Palomar Comets Baseball 2009

BRENDEN WEBB

NO. 22 / OF,  Fr, 6-4, 180 ; BATS: Left; THROWS: Left

HOMETOWN: San Diego, CA

HIGH SCHOOL: Mt. Carmel (San Diego / Rancho Penasquitos, CA), Class of 2008

PRO BASEBALL ORGANIZATION: Selected by the Baltimore Orioles on Aug. 2 (drafted by the Orioles in the 30th round of the June 2009 draft)

FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE: Committed to the University of Southern California on July 19

PERSONAL: Born Feb. 24, 1990 in San Diego, CA. .... Son of Shawn and Kathy Webb. ... Has one sister, Shelby Webb.

ACADEMICS: Carried a 3.0 grade-point average at Mt. Carmel High and has a 3.2 GPA at Palomar. ... Business Management major.

2009 SEASON: All-Pacific Coast Conference first-team selection. ... One of the team's fastest players and the Comets' regular center fielder who has drawn good attention from pro scouts. ... ... Batting ..342 with six doubles, two triples, eight home runs and 40 RBIs, the latter to put him 19th on the all-time Palomar single-season list. ...  Appeared in 48 games, 41 as a starter. ... Finished at  .442 for 23 Pacific Coast Conference games. with three doubles, five home runs and 23 RBIs. ...      Has a .553 slugging percentage, finishing the conference season at .675. ... Slugged a three-run home run in the Comets' 22-2 victory at Rio Hondo on Feb. 14. ... Went 3-for-3 with an RBI in an 11-1 win at Cerritos on Feb. 18. ... Was 2-for-4 vs. Grossmont, which has been ranked as high as No. 3 in Southern California, on March 3. ... Went 2-for-2 and scored two runs in a 13-0 win at Imperial Valley on March  5. ... Drove in a key insurance run with an eighth-inning single as the Comets won 5-3 on the road against Mt. SAC on March 14. ... Was 2-for-5 with a stolen base at San Diego Mesa on March 17. ... Was 2-for-5 Went 5-for-5 with a double, four RBIs and a run scored in a 13-0 win over Mesa on March 19. ... Slugged a long home run over the rightfield fence at Myers Field on March 21 as the Comets pinned a 9-2 loss on Southwestern, which came in ranked No. 1 in Southern California, at Myers Field. ... Went 2-for-4, homered and drove in three runs as the first-place Comets, ranked No. 3 in Southern California, downed No. 4 Grossmont 10-7 on the road on March 28 to open a two-game lead on the Griffins in the conference race. ... Hit home run No. 6, went 2-for-4 and drove in two runs in a 25-2 victory at Imperial Valley on March 31. ... Was 2-for-4 with an RBI and three runs scored  on April 14 as the Comets downed host San Diego City College 17-5 to stretch their lead over second-place Grossmont in the Pacific Coast Conference race to three games with seven to play. ... Went 2-for-4 with two RBIs in a 7-6 win at San Diego Mesa on April 18. ... Was 2-for-5, doubled and scored two runs at Southwestern on April 23. ... Went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI on April 25 as the Comets, ranked No. 1 in Southern California, clinched the Pacific Coast Conference title outright, beating Southwestern 4-2 at Myers Field. ... Went 2-for-4, homered and drove in three runs vs. Grossmont on April 28.  ... Doubled to drive in a run and walked twice, one intentionally, as the Comets downed Citrus 10-2 to begin a best-of-3 series to begin the Southern California Regional playoffs on May 8. ... Came back the following day to double in two runs as Palomar won again 5-2 to sweep the series. ... Went 2-for-4 in a 5-0 victory over Mt. SAC on May 15 to begin the Palomar Super Regional. ... Hit a monster home run that cleared the tennis courts beyond the right field fence at Myers Field on May 16, which helped the Comets defeat Long Beach City College 7-3 to advance to the Super Regional championship game.

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Played at Mt. Carmel High.

(Updated as of Aug. 2, 2009)