AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR IN 2008: Started ninegames in 12 appearances for the Broncos, tossing 44.0 innings andstriking 33 batters ... pitched 5.2 innings against Kansas State(Feb. 23), striking out five batters ... pitched a career-high 7.0innings against San Jose State (Mar. 2) for the win, striking outfive batters and allowing only three hits and one run ... made hisfifth appearance and threw 5.1 innings, striking out two againstthen-No. 14 San Diego (Mar. 30) ... struck out a season-high sixbatters against Sac State (Apr. 29)
AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE IN 2007: Started all 11games in which he appeared as a pitcher, and made pinch-hittingappearances in five other contests ... posted a 4-2 record and 4.12earned-run average with 32 strikeouts in 54.2 innings of work ...went 0-for-4 with a walk at the plate ... after opening year with apair of no-decisions, ran off three straight wins ... struck outseven and allowed only one run on three hits over five innings inwin over Fresno State on Feb. 28 ... allowed only three runs andstruck out a pair in win at Stanford on March 6 ... got third winApr. 1 at Portland, allowing only two earned runs over five innings... despite suffering loss at No. 12 Pepperdine on Apr. 22, made astrong showing with five strikeouts and only two runs allowed in6.1 innings ... struck out six and allowed only one run on fivehits over 6.2 innings as he got his fourth win Apr. 29 over LoyolaMarymount ... took a no-decision at Saint Mary's on May 6 despiteallowing only one run through six innings.
AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN IN 2006: Returned fromTommy John surgery in 2005 to appear in 25 games, starting 18 ...eight of those starts came on the mound while the other 10 were atdesignated hitter ... went 3-1 with a 3.42 ERA on the hill with 12strikeouts in 23.2 innings pitched ... from the plate, batted .300with four homers and eight RBIs ... got pinch-single in his firstat-bat of the season on Feb. 4 at Pacific ... returned to the moundMarch 8 at Sacramento State, tossing four innings of two-hit,shutout ball to earn his first victory of the year ... earned hissecond win in three innings of work against Cal on April 5 ...tossed three innings of three-hit, one-run ball and struck outthree against San Francisco State on April 18 to earn his third win... also went 3-for-5 from the plate with a home run and three RBIsagainst the Gators ... struck out three and allowed only one run ina three-inning stint at Stanford on April 25 ... went 2-for-2 witha home run and a couple of walks against Saint Mary's on April 29... singled and hit a solo homer in five at-bats on May 6 at SanDiego ... tossed three scoreless innings the following day againstthe Toreros ... had two hits, including his fourth homer of theseason, on May 12 against the Portland Pilots.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2005: Appeared in four gamesduring the season, all in a relief role ...injured his elbow earlyon, missed the rest of the season due to Tommy John surgery ...received a medical harship and redshirted the season ... struck out13 batters in only eight-and-one-third innings pitched on theseason ... pitched two innings and struck out one in relief to earnthe win in the first game of an Opening Day doubleheader against UCRiverside on January 29 ... pitched two-and-one-third scorelessinnings, striking out three against Utah on February 5 ... struckout eight in a three-and-two-thirds innings relief stint onFebruary 13 at San Diego State ... struck out the only batter hefaced against No. 12 Washington on February 20
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2004 graduate of Wilcox HighSchool in Santa Clara, Calif ... played for Santa Clara graduateand coach Dave Currie ... led team to two Central Coast SectionChampionships in 2002 and 2004 ... team appeared in BaseballAmerica's top-25 poll during 2002 ... awarded the Carney LansfordStudent Athlete Scholarship for 2004 ... EA Sports High SchoolAll-America selection in 2004 ... CCS Sports Focus Player of theYear ... CCS Cal-Hi Co-Player of the Year as a senior ...First-Team All-State selection ... two-time All-Mercury Newsselection ... League MVP in 2004 ... First-Team All-StateUnderclassman selection in 2003 ... gold medal winner in USATournament of Stars in 2003 ... posted a career record of 24-3 onthe mound ... was 13-0 with a 0.64 ERA as a senior ... set singleseason home run (11) and strikeout (142) records while at Wilcox... recorded four shutouts and two no-hitters as a senior ... alsomember of the 2004 Santa Clara Palomino World Series Champion team... earned a complete game victory with 11 strikeouts in the titlegame against Orange County ... Principal Honor Roll selection.
PERSONAL: Born December 29, 1985 in MountainView, Calif ... parents are Donald and Shelly Brandt ... has ayounger brother, Kevin ... enjoys movies, watching all sports andcollecting memorabilia ... major is undeclared, but aspires tobecome a marketing executive in the Silicon Valley aftergraduation.
Brandt's Career Pitching Statistics
| Year | ERA | GP/GS | W-L | CG | SV | Sho | IP | R/ER | H | SO | BB |
| 2005 | 3.24 | 4/0 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 4/3 | 11 | 13 | 4 |
| 2006 | 3.42 | 8/8 | 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.2 | 14/9 | 28 | 12 | 9 |
| 2007 | 4.12 | 11/11 | 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.2 | 29/25 | 60 | 32 | 22 |
| 2008 | 7.36 | 12/9 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.0 | 39/36 | 59 | 33 | 25 |
| Career | 5.03 | 35/28 | 10-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130.2 | 86/73 | 158 | 90 | 60 |
Brandt's Career Batting Statistics
| Year | Avg. | GP/GS | AB | R | H | 2B/3B/HR | RBI | BB/K | SB/SBA |
| 2006 | .300 | 25/10 | 60 | 7 | 18 | 0/0/4 | 8 | 4/18 | 0/0 |
| 2007 | .000 | 5/0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0/0/0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| Career | .281 | 30/10 | 64 | 7 | 18 | 0/0/4 | 8 | 5/19 | 0/0 |
