West Virginia University Athletics

2020 (Senior)

• Started all 16 games, batting .246 with 11 runs, three doubles, a home run and eight RBIs
• Enjoyed a five-game hit streak from Feb. 23-March 4
• Opened the season with a pair of hits at Jacksonville on Feb. 14
• Finished 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored against Canisius on Feb. 18
• Tallied his first RBI of the year on Feb. 21, against Kennesaw State
• Three straight multi-hit games from Feb. 29-March 4
• Smacked his lone home run on the season on March 4, against Kent State; finished 2-for-4 with three RBIs on the day

2019 (Junior)

• Started in 42 of his 57 games played
• Hit .204 with nine home runs and 35 RBIs, to go along with 34 hits, six doubles, 23 runs and one stolen base
• Finished 1-for-4 with a solo home run in WVU’s win over defending national champion Oregon State on March 3
• Drove in five runs on March 10, against Kent State, finishing 2-for-3 at the plate with a double and home run
• Smashed a three-run homer at William & Mary on March 17, as part of a four-RBI day
• Went 2-for-5 with a pair of runs driven in against Youngstown State (March 19)
• Finished 1-for-4 at the plate with a double and two RBIs at Baylor on March 24
• Logged a pair of hits, including a home run, in a two-RBI day at Oklahoma State on April 6
• Drove in a pair of runs after coming on as a pinch hitter against Kansas on April 21
• Hit a two-run blast at Virginia Tech on May 8; finished with three RBIs on the day
• Went 5-for-9 with three runs scored in a three-game span from May 12-16
• Finished 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs against Texas A&M in the NCAA Tournament (June 2)

2018 (Sophomore)

• Played in 18 of the first 21 games with 16 starts, 14 at first base and two as the designated hitter, before sustaining a season-ending injury
• Hit six home runs, third-most on the team, and had a .566 slugging percentage, which would have ranked No. 2 on the team, and hit .226 with 12 hits, 13 RBIs, 30 total bases, 10 walks and a .354 on-base percentage
• Posted a career high five-game hit streak to open the season, from Feb. 17-24
• Had a hit in all three games at Western Kentucky from March 2-4, with one home run, four runs scored, three walks and a stolen base
• Named the Big 12 Player of the Week on Feb. 26, after he hit three home runs and had eight RBIs in WVU’s first game on Feb. 24, and added a fourth homer in the team’s second game of the day while hitting .375 with a 1.125 on-base percentage and 18 total bases in four games in Conway, South Carolina, from Feb. 23-25
• Hit three home runs, tied for second-most in a single game in team history, with eight RBIs, tied for fifth-most in the Mountaineer record books and two shy of the record, in WVU’s 10-8 win over Illinois on Feb. 24, to become the third WVU player to hit at least three home runs and drive in eight or more runs in a single game, as his first career grand slam in the seventh inning proved to be the game-winning hit

2017 (Freshman)

• Played in 25 games with five starts, three at third base, one at first base and one as the designated hitter
• Led the team with a .440 on-base percentage, recorded a .300 batting average (second-best on the team among players with fewer than 100 at-bats), with 12 hits in 40 at-bats, four RBIs, two doubles, two runs scored and 10 walks
• Recorded a four-game hit streak and a six-game on-base streak
• Scored two runs while walking twice in the NCAA Regional Final at No. 13 Wake Forest on June 4
• Had a hit and an RBI in WVU’s NCAA Tournament win against Maryland on June 4
• Had two hits, an RBI and a pair of walks on May 7, against Texas Tech
• Had a career-best three hits and two RBIs, the first of his career, in three at-bats off the bench on May 2, vs. Eastern Michigan
• While making his first career start, recorded his first career hit on March 10, at Old Dominion while adding a walk

High School

• Played at Morristown Beard School for coach John Sheppard
• A three-time all-conference and two-time Underclass All-State honoree
• Hit .425 with 26 RBIs, three home runs, three triples and seven doubles in 2015
• Ranked No. 80 nationally among shortstops and No. 1 in New Jersey by Perfect Game

Personal

• Son of Tom and Colleen Brophy
• Has one sister
• Sister, Megan, was on the WVU rowing team
• Birthday is February 6
• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
• Graduated with a bachelor’s degree in multidisciplinary studies in May 2020
• Currently pursuing master’s in sport management