GENERAL CAPSULE - Won a lot of games in junior college... hardworker with steady arm... 79-83 mph with good changeup... good mindfor how to pitch... should give Dons solid innings in the middle...may push as mid-week starter.
AT USF (2003): Appeared in 16 games with five starts in hisfirst year on the Hilltop... best start against San Diego (3/16),allowing three runs off four hits with four strikeouts in 5.2innings of work... recorded season-high five K's at Portland(3/30).
AT DANVILLE CC - Earned All-Academic, second team honors as afreshman; All-Academic, first team honors his sophomore year...recorded a 3.24 ERA with a 14-4 record... named freshman of theyear in conference and made second team, all-conference.
PREP CAREER - Four-year player at Lafayette HS... named to theall-conference second team his senior year for the Lancers... alsoplayed basketball.
PERSONAL - Brian William Borgmann... chose USF for the coachingstaff... his goal for the season is to never take one pitch off...best advice he's ever been given is "Don't let anyone tell you youcan't accomplish what you want to"... would like to trade placesfor a day with Tom Glavine... favorite movie is Gladiator... if hecould attend any sporting event it would be a Cardinals victoryover the Yankees in Game 7 of the World Series... Mark McGwire ishis sports hero... parents are Bill and Linda Borgmann... bornMarch 8, 1982 in St. Louis, MO.
GIARRATANO ON BORGMANN - "To have Brian's quality of pitchingmid-week, left-handed, will be the big difference in helping us winthose 36 games we need to get into a regional."
