Brian Sager, Stanford University
RHP R/R 6'5 215 10/30/79

Turned down a one million dollar signing bonus from the Arizona Diamondbacks, who had drafted him in the 13th round, to attend Stanford ... Ranked as the fourth best high school player in the country by Baseball America and the ninth best prospect in the entire June Amateur Baseball Draft in 1998 ... Prep All-American ... Named the 1998 Gatorade Circle of Champions Connecticut High School Baseball Player of the Year ... Played summer baseball for Branford American Legion squad that captured the Zone II Championship ... 1998 graduate of Branford High School ... Named a 1998 Preseason Prep All-American by TPX and Baseball America ... Earned postseason All-American honors from High School Baseball America (First Team) and Baseball America (Second Team) ... Went 11-0 with a 0.83 ERA and 115 strikeouts in 75 innings as a senior to lead Branford to the No. 1 ranking in the state and the State Class L Championships ... Three-year starting center on Branford's basketball team ... Finished third in the state in '95 and fifth in '96 in the National Spanish Exam, and Magna Cum Laude in '96 and Cum Laude in '97 in the National Latin Exam ... Graduated with a 3.897 GPA ... Personal - Undeclared major ... Son of Daniel and Theresa Sager. Back to Roster