Turner Brown

Photo by: Rob Goldberg

Photo by: Rob Goldberg

Height:
5-9
Weight:
160
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Whiteville
High School:
Whiteville
Major:
Criminal Justice

Career: Four-year letterwinner that started 231 of 235 games ... Posted a .269 average (216 of 803) with 12 home runs and 126 RBI ... ECU's all-time leader in sacrifices (56) ... Fielded at a .946 clip 605 assists and 303 putouts .

2019: Brown was selected in the 19th round by the Colorado Rockies after batting .294 (67-for-228) and earning Second-Team All-AAC honors as a senior. He started all 65 games at shortstop hitting three home runs, 33 RBI and has scored 39 runs. The Whiteville, N.C. native tied an ECU single-game record with a pair of triples against Marist (March 20) and has tallied 17 multi-hit and seven multi-RBI games. Brown drove in the would-be game-winning run in the Greenville Regional Championship Game on an RBI fielder's choice in the second inning helping the Pirates reach their fifth Super Regional in program history.

2018: One of six players to start 50-plus games (53 of 54 contests) … Batted .230 (41-for-178) with four home runs, seven doubles, 28 RBI and 28 runs scored … Named to AAC All-Tournament Team after batting .400 (4-for-10) with three RBI and three runs scored … Reached base a total of 13 times (tournament best) during ECU’s run to the title (four hits, six walks, three hit by pitches) … Walked 22 times while striking out 28 … Stole eight of 13 bases ranking third on the club … Led the Pirates and The American with 17 total sacrifices (10 sac hits, 7 sac flies) … Stood 28th nationally in sac flies … Was plunked six times (tied for third on team) pushing his career total to 23, which ranks eighth all-time at ECU … Led the team with eight game-winning RBI and has 14 for his career … Registered game-winning RBI against Charlotte (twice), Cincinnati, Connecticut, Maryland, Norfolk State, Saint Joseph’s and UNCW … Hit home runs against Cincinnati (two), Maryland and USF … Tallied six multi-hit and five multi-RBI games … ECU posted a 36-17 record when he was penciled into the starting lineup at shortstop … Towards the end of the season hit primarily in the bottom half of the order to turn the lineup over (29 combined in eight and ninth spots) … Hit in the top two spots a combined 20 times … Missed time during the season dealing with a labrum injury … Collected at least one hit in 32 games and tied his career-high with four against Cincinnati (May 12) … In last 16 games of the season (May 9-June 3), batted .361 (17-for-47) with two home runs, six doubles, 11 RBI and 11 runs scored … During that time span, recorded at least one hit in 12 games and had multiple base knocks three times … Drove in at least one run in 22 contests … From March 10-28, plated seven runs in five games … Scored at least one run in 23 games and multiple three times tying his career-high with three against Cincinnati (May 12) … Credited with five two-out RBI … Committed 13 errors in 231 chances for a .944 fielding percentage … Recorded 68 putouts, 150 assists and turned 32 double plays … In league play, started 21 of 22 games batting .267 (20-for-75) … Belted three home runs, drove in 10 and scored 12 times … Drew six walks, struck out 13 times and stole two of five bases while adding six sacrifices … Started all eight of ECU’s postseason games batting .300 (6-for-20) with six RBI, five runs scored, six walks, three hit by pitches and swiped a pair of bases.

2017: Started 55 of 56 games played at shortstop … Batted .263 (52-for-198) with two home runs … Drove in 31 and scored 32 times … Laced 11 doubles (fourth on the team) and one triple … Stole a team-best 10 bases in 13 attempts (76.9 percent) … Lone player on the team to walk more times (28) than struck out (20) … Led the team with 14 total sacrifices … Tied for The American lead with 11 sac hits, while standing 39th nationally … Ranked 117th nationally toughest player to strikeout … Hit home runs at College of Charleston (March 8/grand slam) and Mercer (March 17) … Tallied three game-winning RBI (St. John’s/March 4, Duke/May 10 and Memphis/May 14) … Had walk-off single in the 11th inning versus Memphis in series clinching finale, he second career walk-off hit … Registered 17 multi-hit and seven multi-RBI games … Batted anywhere from the second to ninth spots in the starting lineup (primarily second, fifth and sixth) … Tallied season-long six-game hit streak from May 10-18 where he batted .429 (9-for-21) with two doubles, six RBI and four runs scored … Reached base a season-long 10 consecutive games … Registered at least one hit in 33 of 56 games … Scored at least one run in 23 games (multiple nine times) … Tied season-high with two steals against UNC Wilmington (April 11) … Also swiped bags versus Elon (two), Mercer, Towson, Tulane, UCF, Connecticut and Western Carolina … Tied career-high with four RBI at College of Charleston … Drew at least one walk in 24 contests with two in a game four times … Committed 10 errors in 230 chances for a .957 fielding percentage … Recorded 63 putouts, 157 assists and turned 29 double plays … Registered three or more putouts in a game seven times … Had four more assists 17 times with a season-high eight twice (Charlotte, Connecticut) … Led the Pirates in five statistical categories (assists, errors, sac hits, steal attempts, stolen bases), while standing among the Top 5 in 10 other categories … Started 22 of 23 games in league play where he batted .253 (19-for-75) with five doubles and nine RBI … Scored eight runs, walked 10 times and stole two of four bases … Appeared in four postseason games … 2017 Summer: Played for the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod League … Teammates of current Pirate Spencer Brickhouse and former Pirate Chris Holba … Appeared in 16 games batting .238 (10-for-42) with a home run, double, three RBI and seven runs scored … Swiped one of two bases … Tallied season-best three hits at Yarmouth-Dennis, where he also belted his lone home run and drove in a pair.

2016: Started 58 of 60 games played at shortstop during rookie season … Batted .281 (56-for-199) with three home runs, 34 RBI and 28 runs scored … Earned AAC Honor Roll selection (Feb. 22) after collecting four hits, driving in three and scoring a pair of runs in the season series opener against Longwood … Laced five doubles, drew 21 walks and struck out 32 times … Tallied 11 total sacrifices (one sac fly) … Delivered game-winning hit (walk-off) against SE Louisiana (Mar. 4) with a two-RBI single in the ninth inning … Also had game-winning RBI vs. Connecticut (May 7) and No. 20 Bryant (June 3) – the last coming in the Charlottesville Regional opener … Belted home runs against Longwood (Feb. 19), NC State (April 19) and USF (May 14) … Tied for second on the team with nine stolen bases and 11 hit by pitches … Tallied 14 multi-hit and six multi-RBI games … Recorded a career-high four hits vs. USF (May 13) … Drove in a personal-best four runs against NC State (April 19) … Enters season with a four-game hitting streak, which started on June 5 against William & Mary in the Charlottesville Regional Final … Tallied career-long five game hit streak from March 4-11 where he batted .438 (7-for-16) with four RBI and four runs scored … Stands third on all-time freshman single-season charts in games played and stolen bases … In collegiate debut against Longwood (Feb. 19), went 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs scored and was a triple shy of hitting for the cycle … Scored at least one run in 22 games (multiple six times) … Registered at least one base hit in 32 contests … Swiped a pair of bases against George Mason (Mar. 9) … Committed 19 errors in 255 chances posting a .925 fielding percentage … Recorded 87 putouts, 149 assists and turned 24 double plays … Was penciled into the Pirates lineup in 8 of 9 spots, but primarily hit in the bottom third of the lineup … ECU posted a 35-22 record in games which he started … Batted .333 (4- for-12) with an RBI and run scored during the Lubbock Super Regional … Managed just two hits in the Charlottesville Regional … One of three Pirates to bat over .300 (25-for-83/.301) in league play … Started all 24 games in The American … Played in all eight postseason games recording six hits, driving in three and scoring a pair of runs.

Whiteville High School: Earned four letters under coach Brett Harwood … Started 121 games in prep career … Helped the Wolfpack to a 103-18 four-year record that included four conference and three state titles … Three-time all-county and all-conference selection (2013-15) … Committed only 11 errors during career (two as a senior) … Stole 45 bases in 48 career attempts … Only player in school history to start and win three state championships … Played in eight career state championship games … As a freshman batted .255 with 13 walks and scored 15 runs helping the Wolfpack claim the Waccamaw Conference and 2A State Championships … During sophomore campaign batted .402 with 12 RBI and 14 walks … Scored 19 runs and stole 21 bases in 24 games … Earned first-team all-county and all-conference honors … Member of 2013 Waccamaw Conference Championship squad … As a junior started 32 games at shortstop batting .390 with six extra base hits and 16 RBI … Scored 21 runs, stole 12 bases and walked nine times … Earned first-team all-county, all-conference, All-Cape Fear Region and all-state honors … Member of Three Rivers Conference and 1A State Championship teams … Participated in the North Carolina Powerade All-State Games … Closed out prep career winning fourth-straight conference title and third state crown … Batted .325 with a home run, four triples and six doubles … Drove in a career-best 38 runs, while scoring 34 … Drew 18 walks, struck out just six times and stole 12 bases … Hit .411 during the state playoffs and capped career batting .555 in the State Championship Series … Earned 3-Rivers Conference Player-of-the-Year honors and repeated as a first-team all-county, all-conference, All-Cape Fear Region and North Carolina Baseball Coaches Association (NCBCA) All-State selection … Also named Second-Team All-USA North Carolina by USA Today … Selected to play for the North Carolina squad for the 2015 NC-SC Challenge All-Star Game (NCBCA) alongside ECU teammate Jake Washer … Two-time Underclassmen Honorable Mention All-America selection by Perfect Game … Named 2015 Honorable Mention All-Atlantic Region … Played travel ball for the Dirtbags under the direction of coach Andy Partin where he was a team captain … Listed as the sixth-best shortstop prospect in North Carolina (No. 166 nationally) by Perfect Game … Participated in several showcase events including 2012-13 PG WWBA Underclass World Championship (Fort Myers, Fla.), 2013-14 PG WWBA World Championship (Jupiter, Fla.), 2013-14 16U Perfect Game World Series (Fort Myers, Fla.), 2013- 14 PG WWBA 16U National Championship (Emerson, Ga.), 2013 PG WWBA 15U National Championship (Emerson, Ga.) and 2014 PG WWBA 17U National Championship (Emerson, Ga.) … Rated as the fifth-best prospect in North Carolina (No. 13 nationally) by MaxPreps.com … North Carolina Academic Scholar … Member of the National Honor Society (sophomore, junior and senior) sporting a 4.2 cumulative GPA.

Personal: Full name is Turner Alexander Brown … Son of Suzanne and Chris Brown … Born in Whiteville, N.C. … Has one sibling (Chelsea) … Graduated with a degree in criminal justice in the spring of 2019 ... Currently enrolled in masters program at ECU in criminal justice .... Six-time ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll member (Fall 2015, Spring 2017, Fall 2017 to Spring 2019) … Three-time American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team selection (2016, 2018-19).