2007: Appeared in 21 games, starting 18 of those contests...forced to sit out of a majority of the middle of the season after suffering a fracture to his right wrist...went 3-for-4 and hit first collegiate home run in UIC's 11-4 win over No. 14 Georgia Tech on Feb. 17...turned in a 2-for-3 day at the plate with an RBI against No. 19 Tennessee on Mar. 4...drove in a run in his first game back from a right wrist fracture against Cleveland State on Apr. 27.

2006: Saw action in 23 games, starting nine, in his first season...drove in three runs...scored three runs...stole a base...made collegiate debut against Air Force on Feb. 17...picked up first career hit against Creighton on Feb. 17.

2005: Missed the entire 2005 campaign due to a fracture in his right elbow and earned a medical redshirt, retaining four years of eligibility.

Prep/Personal: Three-year varsity letterwinner in both baseball and soccer for the Crusaders...led Brother Rice to 98 victories over three seasons...as a senior, pushed Brother Rice to the Catholic League Championship, Schaumburg Flyers Tournament Championship and to the sectional finals...was a part of the Summer State Final team as a sophomore...named to both the All-Catholic League baseball and soccer teams as a junior and senior...garnered All-Area honors in baseball and soccer from both The Star Newspaper and Daily Southtown as a junior...picked up All-Area honors from The Star Newspaper and Regional Reporter as a senior...member of National Honor Society...set the state record for most consecutive shutouts in a season for soccer...led Crusaders in homers as a junior (5) and senior (8)...batted .386 as a junior and .384 as a senior...born April 9, 1986...son of Randy and Pam Schaefer...major is business.

BRETT SCHAEFER'S CAREER STATISTICS

Year       Avg  GP-GS    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   TB  SLG%  BB HBP  SO GDP   OB%  SF  SH  SB-ATT   PO   A   E  FLD%
2006....  .205  23-9     44    3    9   1   0   0    3   10  .227   2   4  15   2  .300   0   0   1-4     44   1   2  .957
2007....  .266  21-18    64    7   17   4   0   1    4   24  .375   9   1  24   1  .365   0   0   0-1     44   3   2  .959
TOTAL...  .241  44-27   108   10   26   5   0   1    7   34  .315  11   5  39   3  .339   0   0   1-5     88   4   4  .958