Honors
2008 second team All-Big Ten.
2008 Season
Second team All-Big Ten selection ... Appeared in 57 games, making 55 starts ... Batted a team-high .379 with 16 doubles, five triples, two home runs, 24 RBIs, 12 stolen bases and 60 runs scored ... Led the team in triples, steals and runs, while tying for the team lead in doubles ... Hit .444 in conference games to lead all Big Ten players ... at No. 15 Baylor (Feb. 22-24): Started all three games and went 3 for 10 (.300) with an RBI and a run scored ... at Western Kentucky (Feb. 29-March 2): Batted .250 (3 for 12) with two doubles, , an RBI and a run scored ... at No. 4 Kentucky (March 9-10): Led Purdue with a .500 average (5 for 10), including a double, and scored a run ... at Ohio (March 15-16): Went 3 for 9 (.333) with a double, an RBI and two runs scored ... Western Illinois (March 22-23): Hit just .263 (5 for 19), but scored a series-high nine runs and chipped in with a double and three RBIs in the four-game sweep ... Northwestern (March 28-30): Batted .500 (8 for 16) with an RBI and a series-high six runs scored ... at Iowa (April 4-6): Went 6 for 14 (.429) with three doubles and seven runs scored in four games ... Penn State (April 11-13): Hit .500 (7 for 14) with two doubles, his first home run of the season, three RBIs and seven runs scored ... at Ohio State (April 18-20): Batted .533 (8 for 15) with two doubles, two RBIs and four runs scored ... Minnesota (April 25-27): Finished the four-game series 8 for 14 (.571) with two doubles, two RBIs and three runs scored ... at Indiana (May 3-5): Went 7 for 18 (.389) with a triple, an RBI and four runs scored ... Michigan State (May 9-10): Batted .400 (4 for 10) with a triple and four runs scored ... at Illinois (May 16-17): Went 4 for 16 (.250) with a double, three RBIs and four runs scored ... Big Ten Championship (May 22-24): Hit .438 (7 for 16) with two triples, four RBI and three runs scored in four games.
2007 Season
Redshirted.
Lake Michigan College
Played two seasons at Lake Michigan College in Benton Harbor, Mich. ... Earned all-conference, all-region and all-America honors as a freshman ... Hit .470 in his first season with eight doubles and five triples ... Selected to the all-conference team as a sophomore, hitting .378 with 12 doubles, five triples and two home runs ... Swiped 27 bases in 31 attempts in two seasons.
High School
Earned two letters in baseball at Zeeland High School ... Hit .478 as a junior and .358 during his senior campaign ... Also lettered three years in golf, earning all-state honors as a sophomore and senior.
Personal
Full name is Brandon J. Haveman ... Born: June 21, 1986, in Zeeland, Mich. ... Son of Kevin and Kelly Haveman ... Has two brothers, Brett and Blake ... Majoring in health and fitness.