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  Brian Fryer

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In his first full season with the Cats, Fryer set a single-season American Association stolen base record, swiping 50 in 60 attempts. His 50th stolen base came on Aug. 22 in El Paso.

Ranked seventh in the league with a .319 average with five homers and 42 runs batted in, playing in 95 games. He finished second in the league in runs scored with 81.  Was the All-Star Game MVP in St. Paul after going 3-for-5 with a homer, two doubles and four runs batted in as the South defeated the North 11-4.

Fryer joined the Cats in August of 2007 after spending the first part of the season with Coastal Bend. In six regular season games, he had 11 hits in 24 at bats for Fort Worth. During the playoffs, he batted .286 with 11 runs batted in.

With Coastal Bend, he hit .295 with four homers and 34 runs batted in. He finished the season third in the American Association in stolen bases with 34. Fryer had two hits and was the starting center fielder for the South Division All-Star squad.

He batted .313 for Coastal Bend in 2006 while playing in 91 games for the Aviators. He also finished in the Top 5 in the league in stolen bases that season.

Fryer was originally drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 20th round of the 2004 draft. He spent two years in their organization and batted .279 for Class-A Fort Wayne in the Midwest League in 31 games in 2005.

Fryer was born and still resides in Ventura, Calif.