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As a Junior (2011): Played in 29 games with 21 starts and hit .261 (18-for-69) ... had seven RBI, eight runs, four doubles, a triple and a home run ... recorded one hit in each of his first five games: at No. 6 Texas on 2/19 (game one), 2/19 (game two) and 2/20; vs. Army on 2/25 and vs. Army on 2/26 ... went 3-for-5 with two doubles, three RBI and a run against Canisius (3/5) ... had one hit against Delaware (3/8) ... pinch-hit against No. 25 Georgia Tech (3/11) and got a hit ... went 1-for-2 with a RBI against Liberty (3/15) ... followed that with a 2-for-3, one run, one-RBI performance against Liberty the next day (3/16) ... went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run at No. 3 Virginia (3/25) ... went 2-for-2 against George Mason (3/30) ... pinch hit against Wake Forest (5/20) an recorded a base knock.

As a Sophomore (2010): A transfer from West Virginia ... appeared in 54 games, starting 51 in his sophomore campaign ... scored 24 runs with 63 hits, including 11 doubles and five home runs ... stole 8 bases on 13 attempts ... second on the team with a .471 slugging percentage ... tallied a .412 on base percentage ... has 19 multi-hit games and seven three-hit games this season ... has two separate 10-game hitting streaks... went 3-for-4 in his first game with the Terps (vs. FIU 2/19) ... 2-for-2 with a double against Delaware (2/27) ... knocked in two runs while going 3-for-5 at the plate with a home run against VMI (3/2) ... followed that up with another three-hit performance, against Towson (3/5) ... had three-straight three-hit games (vs. Hofstra 3/6; vs. Hofstra 3/7; vs. Virginia Tech 3/12) ... hit a three-run, go-ahead home run in the bottom of the eight to lift the Terps over Hofstra (3/7), including a career-high four RBI on 3/7 ... went 2-for-3 and hit a go-ahead double in a 3-2 win over Old Dominion (3/16) ... had back-to-back two hit games against Florida State (3/26 and 3/27) ... recorded two hits in each game vs. Boston College (4/10-4/11) ... went 3-for-4 with a double and two runs vs. Old Dominion (4/20)... scored one run and had one RBI against Wake Forest (5/20, 5/22).

Before Maryland: Transferred from West Virginia University ... played prep school baseball at Oakton high school, where he was a team captain ... high school teammate of Alfredo Rodriguez ... batted .500 to lead team to second consecutive state tournament as a senior ... posted a .416 batting average, eight home runs and 32 RBI as a junior, earning team MVP honors ... named to all-district, all-region, all-Examiner and all-Met Washington Post teams ... played for Atlanta Braves Franchise team in 2005 and 2006.

Personal: Brandon James Padula ... son of James and Pam Padula ... born Sept. 28, 1988 in Oakton, Va. ... has a younger brother, Brett ... mother played tennis at Pittsburgh ... favorite athlete is Albert Pujols ... member of Athletic Director's Academic Honor Roll at WVU ... majoring in criminal justice.