Brad Rea Signs With Gateway Grizzlies
6/14/2002 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Brad Rea Signs With Gateway Grizzlies
6/14/2002
Brad Rea earned first team All-East and second team All-Big East in his final year with the Panthers. |
PITTSBURGH-The University of Pittsburgh's Brad Rea recently signed to play with the Gateway Grizzlies of the Frontier League, an independent minor league baseball association.
Rea (Wexford, Pa./North Allegheny) concluded his collegiate career as the most prolific offensive performer in the history of the Panther program. Rea owns school records for career at-bats (731), hits (237), runs (148), home runs (46), RBIs (198) and doubles (44). He also broke the single-season mark this year for hits (76) and RBIs (66) and finished the season batting .369 with 18 home runs and 43 runs scored. Rea was named first team All-East as well as second team All-Big East.
Pittsburgh finished the season with an overall record of 36-16-1, marking the most wins since 1995. The Panthers were 14-11 in the Big East, breaking the school mark for conference victories in a single season.