2015-16 Baseball Roster

Olivia Mansoory, TIU Sports Info

21 A.J. Bruner

  • Position Pitcher/Designated Hitter
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 215
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Evansville, Ind.
  • Highschool Reitz Memorial HS
  • Prev School Reitz Memorial HS

Biography

• All-CCAC First Team (2016)
• NCCAA All-North Central Region Team (2016)
• NCCAA National Pitcher of the Week (Mar. 15, 2016)
• CCAC Pitcher of the Week (Mar. 15, 2016)
 
Career Hitting Stats
Year G-GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB HBP SF AVG OBP SLG
2013 36-36 126 20 44 18 4 1 0 5 20 0 2 1 .349 .381 .397
2014 37-36 116 11 34 20 3 0 1 5 20 3 2 3 .293 .325 .345
2015 37-34 118 13 35 23 4 1 2 7 24 0 0 4 .297 .326 .398
2016 41-39 132 14 32 24 3 0 2 5 18 0 5 3 .242 .290 .311
Career 151-145 492 58 145 85 14 2 5 22 82 3 9 11 .295 .330 .362
 
Career Pitching Stats
Year G-GS W-L ERA SV CG IP H R ER BB K AB BAA
2013 8-7 3-4 4.01 0 2 42.2 41 29 19 19 30 170 .241
2014 10-9 2-6 5.18 0 4 57.1 78 47 33 28 22 232 .336
2015 13-13 4-6 5.61 0 6 67.1 98 59 42 23 26 289 .339
2016 16-16 11-4 3.95 0 11 114.0 125 56 50 24 85 458 .273
Career 47-45 20-20 4.61 0 23 281.1 342 191 144 94 163 1,149 .298


2016 (Senior)


NAIA Rankings

• Innings Pitched - 7th (114)
• Wins - 8th (11)
• Innings Pitched per Game - 10th (7.13)
 

CCAC Rankings

• Innings Pitched - 1st (114)
• Wins - T-1st (11)
• Games Started T-1st (16)
• Strikeouts - 3rd (85)


Made 16 starts as a junior, setting career highs in wins, ERA, innings pitched, and strikeouts ... started the first game of the season, pitching a complete game in the first of two wins over Lincoln Christian (Ill.) on Sept. 19, allowing one run while striking out seven ... went 2-for-3 at the plate in the second game of the day, driving in three RBI and scoring a run ... threw another complete game victory against Lincoln Christian on Oct. 3, with seven strikeouts and two runs allowed ... earned the win in the first game of a doubleheader sweep over Trinity Christian on Oct. 9, with five strikeouts and two runs allowed in a complete game ... finished 3-for-4 with a run scored against The Apprentice School (Va.) on Mar. 4, starting a four-game hitting streak from Mar. 4-8 ... pitched a complete game in the first of two wins over Penn State-Beaver on Mar. 8, striking out five without allowing an earned run ... won his fifth game of the season three days later, scattering seven hits and one run allowed while striking out five against Rochester (Mich.) on Mar. 11 ... earned the win after four innings of work in game one of a doubleheader sweep over Indiana-South Bend on Mar. 23, allowing three runs on five hits ... went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored in the second game at Purdue-Calumet on Mar. 29 ... pitched seven innings without an earned run against Olivet Nazarene on Apr. 4, striking out a career-high nine batters ... picked up his second win over Trinity Christian on the season on Apr. 11, throwing a 7-inning complete game and striking out four ... finished a combined 3-for-7 in the split doubleheader at St. Francis on Apr. 12, driving in three RBI ... struck out seven over eight innings of work in a no-decision against St. Ambrose on Apr. 15 ... went 4-for-5 including his first home run of the season in a doubleheader sweep over Maranatha Baptist (Wisc.) on Apr. 19, driving in three RBI and scoring two runs ... recorded eight strikeouts in the win over Calumet St. Joseph on Apr. 20 ... worked around ten hits in the first of two wins over Robert Morris on Apr. 23, pitching a complete game while striking out 6 ... hit a walk-off 3-run home run in the bottom of the 9th in game two against Robert Morris, completing the doubleheader sweep and going 3-for-5 at the plate ... finished the season on a five-game hitting streak from Apr. 23-May 2, going a combined 8-for-20 during the streak ... earned his 10th win of the season at Purdue-North Central on Apr. 26, allowing three runs while striking out six ... pitched all ten innings, allowing just two earned runs in the win at Roosevelt on May 2. 


2015 (Junior)


NAIA Rankings

• Fielding Percentage - T-1st (1.000)

CCAC Rankings

• Game Started - T-2nd (13)
• Complete Games - T-5th (6)
• Fielding Percentage - T-1st (1.000)

Played in 40 of 51 games over his junior season, including 13 appearances at pitcher ... made a team-high 13 starts on the mound, posting a 4-6 record and 5.61 ERA ... led the team in wins ... pitched six complete games ... led the Trojans with 67.1 innings pitched ... finished tied for the team lead with 26 strikeouts ...  at the plate, posted a .297 batting average over 39 games, with a .326 on-base percentage and .398 slugging percentage ... started 32 games as the Trojans' designated hitter, and two at first base ... drove in 23 RBI, and scored 13 runs ... hit two home runs, tied for second-most on the team ... seven extra-base hits in all ... had eight multi-hit games, and six multi-RBI games ... went 4-for-4 with two RBI, a triple, and a run scored against Cairn (Pa.) on Mar. 10 ... drove in a career high six RBI in the first game of a doubleheader against Holy Cross on Apr. 28, going 2-for-5 with a grand slam ... finished the season on a nine-game hitting streak, from Apr. 18-28, hitting .400 during that time.

2014 (Sophomore)
 

CCAC Rankings

• Sac Flies Allowed - 1st (8)
• Sac Bunts Allowed - 6th (8)

Started 36 out of 37 games as a sophmore ... made 10 appearances as a pitchers, including 9 starts ... hit for a .293 average ... posted an ERA of 5.18, striking out 22 batters ... collected 57.1 innings pitched ... had a nine-game hitting streak with a total of six runs scored  from Apr. 1-Apr. 11 ... had a total of 11 runs scored during the season, with 20 RBIs ... went 3-for-3 against Trinity Christian on Mar. 14, in the first game of a doubleheader, then posted another 3-for-3 performance against Roosevelt on Apr. 18 ... one of three Trojans to hit a home run during the season, against Trinity Christian on Mar. 14.

2013 (Freshman)

Started 36 of the Trojans’ 37 games as a freshman in 2013 ... made eight appearances as a pitcher, including seven starts … hit .349 on the season, the second-highest average for TIU, and the 10th-highest in the CCAC … posted a 3-4 record on the mound, with a team-leading 4.01 ERA … ranked 19th in the CCAC in ERA, and third in the conference among freshmen … threw 42.2 innings, striking out 30 batters while walking 19 … pitched two complete games … allowed opponents an average of .241, ranking 8th in the CCAC … collected 13 multi-hit games, including seven straight multi-hit games from Mar. 5-15 … had a nine-game hitting streak from Mar. 5-27 … collected a career-high five hits in the first of two wins over Rivier (N.H.) on Mar. 7, going 5-for-5 with a double, two RBI, and three runs scored … recorded three RBI in a loss to Roosevelt on Mar. 15, going 2-for-4 with a triple and a pair of runs scored … pitched a complete game in the 4-2 win over Cardinal Stritch on Mar. 29, allowing just one earned run on four hits while striking out four … threw eight shutout innings in the win over Illinois Tech on Apr. 4, allowing five hits and striking out ten … pitched 19 consecutive innings without allowing an earned run from Mar. 29-Apr. 13.
 

In High School: Named an All-Conference and All-Metro selection while playing for Reitz Memorial HS in Evansville, Ind.

Major: Sport & Wellness Management

Statistics

Season:
2015-16

Season Statistics

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Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2012-13Freshman

    1B/OF/P
    6'4" 240 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2013-14Sophomore

    P/UTIL
    6'4" 215 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2015Junior

    P/DH
    6'4" 215 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2015-16Senior

    Pitcher/Designated Hitter
    6'4" 215 lbs
    21