Brad Correll

Richard Brad Correll

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 205 lb.
• School Limestone College
• High School Ashbrook High School
• Born June 17, 1981 in Gastonia, NC USA

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Biographical Information

Brad Correll was the second California League player to hit four home runs in a game.

Correll hit .307 and slugged .439 for the Asheboro Copperheads in the 2001 Coastal Plain League. The Cincinnati Reds took him in the 29th round of the 2002 amateur draft. He split the year between the GCL Reds (2 for 18, no walks or extra-base hits) and the Billings Mustangs (.286/.339/.429).

In 2003, he played for the Dayton Dragons (.283/.358/.449, 50 runs, 20 doubles in 78 games), Potomac Cannons (.287/.358/.483 in 38 games) and Chattanooga Lookouts (.230/.237/.378 in 22 games), having made it to AA in his second season in professional baseball. His 32 doubles were two shy of the lead for a Reds minor leaguer, behind Jesse Gutierrez. Brad started 2004 in good shape, hitting .281/.367/.404 for Potomac.

On July 30, he was dealt with Todd Jones to the Philadelphia Phillies for Josh Hancock and Andy Machado. He only hit .190/.307/.286 in 28 games for the Clearwater Threshers that season. In 2005, he returned to Clearwater and produced at a .282/.341/.429 clip. His six double plays tied him for the lead among Florida State League outfielders.

The Pittsburgh Pirates chose Correll in the AA phase of the 2005 Rule V Draft. He hit .254/.305/.390 in 86 games for the Lynchburg Hillcats. He then went to the Florida Marlins chain and batted .254/.374/.516 in 35 contests with the Greensboro Grasshoppers.

Florida cut Correll early in 2007 and he signed on with the Kansas City T-Bones. He hit .333 with 6 homers and 17 RBI in 24 games for that club, then had his contract purchased by the Boston Red Sox. He was assigned to the Lancaster JetHawks. In his fifth game for the team, he took advantage of the home run-happy Clear Channel Stadium to go deep four times against the High Desert Mavericks, driving in eight. It tied the California League record, set just 35 days earlier by new teammate Aaron Bates.

Source: 2002-2007 Baseball Almanacs, MILB.com