Brad Brach

Baseball notebook
Baseball notebook
Baseball notebook
A decade or two ago, a fastball that reaches 100 miles-per-hour would enough to land an 18-year-old pitcher among the best handful of prospects in baseball. In an era of unprecedented fastball velocity, however, when it’s almost as though it takes 95 miles per hour to get your foot in the door, 100 mile-per-hour fastballs have gone from a golden ticket to a jumping off point...
Beating the Odds
Beating the Odds
Beating the Odds
*Click here to check out the spring training photo gallery of Brad Brach by Mark Brown/B51 Photography* Baltimore Orioles reliever Brad Brach, a former star at Freehold Township and Monmouth University, is the ultimate underdog success story from the Shore Conference...
Brach MLB All-Star
Brach MLB All-Star
Brach MLB All-Star
The current conception of the Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft includes 40 rounds of picks. In that world, Baltimore Orioles reliever Brad Brach would have never got the call from a Major League organization. Back in 2008 though, the extra rounds made all the difference and Brach eventually got a call from the San Diego Padres, who selected him out of Monmouth University in the 42nd r
Opening Day for Brach, DeJesus
Opening Day for Brach, DeJesus
Opening Day for Brach, DeJesus
By Mark Brown (B51 Photography) - Shore Sports Network contributor The inspiring stories of former Freehold Township and Monmouth University standout pitcher Brad Brach, a 42nd-round draft pick who made it to the Major Leagues, and former Manalapan and Rutgers University star outfielder David DeJesus, now entering his 13th big-league season, continue this summer as the Major League Baseball season
Patriot Pride
Patriot Pride
Patriot Pride
Former Freehold Township and Monmouth University star Brad Brach had a memorable night for the Orioles on Thursday, and his old coach was at Camden Yards eating up every second of it. Brach, a reliever for the Orioles, struck out Angels All-Star Mike Trout and then outfielder Josh Hamilton to end the eighth inning of a scoreless game in an eventual 1-0 loss to Anaheim in 13 innings...