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  Brandon Dixon
Brandon Dixon

Player Profile
Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Murrieta, Calif.

High School:
Murrieta Valley

Height / Weight:
6-1 / 211

Position:
INF

Experience:
1L

B/T:
R/R

05/16/2012

Cats Down Devils, 10-2

Mathew Troupe made his first career start and threw five shutout innings to lead the 14th-ranked Arizona baseball team to a 10-2 victory over No. 18 Arizona State.

05/11/2012

Heyer, Mejia Key Cats To 3-1 Win

Kurt Heyer tossed his fifth complete game of the season and Alex Mejia had two RBI and a handful of game-changing defensive plays as Arizona defeated California, 3-1, on Friday.

05/05/2012

Cats Even Series With 12-6 Victory

Tyler Crawford pitched a marvelous 4.1 scoreless innings of relief and No. 11 Arizona scored 12 runs on 15 hits en route to a 12-6 win over No. 10 Oregon on Saturday night.

04/22/2012

Huskies Rally, Outlast Wildcats in 12 Innings

Brandon Berry's two-out walk-off single sealed a 6-5 victory for Washington on Sunday afternoon at Husky Ballpark in Seattle.

04/20/2012

Heyer Goes The Distance, Cats Roll 10-2

Kurt Heyer threw his third-consecutive complete game and the Wildcats rapped out 11 base hits as the cruised to a 10-2 series-opening victory over Washington.

Arizona 2011

Played in 13 games and made one start as a true freshman ... Had eight appearances as a pinch hitter, and played defensively at third base and second base ... Collected first career RBI on pinch-hit single against Alcorn State (5/8) ... Made first career start at Oregon (4/22) as the third baseman. Went 0-for-2 with a sacrifice in the game ... Season-high three at bats after pinch-hitting early in a game against Arizona State (4/5) ... Drew a walk and scored first career run after pinch-hitting against San Francisco (3/19) ... Walked in only plate appearance against Northern Colorado (3/11) ... Singled in first career at bat as a pinch hitter against North Dakota State (2/20).

Draft

Drafted in the 48th Round of the 2009 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Texas Rangers with the 1,444th overall selection.

High School

Graduated from Murrieta Valley High School in Murrieta, Calif., in 2010 ... Earned varsity letters as a middle infielder under coach Scott Widner ... Hit .292 with eight home runs and 21 runs batted in as a senior ... Stole 12 bases in 13 attempts as senior and scored 23 runs ... As a junior, hit .325 with three home runs and ranked fourth in the Southwestern League with 10 doubles ... Named first team All-Southwestern League as a senior in 2010 and second team all-league as a junior in 2009 ... Helped guide Nighthawks to an 11-4 first-place record in the Southwestern League as a senior ... Named All-Valley by the North County Times as a senior.

Personal

Full Name: Brandon Allen Dixon ... Born 1/29/1992 in La Jolla, Calif. ... Son of Troy and Kathy Dixon ... Has two older sisters: Brittany and Courtney ... Outside of baseball, enjoys wakeboarding, surfing and other sports ... Is enrolled in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences with a major in public management and policy, but has yet to declare a minor.

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