 average and third in Big West games in on-base percentage at .448 ... Led the Dirtbags in multiple categories, including hitting, doubles, RBI, on-base percentage, and stolen bases.
2011 (Junior): Played in all 56 games and started 54 ... Anchored the team's center field spot and primarily batted in the leadoff spot ... Led the team in doubles (13), hit-by-pitch (11) and stolen bases (11) for the second straight season ... Has been hit 39 times in his career, third-most in school history ... Led the 2011 Dirtbags in walks as well with 22 ... Had 13 multi-hit games, third on the team, and tied for the team lead with four-multiple RBI games ... Tied for the team lead with four sacrifice flies, and had eight sacrifice bunts ... Needs seven doubles to reach the Top 5 in Long Beach State's career lists ... Can also reach Long Beach State's career leaders in games played, games started, and stolen bases ... Went 1-for-1 with a walk, a hit by pitch, and a sacrifice in the season opener at Cal State Fullerton (2/19) ... 2-for-4 with three runs scored, tying a career high the next day against the Titans (2/20) ... Hit his second double of the season in game three with Fullerton (2/21) ... 2-for-4 with a run scored against Arizona (2/25) ... Started a five-game hitting streak against Hawaii (3/7) ... Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored in a 5-4 win over San Francisco (3/12) ... Tied a team-high with six at-bats at Pepperdine, going 1-for-6 (3/15) ... Had two hits in back-to-back games against Oregon State (3/19) and Loyola Marymount (3/22) ... Tied a career high by scoring three times in a 20-0 blowout at Pacific, walking twice and going 1-for-2 (4/1) ... Drove in two of Long Beach State's three runs in a 3-1 win over San Diego State (4/5) ... Went 2-for-4 with a walk in the series finale with UC Davis (4/9) ... Hit a double and home run at UC Santa Barbara (4/23) ... Set a team season-high with three walks at USC (4/26) ... Went 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI in the final game with Cal Poly (4/30) ... Had two more hits, including a double at San Diego State (5/3) ... Was a perfect 4-for-4 with a sacrifice and two RBI at Arizona State in game three (5/8) ... That was a career high in hits for Metzger ... Again had two RBI at Cal State Fullerton, going 1-for-4 with a run scored (5/14) ...Finished the season with a two-hit day, going 2-for-4 and driving in a pair at UC Irvine (5/29) ... Earned CoSIDA Academic All-District honors as well as Academic All-Big West honors for the second straight season.
2010 (Sophomore): Started in 52 games, third on the team primarily as the team[apos]s leadoff hitter and center fielder ... Had a team-high 19-game hitting streak during the season ... Led the Dirtbags and was sixth in the Big West with 19 doubles ... Hit .308 with 22 RBI on the year, and was second on the team with 91 total bases ... Finished the season with no errors in 116 chances, fielding a perfect 1.000 ... Also lead the team in stolen bases with nine on the year in 11 attempts ... Ranked 38th nationally with 20 HBP ... Was far and away the team leader in the category ... Was hit twice in a game an astounding four times ... Hit three times in the first two games of the season ... Went 1-for-2 and was plunked twice in the season opener against Pepperdine (2/19) ... Went 3-for-5 with two RBI and a triple in the opener against Washington (3/5) ... Was 2-for-3 the next day (3/6) ... Hit .545 for the series against the Huskies ... Started his 19-game hitting streak with a 2-for-3 day at Oregon State (3/26) ... Hit .383 over the next 19 games ... Tied a Long Beach State single-game record by hitting three doubles at UC Riverside (4/17) ... Had multiple hits in three straight games, starting with two hits at UCLA (4/20) ... Went 2-for-5 and 3-for-5 in the first two games of the series with UC Santa Barbra ... Had three RBI and a double in the Saturday game (4/24) ... Extended his hitting streak to 19 with a 2-for-5 day at Cal Poly (4/30) ... Hit his first home run of the season against Stanford (5/9) ... Followed that up with one more home run at Cal State Northridge, part of a 2-for-3 day (5/21) ... Was 2-for-4 with a double in the opener against UC Irvine (5/28) ... A first-team CoSIDA Academic All-District selection as well as an Academic All-Big West honoree.
2009 (Freshman): Played in 35 games and started 26 as a freshman ... missed the latter part of the season due to injury ... Hit .258 with four doubles and a home run ... Stole 11 bases ... Had an OBP of .389 ... Walked twice with a hit and a stolen base against Cal (2/28) ... Drove in two runs against LMU with a walk and a sacrifice (3/17) ... Hit a two-run homer at Santa Clara, part of a two-hit day (3/31) ... 3-for-6 with two doubles and a steal at Cal (4/1) ... 3-for-3 with a double against UC Riverside (4/4).
High School: Lettered four years in baseball and two years in football at Mission Hills High School ... Led baseball team to a league championship during senior year ... Football team was CIF Division II runner-up senior season ... Over four years, set varsity records in singles, doubles, triples, walks, stolen bases, on base percentage, slugging percentage and HBP ... Career batting average of .390 ... .625 on base percentage led CIF southern section ... Named first-team all-Valley league, all-North County, all-CIF Division II during junior and senior seasons.
Personal: Son of Stanley and Debra Metzger ... Father was a two-sport athlete in baseball and football ... Majoring in criminal justice.
