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17   Brian Kownacki
Brian Kownacki

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Orange, Conn.

High School:
Amity Regional

Height / Weight:
5-11 / 180

Position:
IF

Birthdate:
03/02/1990

B/T:
R/R


05/13/2012

Baseball Drops Series Finale at Boston College

Ryan Maghini Collects Pair of Hits, While Tim Swatek Extends Hit Streak to 12 Games With Solo Home Run

05/12/2012

Baseball Knocks Off Boston College in Series Opener, 7-4

Fordham's Ryan Maghini Drives in Three Runs, while Joseph Charest Earns Fifth win of the Season in Relief

05/06/2012

Baseball Takes Series from Rhode Island with 7-5 Finale Win

Fordham's Ryan Phelan Falls a Single Short of the Cycle and Ties Career-High With Four RBI, While Jeremy Adel Guts Out His Sixth Save of the Season

05/04/2012

Baseball Wins Series Opener Over Rhode Island, 7-1

Daniel Munday Tosses Second Complete Game of the Season, While Rams' Offense Knocks Out 15 Hits

05/01/2012

Baseball Edged By Manhattan in the Battle of the Bronx

Fordham's Mike Mauri Collects Three Hits and Scores Twice

05/06/2012

Baseball vs. URI - Game 3

Photos of the Fordham-URI Atlantic 10 baseball game at Houlihan Park on May 6, 2012

05/05/2012

Baseball vs. URI - Game 2

Photos of the Fordham-URI Atlantic 10 baseball game on Senior Day at Houlihan Park on May 5, 2012

05/04/2012

Baseball vs. URI

Photos of the Fordham-Rhode Island Atlantic 10 baseball game on May 4, 2012 at Houlihan Park

05/01/2012

Baseball vs. Manhattan

Action photos from the Forhdam-Manhattan baseball game on May 1st.

04/21/2012

Baseball vs. La Salle

Photos of the Fordham-La Salle Atlantic 10 baseball doubleheader at Houlihan Park on April 21, 2012

2011: One of two Rams to play in all 55 games... Hit a career-high .286 to go with five doubles and 24 RBI... Led the Rams with three triples and a career-high 23 stolen bases in 28 attempts... Totaled 13 multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games... Drove in three runs against Iona (2/26)... Had two hits and two stolen bases in the series finale against Iona (2/27)... Was 3-for-4 with two RBI versus Radford (3/5)... Had two hits and three runs scored versus Towson (3/5)... Registered his second career four-hit game to go with three RBI at Charleston Southern (3/14)... Posted a career-high four stolen bases and a pair of hits versus NJIT (3/20)... Connected for his lone home run of the season at #28 Charlotte (4/23)... Went 3-for-4 at Saint Louis (4/29)... Totaled six hits and four RBI in the Rams' series at Massachusetts, which included a four-hit, two-RBI game in game two (5/14)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2010: Started 52 of 53 games as a sophomore... Hit .282 with 32 runs scored, 13 doubles, five triples, two home runs, and 37 RBI... Was also 7-for-7 on stolen base attempts... Posted 13 multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI games... Had career-long 11-game hit streak (3/27-4/11)... Season was highlighted by him being in Sports Illustrated's Leading Off section, following Fordham's upset win over #11 Miami (Fla.), as well as having one of the unforgettable sports highlights of 2010, the "Fordham Flip", where he capped off the Rams' come-from-behind win against Iona (4/20), by leaping over the Gaels' catcher to score the final run of the game from first base... The highlight gained so much notoriety, that the play was one of four finalists at the 2010 ESPY Awards for the "Best Play of the Year", finishing second in the popular vote... Turned up his play following the Fordham Flip, hitting safely in 18 of 21 games to end the season... Opened the season with a five-game hit streak, which included a two-RBI game against Old Dominion (2/21) and a multi-hit game against Duke (2/26)... Was 3-for-5 with a double and three RBI against Fairfield (3/31)... Totaled six hits, four runs scored and two RBI in the Rams' three-game series against Rhode Island (4/1-3)... Collected four this and three RBI in a doubleheader against St. Bonaventure (4/10)... Had six hits, two doubles, and four RBI in the Rams' series against La Salle (4/30-5/2), which included a 3-for-5 performance with three RBI in the series finale... Was 2-for-7 with three RBI in the Rams' extra inning game with Saint Joseph's (5/8)... Was 2-for-5 with a two runs scored and a home run against Duquesne (5/20).

2009: Played 51 games with 47 starts at shortstop in his rookie year...Batted .284 with seven doubles, three home runs, 29 RBI...Ranked fourth on the team in runs scored with 37...Drove in first collegiate run with a 3-for-6, two RBI, two run scored and one double game at Florida Atlantic (2/22)...Slugged in three runs on three hits in the Rams' win at Charlotte (3/20)...Was 3-for-5 with three runs scored, an RBI and a double in game one of a double header at Duquesne while belting his first collegiate home run in game two (4/11)...Belted second home run of the year versus Rutgers (4/14)...Homered in game one of a double-header at Xavier while going 2-for-five with a run scored in game two (4/18)...Had three hits, an RBI and a run scored in a win against Iona (4/21)...Scored a season-high four runs against Dayton (4/26)...Knocked a season-high four hits with a RBI and run scored at Manhattan (4/28)...Had four straight multi-hit games from May 3-10...Knocked in a pair of runs on three hits in the Rams' Atlantic 10 Championship game against Massachusetts.

Before Fordham: Varsity baseball player at Amity Regional High School in Connecticut... Set school single season records for batting average (.500), hits (40), and doubles (12) as a junior... Earned CHSCA All-State honors and was named All-Area and All-State by the New Haven Register... All-Star selection by The Connecticut Post... Helped Amity to two Southern Connecticut Conference Championships and served as team captain... Was also an All-State, All-Area, and All-Star selection for hockey... Earned the Class I and II awards for academics, as well as the Social Studies Achievement Award from Amity.

Major: Business Administration.

CAREER GAME HIGHS
Hits: 4, 3x, last at Massachusetts (5/14/11)
Runs: 4, vs. Dayton (4/26/09)
RBI: 3, 6x, last at Charleston Southern (3/14/11)
Stolen Bases: 4, vs. NJIT (3/20/11)
Total Bases: 6, 2x, last at Charleston Southern (3/14/11)
Hit Streak: 11 Games (3/27-4/11/2010)

CAREER TOTALS
Batting Average: .284
Hits: 175
Runs: 97
2B: 25
3B: 8
Home Runs: 6
RBI: 90
Walks: 60
Stolen Bases: 39