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#16 Ben Briant

Pitcher
Height: 6-0
Weight: 170

Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Blue Springs, Mo.
Major: Marketing

ABOUT BEN

Born: March 19, 1989
Parent: Dan and Sharon Briant
Sisters: Jill
Pet: My dog Buster Brown

Pregame Superstition: Losing in two-ball
Goal For This Season: Win 40 games and the conference
Best Thing About Maryville: My roomates and neighbors (Sean, David, Pfeiff, Tim, Henne, Kreed, Switz and Brit)
Favorite Place on Campus: Lamkin 137 (study hall)
Favorite Restaurant: Cheezteak Company
Favorite Pro Athlete: Evan Longoria
Favorite Pro Team: Kansas City Royals
Favorite Movie I’ve Seen This Year: "Twlight"
Favorite TV Show: "NCIS"
Favorite Music Group or Artist: "Third Eye Blind"
Current Cell Phone Ring: "Bright Lights" by Matchbox 20
Sport You’re Least Successful at: Soccer
Person You’d Switch Places for a Day: Brad Pitt
Dream Job: MLB pitcher or coach
If You Could Travel Anywhere in the World: Cooperstown, N.Y.
Something You Have to Do Before Turning 40: Have a boy
Best Player You’ve Played Against: Nick Tepesch
My Parents Were Right When They Told Me: "Drive safe, watch out for idiots"
Biggest Pet Peeve: People picking their nose
Most Influential Person in Your Life: Dad
Most Famous Person You’ve Met: Rick Sutcliffe
If You Won The Lottery, You Would: Give it to my parents
Most Memorable Game: Missouri Southern - my first college win
Best Thing About Coach Loe’s Practices: 6 a.m.
Best Thing About Home Games: Sleeping in my own bed
Best Thing About Away Games: Free food

2008

Struck out five batters and went 5.1 innings, both season-highs, in his first collegiate victory against Missouri Southern (4/4) ... made 11 appearances, all in relief

Blue Springs High School

2007 graduate ... played center field in state championship game of 2007 and went one-of-three with a double, a run and a RBI in an 11-3 victory ... team went 24-2 in senior season and outscored opponents 32-7 during its playoff run, including a 14-0 shutout of Lee's Summit North in the sectional round

Personal Bio

Dan and Sharon Briant ... born March 19, 1989

Career Stats

Season	ERA	W-L	App	GS	CG	SHO/CBO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	2B	3B	HR	BF	B/Avg.	WP	HBP	SFA	SHA
2008	4.58	1-1	11	0	0	0/0	0	17.2	19	9	9	9	10	2	1	3	80	.279	1	3	0	0
2009	6.35	0-0	14	0	0	0/0	0	22.2	31	23	16	5	13	3	0	5	109	.307	2	0	1	2
Total	5.58	1-1	25	0	0	0/0	0	40.1	50	32	25	14	23	5	1	8	189	.296	3	3	1	2