June 3, 2003
TUCSON, Ariz.- Junior outfielder Brian Anderson was selected by the Chicago White Sox with the 15th overall pick on Tuesday in the June Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.
Anderson, a three-year starter for the Wildcats, posted his best season with Arizona in the recently completed 2003 season. The right-hander batted .366 with career highs in hits (85), runs (58), RBIs (61), home runs (14), doubles (12), triples (9) and stolen bases (17). He was named All-Pac-10 upon conclusion of the 2003 regular season and garnered second team All-America honors from USA Today/Sports Weekly.
Listed by Baseball America as the top pro prospect in the state of Arizona and the No. 27 prospect overall, Anderson is a career .342 batter with 135 runs scored, 25 doubles, 14 triples, 23 home runs and 130 RBIs.
- Career History
Career History
Individual Career History
Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-ATT
2001.... .370 48-47 181 40 67 9 6 4 38 18 25 8-14
2002.... .275 40-40 160 37 44 4 0 5 30 25 31 6-10
2003.... .366 57-56 232 58 85 12 8 14 62 24 42 17-21
TOTAL... .342 145-143 573 135 196 25 14 23 130 67 98 31-45
Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO
2001.... 2.61 1-1 7 0 0 0/0 3 10.1 5 4 3 8 11
2002.... 7.94 0-2 10 0 0 0/1 4 11.1 15 12 10 10 20
TOTAL... 5.40 1-3 17 0 0 0/1 7 21.2 20 16 13 18 31
