Coach LaBranche: “Brendan is a proven player at shortstop, so we’ll be relying upon him to be the everyday shortstop and to be solid defensively. He’s a guy who can hit at a variety of different spots in the lineup. He’s a middle-of-the-order RBI guy or maybe a No. 2 hitter. He’s probably our most consistent worker during our pre-season; he works hard every day and has a real passion for playing the game. We hope that he will be real infectious with his teammates.”
High School: Four-year baseball letterwinner who played the left side of the infield… all-conference selection as a senior who competed in the CHSCA All-Star Game… honor roll…
PERSONAL: born Brendan J. Lynch October 29, 1992... Parents: Ann Marie and John... Major: Sport and Leisure Management... Career Plans: Sport Therapy... Residence: Wethersfield, CT...
CAREER STATISTICS
| Year | BAvg. | GP | GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | SAvg. | BB | HP | SO | OBPct. | SF | SH | SB | A | PO | A | E | FAvg. |
| 2014 | .314 | 41 | 41 | 159 | 40 | 50 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 79 | .497 | 24 | 13 | 12 | .435 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 25 | 61 | 124 | 12 | .939 |
| 2013 | .315 | 42 | 42 | 162 | 32 | 51 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 65 | .401 | 12 | 6 | 20 | .377 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 61 | 134 | 19 | .911 |
| 2012 | .265 | 32 | 29 | 102 | 22 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 36 | .353 | 12 | 4 | 16 | .361 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 39 | 11 | .828 |
| 2011 | .357 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .429 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .471 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .875 |
| TOTAL | .304 | 127 | 114 | 437 | 99 | 133 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 77 | 186 | .426 | 48 | 26 | 50 | .399 | 8 | 5 | 46 | 56 | 139 | 301 | 43 | .911 |
BRENDAN...REVEALED
Favorite activity other than sports: Weight lifting
Best place for pizza: Fairway Pizza
Favorite actor: Chris Farley
Most difficult aspect of college: The homework
Something that you may never live to see: The Red Sox winning another World Series
Something that you tried once but would never do again: Tomatoes
Most important thing in your life: Food
When you were young, favorite game to pass time on a car trip: The Alphabet Game
Most difficult aspect of your sport: Staying consistent
Best athlete of all time: Tyler Sandcastle
Sport requiring the most strength: Football
Greatest song ever: Berserk
Favorite pro team: Yankees
Hardest thing you’ve ever done in your life: Watch girls’ rec basketball
One thing you would like to do before you die: Sky dive
Greatest coach of all time: 10 Reed
Your favorite moment of all time: Freshman year going to Regionals
Most embarrassing moment: Dropping a tray in Hurley
Favorite smell: Hurley mystery meat
Biggest crisis facing the world: How not to throw away any of your food at Hurley
A reality TV show you would like to see created: Eastern Baseball
Who were you or who do you hope you were in your first life? Brendan Sandcastle
Closest brush with greatness: All Conference
Your greatest thrill in sports: Playing USM
Most important invention or discovery in your lifetime: The internet
What would you like to get paid to do for a living? Baseball
Most influential person in the world: My grandma
Automobile you would buy tomorrow if you had the money: A Jeep
Favorite amusement park ride: Six Flags
Favorite amusement park game: Whack- a- mole
Favorite amusement park food: Popcorn
Scariest nightmare: Waking up to Switch
Your largest monthly cell phone bill: I have no idea
A class you’ve taken that you’ll never need to use: LAP
Favorite city ever visited: Phoenix
Favorite Olympic sport to watch: Cross country skiing
Greatest fear: Waking up in Switch’s class
World’s most recognizable person: Coach Bill Holowaty
Funniest comedian: Chris Farley
Scariest insect: Lady bugs
Superstitions: Can’t wear the same sliders 2 days in a row
Pet Peeve: Autocorrect
Red Sox or Yankees: Yankees
Biggest waste of money: Oreos
Largest crowd you’ve ever been part of: Fenway Park
Longest you’ve ever gone without sleep: 28 hours
Best vacation of all time: Walla Walla
Worst vacation of all time: There is none
Amount of weekly allowance you would give to your children: $10
