Biography
2018 (Junior): Named preseason all-Sun Belt Conference as an outfielder.
2017 (Sophomore): Started all 54 games in which he appeared ... Led the Sun Belt Conference in runs scored (36) in league games, and ranked second in RBI (34) and doubles (11), and third in walks (25) ... Batted .336 with 52 runs scored, 17 doubles, two triples, nine home runs, 46 RBI, .564 slugging percentage, .448 on-base percentage and eight stolen bases ... Led the team in doubles, ranked second in OBP and third in batting average, runs scored, hits (71), slugging percentage and stolen bases ... Hit safely in 41 of 54 contests ... Recorded 23 multiple-hit and 13 multi-RBI games ... Hit .356 with 11 doubles, six home runs, 34 RBI, 38 runs scored, .602 slugging percentage, .473 on-base percentage and seven stolen bases in 30 SBC contests ... Named the Sun Belt Conference Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player after batting .438 with two doubles, two home runs, six RBI and two runs scored in three games ... Went 3-for-6 with a double and two RBI in the SBC Tournament championship game against Georgia Southern (May 28), and delivered a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th inning to give USA its first SBC Tournament title since 2005 ... Finished 3-for-5 with two home runs, four RBI and two runs scored in a win over Troy (May 26) to open the SBC Tournament ... Drove in a career-high four runs and tied his career high in hits (4) in a series-opening win at ULM (April 7) ... Tied his career high with four RBI against Coastal Carolina (April 14) ... Named the SBC Player of the Week on April 24 after batting .438 with a triple, two home runs, six RBI, six runs scored and one stolen base while posting a .480 on-base percentage and .810 slugging percentage in five games, hitting safely in all five contests, recording multiple hits in four of those games and driving in runs in four of the five contests ... Scored the game-tying run in the top of the ninth inning in the Jags’ 7-6 win at No. 10 LSU (May 9) ... Recorded three hits against Southern Miss (June 4) in the NCAA Hattiesburg (Miss.) Regional ... Played summer ball in the Cape Cod Baseball League as a member of the Hyannis Harbor Hawks.
2016 (Freshman): Batted .293 with seven doubles, three triples, one home run, 27 RBI, 34 runs scored and six stolen bases in 62 games … Hit .291 with three doubles, one triple, one home run, 14 RBI, 17 runs scored and two stolen bases in 28 SBC contests … Hit safely in 40 of 62 games played … Finished with 11 multiple-hit and seven multi-RBI games … Closed the season with a six-game hitting streak and nine-game on-base streak … Recorded his first career hit in his Jaguar debut in a season-opening win over Evansville (Feb. 19) … Posted a career-high four hits against the Purple Aces the following game and drove in a pair of runs (Feb. 20) … Tied a career high with four hits against Georgia Southern in the SBC Tournament … Drove in a career-best three runs against Louisiana-Monroe (April 2) … Hit his first career home run at Appalachian State (April 17) … Drew a career-high three walks against Little Rock (March 12).
High School: Lettered four years in baseball and two years in football at Enterprise High School ... Named a Louisville Slugger High School All-American by Collegiate Baseball in 2015 ... Earned 7A first-team all-state honors from the Alabama Sports Writers Association as a shortstop his senior season ... A Super 12 selection by the Dothan Eagle and second-team Super all-state selection by AL.com ... Earned 6A all-state honorable mention from the ASWA at third base in 2014… Batted .355 with two home runs, eight doubles, three triples, 17 RBI, 32 runs scored, 30 walks and five stolen bases in 107 official at-bats as a junior … Also posted a .542 slugging percentage and .520 on-base percentage … Earned 6A all-state honorable mention from the ASWA and was named to the Dothan Eagle Super 12 as a sophomore in 2013 after hitting .433 with two home runs, 12 doubles, a triple, 42 runs scored, 14 stolen bases, .540 on-base percentage and .600 slugging percentage … Batted .366 with six doubles, one triple, 21 RBI, 37 runs scored, two stolen bases, .438 on-base percentage and .452 slugging percentage as a freshman.
Personal: Full name is Brendan Michael Donovan ... Born Jan. 16, 1997, in Wurzburg, Germany ... The second of three children to James and Lisa Donovan ... Lists hunting and fishing among his hobbies ... Favorite movie is “Step Brothers” ... Favorite book is “Beyond Belief: Finding The Strength To Come Back” ... Lists the Boston Red Sox, Boston Bruins, Boston Celtics and New England Patriots as his favorite pro sports teams ... Favorite athlete is Matt Carpenter ... Favorite musical artist is Eminem ... One of two baseball respresentatives on the USA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee ... Majoring in sport management.
