Brian Kowitz

Brian Mark Kowitz (born August 17, 1969) is an American former professional baseball player for the Atlanta Braves in 1995.

Kowitz grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, and is married with 3 children- a boy and two girls.

[6] He attended Clemson and as a freshman in 1988, Kowitz claimed one of the starting outfield spots for the Tigers and won a dramatic game against the Georgia Bulldogs at home with a blast over the center field wall in the bottom of the 10th inning to win the game.

In addition, this amazing hitting streak was the second longest in Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) history, as well as second in Clemson history to Hall of Fame (HOF) Rusty Adkins.

In addition Kowitz was named to the All Regional Team in Austin TX in their quest to reach the College World Series.

[8] Kowitz began his minor league career as a left-handed outfielder with the 1990 rookie-league Pulaski Braves.

[10] Kowitz started the 1991 season with the Class A Durham Bulls where he hit .254/.303/.353 with 18 steals.

Kowitz was promoted to the Atlanta Braves on June 3, 1995 when All-Star outfielder David Justice was put on the disabled list.

On December 5, 1994 he was again drafted by the Minnesota Twins as part of the Rule 5 draft but was sent back to the Braves on April 25 of that year when he failed to stay on 25-man major league roster.

Kowitz as seen from the Atlanta Braves Dugout