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Athlete Spotlight: Brad Bouras
Johnny Luse / Sports Editor
# 44 - Brad Bouras
Jr * 1B * R/R * 6’4 * 215 * Lilburn, Georgia
1999: Selected to the All-Peach Belt Conference team after leading the Cougars in six categories including batting average (.390), hits (71), home runs (12) and runs batted in (54). Posted 20 multi-hit games along with hitting streaks of 13 and seven games. He enters the 2000 campaign on a 11-game hitting streak. He had a season high four hits against West Georgia and Georgia College & State University. Had a season best five RBI game against West Florida and Georgia College & State University. Slammed a pair of home runs against West Florida.
1998: As a freshman, named Peach Belt Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year after he led Columbus State with 21 home runs and 73 runs batted in. He was third on the team with 81 hits and a .372 batting average. He had 25 multi-hit contests. He strung together hitting streaks of 13, 9 and 8 games. He had a career game against USC Spartanburg by going 5-5 with 6 runs batted in. He had four multi-home run contests including 3 against national power Alabama-Huntsville.
High School: Played for Coach Hugh Buchanan at Parkview High School. Following his senior campaign, he was named to the All-Gwinnett team by the Gwinnett County Dugout Club and the Gwinnett Daily newspaper. As a junior, he lead his PHS squad to the Georgia AAAA State Championship.
Personal: Brad is the son of Yvonne Bouras. Ted Williams is his favorite sports star.
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