Brian Moran

Position:
Left Handed Pitcher
Height:
6-3
Weight:
185
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Rye, NY
High School:
Iona Prep

SOPHOMORE (2008)
Emerged as the Tar Heels' top left-hander out of the bullpen • Made 40 appearances to rank third in the ACC and tie for fourth on Carolina's single-season list • Posted a 2.76 ERA and 72 strikeouts over 49 innings • Issued just 17 walks for a 4.2-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio • Averaged 13.2 strikeouts per nine innings • Finished with a 1-2 record and a pair of saves • Pitched in 16 ACC games with a 2.53 ERA • Fanned 32 and walked just four in 21 1/3 innings in league play • Recorded eight games with four or more strikeouts • Pitched in eight of UNC's 10 NCAA Tournament games with 10 strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings • Won the Walter Rabb Award as the Tar Heels' most improved pitcher • First career victory came with two innings against UNC Wilmington June 1 in the NCAA Cary Regional • Picked up the final out at Clemson April 12 to earn first career save • Also earned a save against Wake Forest May 23 in the ACC Tournament • Fanned a career-best six in 2 2/3 innings against No. 14 Georgia Tech April 6 • Struck out 14 in a 6 2/3-inning stretch from April 2-8 • Struck out five in 2 2/3 innings against Charlotte April 16 • Also fanned five at No. 1 Miami May 16 • Fanned all four batters faced versus NC State March 29 • Worked a career-best 3 1/3 scoreless innings and allowed just two hits in the series-clincher against No. 2 Florida State April 27 • Struck out four in 2 1/3 innings at Maryland March 21. Summer 2008: Pitched in six games, making five starts, for the Wilson Tobs of the Coastal Plain League • Went 3-1 with one save and a 2.72 ERA in 36 1/3 innings • Walked just five and struck out 31 • Started Wilson's only game in the 2008 Petitt Cup Tournament and allowed just two runs over seven innings.

FRESHMAN (2007)
Posted a 3.38 ERA over 13 relief outings • Struck out seven and walked just one over eight innings • Held opponents to a .207 average • Did not allow a base hit over his first seven appearances or a run over his first 10 outings • Worked 3 1/3 innings over seven ACC games • Went 1 1/3 innings versus Wake Forest April 1 for his longest outing of the season • Struck out a season-best two batters versus the Demon Deacons and against Davidson March 28. Summer 2007: Played with the Glen Falls Golden Eagles of the New York Collegiate Baseball League • Went 5-3 with a 1.52 ERA in 10 games, including seven starts • Tossed four complete games • Struck out 49 and walked only seven in 65 innings.

IONA PREP
Pitched and played first base for four seasons at Iona Prep under coach Fred Gallo • Named county player of the year as a senior • Also earned all-league, all-county and all-archdiocese honors • Named team MVP as a senior and played in the CHSAA All-Star Game • Also earned all-county honorable mention honors as a junior • Active in the Gaelic Society and played in the Brothers Basketball Tournament • Played summer ball with the ProSwing Pride.

PERSONAL
Brian William Moran is the son of Bill and Diane Moran • Born Sept. 30, 1988, in Rye, N.Y. Has one brother and one sister • Majoring in communication studies • Has two uncles that played Major League Baseball - former Tar Heel B.J. Surhoff and Rich Surhoff • Lists favorite movie as "Head of State" and favorite book as the "Catcher in the Rye" • Favorite teams are the New York Yankees and New York Giants • Modeled his game after Barry Zito.

BRIAN MORAN'S CAREER STATS

Year       ERA   W-L   App  GS  CG SHO/CBO  SV     IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO  2B  3B  HR    BF  B/Avg  WP HBP SFA SHA BK
2007....  3.38   0-0    13   0   0   0/1     0    8.0    6    3    3    1    7   2   0   2    31   .207   0   1   0   0  1
2008....  2.76   1-2    40   0   0   0/3     2   49.0   45   19   15   17   72   9   1   2   208   .245   0   2   1   4  0
TOTAL...  2.84   1-2    53   0   0   0/4     2   57.0   51   22   18   18   79  11   1   4   239   .239   0   3   1   4  1

CAREER HIGHS: Innings: 3.1 vs. Florida State (4/27/08) Strikeouts: 6 vs. Georgia Tech (4/6/08, G1) Hits: 3 vs. Coastal Carolina (3/11/08), at Clemson (4/11/08) Walks: 2 vs. Coastal Carolina (3/11/08), vs. Charlotte (4/16/08) Runs: 3 vs. Coastal Carolina (3/11/08) Earned Runs: 2 on four occasions