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Brandon Morgan
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Brandon Morgan
Brandon Morgan

Ari Fierer #26 Inf/C

  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    200
  • Bats/Throws:
    S/R
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Denver, Colo.
  • High School:
    Colorado Academy
  • Position:
    Inf/C

Summary

Biography

Awards: 
  • 2023 ABCA/Rawlings Second-Team All-Region
  • 2022 ABCA/Rawlings Third-Team All-Region
  • 2022 & 2023 First-Team All-NCAC
  • Named NCAC Player of the Week (2/27/23)
  • 2021-22 & 2022-23 NCAC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2022-23 Denison Top-50 Scholar-Athlete (2023 Ted Barclay Top-Five Award)
  • 2021-22 Chi Alpha Sigma Inductee
  • Member of 2023 Academic All-District® Team, selected by College Sports Communicators
  • 2023 Second-Team Academic All-America®, selected by College Sports Communicators
2023 (Senior): 
  • Had 41 starts in 43 games, including 19 starts at third base, 17 as the designated hitter, four at first base and one start on the mound
  • At the plate he had a .335 batting average while racking up 52 hits, nine doubles, seven home runs, six stolen bases and one triple, and ranked third on the Big Red with 29 walks and a .455 on base percentage
  • Was also top-four on the team with 47 RBI's, 38 runs scored and a .542 slugging percentage
  • On the mound he was 1-0 with five saves, a 2.57 earned run average and 1.19 WHIP in 16 appearances and one start
  • Allowed 21 hits, 12 total runs, six earned runs, four walks and 13 strikeouts in 21.0 innings pitched
  • His five saves ranks as the 10th most in a single season in program history
  • Was sixth in the conference in walks and was tied for sixth in home runs
  • Defensively had a .918 fielding percentage with 37 putouts and 19 assists
  • During Denison's 25-23 marathon win over Arcadia (Mar. 13) in Florida, Fierer set a new program record for at bats in a single game with eight and also tied the Denison records of seven RBI's and two home runs in one game
  • Was named the NCAC Player of the Week (2/27/23) after hitting 7-for-10 with five RBI's, four walks, three runs, two stolen bases, a double and a triple during a 3-0 opening weekend for the Big Red at the D3 College Showcase. The senior went 2-for-2 with a three-run triple and three walks during Denison's 6-5 season-opening win against Berry (Feb. 24) and went 3-for-4 at the plate while pitching the final 1.1 innings of the game giving up no hits, no earned runs, two total runs, two walks and two strikeouts in an 8-3 win over Christopher Newport (Feb. 25). To end the weekend, he hit 2-for-4 with one run, one RBI and one walk in a 10-7 win over Susquehanna (Feb. 26)
  • Hit a two-run home run in Denison's win over Beloit (May 19) in the first game of the NCAA Granville Regional
  • Had two hits offensively and pitched the final 2.1 innings while picking up his fifth save of the season and not allowing a single batter to reach base against him in Denison's 7-0 shutout win over Spalding (May 20) to reach the championship game of the Granville Regional
  • In all, he had two hits in three of Denison's four games in the regional
  • With just one season under his belt as a pitcher at Denison, Fierer graduated tied for eighth in program history in career saves (5)
  • Named First-Team All-NCAC for the second year in a row
  • Named Second-Team All-Region (ABCA/Rawlings) (second-straight all-region accolades)
  • 2023 Second-Team Academic All-America®, selected by College Sports Communicators
2022 (Junior): 
  • Started all 46 games between either third base or first base after transferring in to Denison
  • 46 games played are tied for the fifth most in program history
  • Batted .361 to go along with a team-best 31 walks
  • Was second on the team with 17 doubles and was third with 61 hits and 44 RBI's and 86 total bases
  • 31 walks rank as the fifth most in a single season in program history
  • His 17 doubles are tied for the ninth most in a single season in program history
  • Added 36 runs and two home runs
  • Posted a .459 on base percentage
  • Started off the season with a 13-game hitting streak and adding another 10-game hitting streak later on
  • Had a .942 fielding percentage
  • Was third on the team with 102 putouts and 59 assists, and helped turn seven double plays
  • Named first-team all-conference as a third baseman
  • Named third-team all-region by ABCA/Rawlings
Personal: 
  • Psychology major and Bluegrass minor
  • Son of Sara Fierer

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Historical Player Information

  • 26

    2022Junior

    Inf/C
    5'11" 200 lbs
    26
  • 26

    2023Senior

    Inf/C
    5'11" 200 lbs
    26
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