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22 Howie Brey

  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 195
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Middletown, N.J.
  • Highschool Middletown South

Biography

2016 MLB Draft Selection (Houston Astros, 31st Round)
2016 All-Big Ten Third Team

Big Ten Pitcher of the Week (April 4, 2016)
2016 Preseason Big Ten Players to Watch List
2016 Team Captain
2015 Preseason Big Ten Players to Watch List
2015 Team Captain
2014 Third Team All-American Athletic Conference
2014 NJCBA First Team All-State
2013 NJCBA All-State Rookie Team


Howie Brey

2016 (Senior): Appeared in and started 14 weekend openers on the mound ... selected in the 31st round of the MLB Draft by the Houston Astros (6/11) ... named Third Team All-Big Ten (5/24) to become first RU pitcher to earn a Big Ten postseason accolade ... logged four complete games (Indiana, Ohio State, Penn State, Maryland) to mark the most by a Scarlet Knight since 2004 ... led the team with a 3.50 ERA overall, including a 1.86 mark over 38.2 innings at home ... pitched second-most innings in the Big Ten in the regular season with 100.1, also fifth in a single year in program history ... lasted at least six innings in 13-of-14 starts ... recorded the third-most strikeouts in a season in the school record books at 84, a total that ranked No. 5 in the conference in the regular season ... won six games with four against Big Ten opponents ... finished career tied for third in program history with 206 strikeouts, fourth with 291.1 innings pitched, tied for fourth with 38 starts and tied for eighth with 18 victories ... permitted just one stolen base in final 187.1 innings pitched dating back to 2014, including a streak of 181.1 consecutively until last start of the season (longest in the nation) ... tossed 6.2 innings with six strikeouts in final start for Rutgers against Northwestern (5/19) ... struck out a career-high 10 batters in complete-game win at Maryland (5/13) ... worked eight innings versus Nebraska (4/29) with two runs allowed and five strikeouts ... threw a five-hit shutout against Penn State (4/22) for third complete game of the season, striking out seven ... tossed a complete game on a career-high 130 pitches at Ohio State (4/15) with six strikeouts for the win ... struck out seven batters over six shutout innings and picked up the win over Saint Joseph's (4/8) ... earned second win of the season with a complete-game effort with one run permitted and seven strikeouts versus Indiana (4/1) ... named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week for the efforts ... started and logged 6.1 innings of work in Big Ten opener at Michigan State (3/28) ... started and gave up one run over eight innings at Navy (3/18) with six strikeouts ... left in line to win at No. 16 Florida Atlantic (3/11) with seven strikeouts over six innings ... struck out four with two earned runs allowed over seven innings of work in game one of series at Old Dominion (3/5) ... worked six innings, striking out six and permitting one run to pick up first win of the season in game one at George Mason (2/27) ... struck out seven over six innings in season debut at No. 4 Miami (2/19) ... made Opening Day start for the third-straight season, the first RU pitcher to do so since Casey Gaynor (2008-10) ... named a Big Ten Player to Watch (2/10) ... selected as a team captain for the second time.

Made 13 starts on the mound in the weekend rotation ... worked into at least the seventh inning eight times ... led the team with 80.2 innings pitched and 56 strikeouts ... pitched the most innings in the nation without allowing a stolen base ... runners went 0-for-4 attempting steals against ... threw 52.0 innings in the Big Ten (tied for seventh-most in the conference) ... threw a complete game to beat No. 13 Iowa (5/14), recording 17 outs through the air ... worked 6.1 innings with four strikeouts in series-opening start at No. 3 Illinois (5/9) ... logged seven innings with three strikeouts to earn win against Seton Hall (4/25) ... struck out four over seven innings against Michigan State (4/18) ... logged seven strikeouts in as many innings during start at Indiana (4/11) ... pitched 7.1 scoreless innings with four strikeouts in start versus Ohio State (3/27) ... surrendered one run over seven innings, striking out five against Purdue (3/21) to earn win (first Big Ten win for Rutgers) ... fanned seven with just two earned runs allowed over six innings versus Central Michigan (3/14) ... struck out six with two runs allowed in start versus Old Dominion (2/27) ... started the season opener at No. 9 Miami (2/13) and permitted one earned run over six innings, striking out nine (season-high) ... named to the Big Ten Players to Watch list (2/11) ... selected as a team captain.

2014 (Sophomore): Made 13 appearances overall with 11 starts (10 to start a series and one to begin the conference playoffs) ... named third team all-conference and NJCBA First Team All-State ... recorded a team-best 2.36 ERA and 76.1 innings, also tying the staff high with six wins ... allowed two earned runs or less in eight of 11 starts ... registered 40 strikeouts, second-most on the Scarlet Knights ... held opposing batters to a .204 average, lowest on the team and third-lowest in the American Athletic Conference ... allowed 55 hits, fourth-lowest in the American, and 22 runs, tied for third-lowest in the league ... one of three starting pitchers in the conference not to allow a home run all season ... went the distance in a complete-game (seven innings due to mercy rule), two-hit shutout over USF (5/21) in the conference tournament opener ... pitched five innings, striking out four batters and giving up three earned runs, in a start at Memphis (5/15) ... hurled complete game versus USF (5/9), allowing only four hits and one earned run with five strikeouts ... struck out four in 6.1 innings of work against Temple (5/2) ... logged eight innings of work (first career complete game), striking out three in start at UCF (4/25) ... earned win versus Cincinnati (4/17), lasting 7.1 innings ... struck out four over seven innings of work in start against Hartford (4/11) ... picked up third win of the season against No. 10 Houston (4/5), allowing just two runs on five hits with two strikeouts ... came out of the bullpen at UConn (3/28) to earn the save, allowing just one run with two strikeouts over three innings ... had a streak of 17.1 innings without surrendering an earned run (2/14-3/28) ... selected to American Athletic Conference Honor Roll (3/3) for performance against the Monarchs ... picked up second win of the season with 6.1 innings of work at Old Dominion (3/1) ... tossed six scoreless innings, striking out five in first win of the season at Jacksonville (2/22) ... made first career start against FIU (2/14) in the season opener, allowing one hit and two earned runs with four strikeouts over five innings.

2013 (Freshman): Tied for the team lead with 24 appearances out of the bullpen ... named to NJCBA Division I All-State Rookie Team ... struck out 26 over 34 innings ... stranded 68 percent of inherited runners ... allowed just a .200 batting average against Big East opponents over nine outings ... struck out two in an inning of work at USF (5/17), stranding an inherited runner ... worked two scoreless and hitless frames to earn win over Georgetown (5/12) ... tossed two scoreless and hitless innings versus Nebraska (4/28) ... struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings at Creighton (4/27) ... picked up the win and recorded two strikeouts with a season-long 4.2 innings of relief work at home against Wagner (4/24) ... finished off the last 3.1 innings and earned a save against Monmouth (4/17), recording one strikeout and surrendering two hits ... worked 3.1 scoreless innings over two appearances in Seton Hall series, striking out five ... no earned runs allowed in 1.2 relief innings against Iona (4/3) ... ended the win at Villanova (3/28) with a strikeout ... closed out win at Louisville (3/23) with one inning pitched ... retired the only batter he faced against William and Mary (3/10) ... tossed four innings with a season-best four strikeouts in relief to earn first career win at Old Dominion (2/24) ... retired both batters faced in collegiate debut at Miami (2/17).

Prior to Rutgers: Earned First Team All-Conference honors as a senior ... named First Team All-Shore in final season ... Monmouth County pitcher of the year in 2012 ... as a junior, recognized with Second Team All-Conference and Third Team All-Shore accolades ... played baseball for the Middletown Warriors baseball club for seven years and the N.J. Niners for one year ... won a national championship with the New Brunswick Matrix, a All-American Amateur Baseball Association (AAABA) team ... excelled in football, receiving first team all-conference honors in 2012.

Personal: Son of Howie and Karen Brey ... has three younger siblings: Kyle, Trevor and Karissa ... a communication major.


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    2015Junior

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    5'10" 195 lbs
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    2016Senior

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    5'10" 195 lbs
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