| Brandon Casamassima |
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 | Class: Senior
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 | Hometown: Colleyville, Texas
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 | Last College: Grayson County JC
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 | Height / Weight: 5-11 / 194
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 | Position: IF
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 | B/T: R/R
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2008: Started in 57 of 58 games played...ranks fourth at Marshall in single-season games played (58)...blasted 61 hits...drove in 34 runs...scored 42 runs...pounded out 14 doubles...belted nine homers...tallied one triple...recorded 212 at-bats...stole 11 bases...drove in three runs in game two of doubleheader against Valparaiso (3/12)...launched two homers and three hits at Morehead State (4/8)...smashed two doubles and three hits against UCF (4/20)...drilled three solo shots during C-USA tournament action against Tulane (5/21 and 5/24 respectively) and Southern Miss (5/25)...hit safely in 10 straight contests between 4/15 and 4/29...notched 13 multi-hit games.
2007: Started all 50 games he appeared in during first season with Herd...third on the team with .447 slugging percentage...led team in RBI with 36...blasted second-best eight homers...tallied team-best 88 total bases...tallied six RBI at Memphis (4/22)...hit a grand slam against Memphis (4/22)...notched five three-hit games at Charleston Southern (2/17), in second game of double-header against Campbell (3/9), in second game of double-header against Canisius (3/17), at Memphis (4/22) and at Ohio (4/25)...had eight multiple RBI games...added seven doubles on the season.
Prior to Marshall: Played at Grayson County Community College ... attended high school at Colleyville Heritage High School.
Personal: Born Feb. 20, 1987 ... son of Jim and Patti Casamassima ... has one sister, Marissa... involved with Stu-Co and Habitat for Humanity and also helps run summer camps ... majoring in business.