Ira R. Herr Athletic Hall of Fame
In more than 80 seasons of Blue Jay baseball, few carried as prolific a bat as Brad Duppstadt '04.
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A two-time MAC Commonwealth MVP (2003 and 2004) and American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Second Team All-American as a senior, Duppstadt still holds a share of the program's career home run record with 17. Up until last season, he was the only Elizabethtown player with 200 career hits.
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Duppstadt hit .295 with a homer and 26 runs batted in as a freshman in 2001, garnering MAC Commonwealth Rookie of the Year honors as the Blue Jays captured the conference championship. He was voted all-conference Second Team as a sophomore, before cranking out two of the best offensive seasons in program history as a junior and senior in 2003 and 2004.
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The outfielder from Mechanicsburg, Pa., batted a career-best .422 in 2003. A year later, he set new career-highs in hits (58), runs (41), home runs (nine), runs batted in (37) and stolen bases (11) while hitting over .400 for the second straight season.
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Duppstadt appears in the top 10 of multiple single-season and career records. He's second in career hits (200), sixth in career runs batted in (109) and tied for sixth in career games played (152). The nine round-trippers he hit as a senior are the second most by a Blue Jay in a season all-time.
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In addition to his 2004 All-America honor, Duppstadt was twice named ABCA All-Mid-Atlantic Region. He earned First Team recognition in 2004 and Second Team honors in 2003.
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