Sophomore SS Brendan McGaheran- Courtesy Lehigh University
FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
With the start of the 2009 College Baseball season two months away, Summer League teams are beginning to finalized their 2009 roster. The Victoria Generals, of the Texas Collegiate League have added two more today- Sophomore SS Brendan McGaheran and Sophomore OF Andrew Russell both of Lehigh University.
As a freshmen, Brendan won the starting shortstop job. Leary said, “I had a 4 year starter and 2 time all-league SS that Brendan won the job from at mid-season. Brendan was our #3 hitter (Andy was #4) as a freshman. In back to back days, he had a game winning double versus Boston College and a HR in a our win over Notre Dame. Two great wins for our program early in the season — and a great start to Brendan’s career.”
Andy Russell, a sophomore outfielder was an everyday starter as a freshmen and hit .313 and slugged just under .500. According to Lehigh Head Coach Sean Leary, “Andy has a chance to be a .350+ guy for us the next three seasons and become one of our school’s all-time best hitters. He is lefty hitter with some pop. He has double digit HR potential and drives the ball gap to gap.”
Both Brendan and Andy were members of Lehigh’s 2007 recruiting class that was ranked #4 in the Northeast (BC was #1). It was Lehigh’s first ever regional ranking. Leary also said, “For the past 14 years, I’ve had the pleasure of coaching some very talented players and offensively Andy and Brendan both project to be among the top offensive players that I have coached”.
