Kevin Brophy

Photo by: All Pro Photography/Dale Sparks

Photo by: All Pro Photography/Dale Sparks

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

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)

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

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

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