Concordia University, St. Paul Athletics

One of the most decorated hitters in Concordia-St. Paul baseball history, the Des Moines, Iowa native was the first in a line of five more who came to Concordia from Johnston High School representing the baseball, football and men’s basketball programs.
 
After starting his college career at the junior college level, Furrow became a champion with the Golden Bears, starting 181 games out of the 183 games he would appear in. He led the club to an NSIC Championship in 2008, leading to its first-ever NCAA Region Tournament appearance. Concordia would produce a 115-76 record (.602) in his four years, including the program’s single-season wins record with a 35-18 finish in 2009.
 
His career ended in style, too, hitting three home runs in the first game of his final home doubleheader against NSIC champion Minnesota State to take the school record lead for season and career home runs, as well as the NSIC home run lead on his way to a league home run title. He also hit for average, with a pair of .400 or better seasons at the plate, while showing versatility by playing right field, center field, first base and third base during his senior year.
 
He earned a bachelor’s of business administration degree as a marketing major, leading to his career as managing partner and financial advisor for Heartland Retirement Group, an independent financial/insurance services firm located in Iowa. Recently, the firm opened an additional location in Bloomington, and Furrow has recruited Concordia graduates and former teammates to help run and grow the firm.
 
Brenden enjoys spending quality time with his wife of six years, Tracy Furrow, and their daughters, Finnley (4) and Fallon (1). Together, they enjoy travel and Brenden is an avid golfer.
 
Career Awards

• 2009-10 CSP Male Athlete of the Year
• 2010 Tino Martinez Division II Player of the Year candidate
• 2010 Daktronics All-America First Team
• Two-time All-Region First Team (Daktronics 2010, ABCA 2008)
• Three-time All-Region Second Team
• Two-time All-NSIC First Team (2010, 2008)
• Two-time All-NSIC Second Team (2009, 2007)
• 2008 NSIC Tournament Most Valuable Player
• 2008 NSIC All-Tournament Team
• 2010 NSIC Home Run Champion (15)

 CSP Records

• 1^st – career hits (262)
• 1^st – career home runs (36)
• 1^st – career RBIs (188)
• 1^st – career total bases (433)
• 1^st – career games played, tied (183)
• 1^st – season home runs (18, 2010)
• 1^st – season RBIs (70, 2010)
• 1^st – season total bases (156, 2010)
• 1^st – season games played/started, tied (53, 2009)
• 1^st – season hits, tied (84, 2010)
• Set the following career records which have since been broken: runs (154), doubles (55), at bats (663)
• Set record for longest hitting streak (21) between freshman (2) and sophomore (19) seasons, which has since been broken

 Career & Season Stats

• Career .395/.445/.653 (262-663) hitter in 183 games
• Career 154 runs and 188 RBIs
• Career 55 doubles, 4 triples, 36 home runs, 188 total bases
• Career 55 walks, 15 stolen bases, .988 fielding percentage with only 7 errors
• Season batting averages of .367, .433, .367, .410
• Season slugging percentages at least .525 all four years
• Season on base percentages at least .411 all four years