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Bluejacket: Competed for
the Kitsap Bluejackets during the summer of 2007 ...
Played mainly at second base, but also saw action at
shortstop and center field ... Hit .234 with four
doubles, a home run, 18 runs scored and 10 runs batted
in.
College:
During his first season as an Aztec made 20 appearances
in the outfield and played second base on four occasions
... Was the starter in left field in the season-opening
series at Cal Poly ... In first collegiate game for
SDSU, went 2-for-5 with two runs scored and two RBI ...
Mar. 22 at Air Force when
he hit a three-run bases-loaded in his only at bat late
in the game ... The next day, went 2-for-5 with four
runs batted in against the Falcons including a three-run
home run, the first of his career ... In addition to
playing in both left and right fields (total of 20
games), has also appeared at second base in four
contests and has been the DH on six occasions ... As a
pinch hitter seven times, has gone 3-for-6 with a
double, a walk and three RBI ... Scored four times in
eight pinch-running appearances.
Prep:
Earned three varsity letters in baseball and two in
basketball at Granite
Hills
High School in
El Cajon,
Calif.
... Played baseball there for coach James Davis, a
former Aztec pitcher ... Was a two-time first team all-Grossmont
South League pick in baseball ... Batted .396 with 39
runs, 18 steals and a .695 on-base percentage as a
senior and was named Granite Hills' most inspirational
player ... Hit .436 with 22 steals, 49 runs and a .515
on-base percentage as a junior and was selected team's
most improved player ... Was also named second-team
all-CIF as a senior and finished third in the Grossmont
District Home Run Derby with 16 in 2005... As a
basketball player, earned the team's Sixth Man
distinction in 2003 for the Grossmont League champions
... Also won the prestigious 2005 Dodge Ball
Championship, earning tournament MVP honors ... Played
on San Diego's
International Team which toured Osaka,
Japan
and competed in the Junior Olympics ... Earned Principal
Honor Roll academic recognition.
Personal:
Brandon Robert Decker was born Jan. 10, 1987, in
San Diego,
Calif. ... Son of Diane and Clark
Decker ... Enjoys weight lifting, wakeboarding and
surfing ... Favorite athletes are New York Yankee
infielders Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter ... Plans on
majoring in communications at SDSU.
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