TUCSON, Ariz. ?- Senior Brad Boyer was taken by the San Francisco Giants with their pick in the 13th round of the 2006 MLB First Year Player Draft. It marked the second time in the last two years the infielder has been taken in the draft. He was selected by Seattle in the 14th round last year, but opted to return to UA.
Boyer, among the all-time leaders at Arizona in games played (216), at bats (857), runs (218), hits (265), triples (26) and stolen bases (73), finished the 2006 season with a .323 batting average while leading the Wildcats with nine triples, 65 runs scored and 21 stolen bases.
In the 2006 regular season, Boyer became just the fourth player in school history to score 200 or more runs in career at UA, joining former Wildcat greats Dave Stegman, Chip Hale and Les Pearsey.
A four-year starter for the Wildcats, Boyer was member of three postseason clubs, including the 2004 team that advanced to the College World Series in Omaha, Neb.
Brad Boyer's Career Stats at Arizona
Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%
2003.... .351 56-56 239 71 84 16 8 5 47 131 .548 24 5 28 1 .409 8 1 25-31 47 76 22 .848
2004.... .259 47-32 139 27 36 8 0 1 23 47 .338 15 3 20 2 .340 2 4 10-14 39 21 3 .952
2005.... .285 60-60 256 55 73 13 9 3 46 113 .441 21 6 34 5 .345 7 5 17-22 72 125 10 .952
2006.... .323 53-53 223 65 72 8 9 2 38 104 .466 33 7 36 2 .421 3 5 21-28 91 147 14 .944
TOTAL... .309 216-201 857 218 265 45 26 11 154 395 .461 93 21 118 10 .382 20 15 73-95 249 369 49 .927
