University of San Francisco Athletics

2008 SEASON: Started 22 of 29 games played as ajunior before suffering a season ending injury on April 8 at SanJose State... batted .299 with three doubles, one triple, and onehomerun... went 2-for-2 with a double and three RBI at Hawai'I(2/24)... finished the day 2-for-4 with two RBI and a homerun atSacramento State (2/26)... in the second game of a double-headeragainst Fairleigh Dickinson, had a triple and an RBI (3/22)... went2-for-4 with three runs scored and a double at Saint Mary's(3/29)... had a double and a run scored vs. Loyola Marymount onApril 6... had a seven game hitting streak (3/20-3/30) in which hebatted .357.

AT EL CAMINO JC (2006-07): Played two years ofbaseball

PREP CAREER: Played four years of baseball atEl Segundo High School... as a senior batted .381 with six homerunsand 12 doubles... earned First Team All-League and MVP honors.

PERSONAL: Born on February 12, 1986 in Chino,CA... son of Don and Bonnie Braunecker... nickname is Bub... fatherplayed basketball at Pepperdine and professional Volleyball... goalfor the season is to perform to the best of his abilities... choseUSF because the first time he visited it felt like a closefamily... thinks the best thing about being a student-athlete ischallenging yourself... lists volleyball as a hobby... likes thefog in San Francisco... would like to be Barry Bonds for a day...best advice he could give to youngsters is to do what you love, itwill always make you happy... favorite sports hero is his father...favorite movie is Braveheart... favorite food is steak... majoringin Sociology.

GIARRATANO ON BRAUNECKER: "Dane in my opinionis one of the best third basemen in all of the country. He hasgreat range, can catch and throw. Offensively, he does so manyunselfish things that don't show up in the box score. He will bethe difference maker in our wins and losses this year."