2005: Started 59 games at third base ... Hit safely in 45 games ... Ranked among the A-Sun leaders in RBI (3rd), doubles (tied-7th), walks (8th), sacrifice flies (tied-2nd), and on-base pct. (11th) ... Posted 22 multi-hit games ... Collected four-hit games vs. SIU (Feb. 12) and ISU (Feb. 19) ... Hit two home runs, scored four runs, and drove in four in a doubleheader sweep vs. Siena (Feb. 26) ... Went 2-for-5 with a home run and four RBI in a win at Georgia State (Mar. 13) ... Hit a pair of two-run doubles in a win vs. Belmont (Apr. 24) ... Went 2-for-3 with three runs and a three-run home run at Lipscomb (May 6) ... Went 3-for-5 with a game-winning three-run home run and a career-high five RBI vs. South Alabama (May 22) ... Had two doubles and three RBI vs. Notre Dame in the NCAA Tournament (June 4) ... Collected 36 RBI over his final 36 games of the season ... Named an academic all-conference honoree.
2004: Named Atlantic Sun Freshman of the Year, second-team all-conference and to the A-Sun all-freshmen team ... Ranked third on the team with four home runs (all coming on the road) ... Ranked sixth in the A-Sun in triples and tied for 11th in hits ... Made 54 starts at third base ... Posted 19 multi-hit games, including nine 3+ hit games, and 10 multi-RBI games ... Went 4-for-5 with a pair of runs in series opener at Mercer (Mar. 12) ... Went 3-for-3 with two home runs, four RBI, and three runs scored in game one the next day (Mar. 13) ... Went 4-for-7 with a home run and four runs scored at USF (Apr. 6) ... Was 3-for-3 at Belmont (May 1) ... Collected seven hits each in the Lipscomb series and the Appalachian State series ... Also drove in six runs against the Mountaineers, including four in the series finale (May 16) ... Named an academic all-conference honoree.
High School: Batted .487 with seven home runs, 29 runs scored and 33 RBI as a senior ... Named small school Player of the Year by the Palm Beach Post and Sun-Sentinel ... Earned first team All-State honors ... Helped lead his team to a 23-7 record and a district championship ... Hit three home runs in three consecutive at-bats ... Was drafted in the 21st round by the Oakland A’s in the June, 2003 draft ... Three-time first team all-area selection by the Palm Beach Post and Sun-Sentinel ... Batted .459 as a junior and was named honorable mention All-State ... Was the starting third baseman for the 2001 AA State Champions ... Batted .436 with 32 runs and 39 RBI as a sophomore ... Four-year letter winner in baseball.
Personal: William Braedyn Pruitt was born March 23, 1985, in West Palm Beach, Fla. ... Son of Bill and Bruce Pruitt ... Majoring in General Business.
