TITANS `07: Appeared in 16 games in 2007 with
his longest outing coming on Mar. 2 against Rice when he pitched
two innings, matching a career-high in the Titans' 10-3 win •
Tallied a string of five consecutive scoreless appearances from
Mar. 24 to Apr. 22 where he allowed just three hits and struck out
five over 5.2 innings • Earned his first career save with a
one-inning, one-strikeout effort on Feb. 4 vs. Stanford •
Allowed just two extra-base hits in 17. 2 innings of work and
tallied 14 strikeouts to just four walks on the year.
TITANS `06: Did not pitch in any games in
2006.
TITANS `05: Saw limited action for the Titans
in 2005, appearing in just six games as a reliever • Posted a
4.26 ERA in 6.1 innings • Experienced his longest and best
outing of the season on Apr. 9 at Cal State Northridge, when the
righty went two scoreless innings, striking out two in the 24-0
romp • Pitched in four consecutive scoreless outings from Apr.
9 to May 7.
TITANS `04: Saw a good deal of action out of
the bullpen for the Titans in 2004 with 17 appearances •
Allowed five earned runs and six hits over 2.2 innings (longest
outing of the year) in his only start of the season on Mar. 15 vs.
Pepperdine • Picked up his first collegiate win on Mar. 24 vs.
Pepperdine, going two scoreless innings, allowing only two hits
while striking out 3 Waves • Struck out the side early in the
season in his only inning of work vs. Sam Houston State on Mar.
6.
ARCADIA HS: Two-year letterman for Coach Mike
Parisi, a former Titan All-American • Named Pacific League
MVP, All-CIF, All-San Gabriel Valley and second-team all-state as a
senior, when he went 10-3 with a 0.74 ERA and 130 strikeouts •
Earned All-Pacific League honors as a junior third baseman after
hitting .391 with 11 doubles.
PERSONAL: Born on July 31, 1984, in Arcadia,
Calif. • Parents are Larry and Jane Bruyninckx • Full
name is Nolan William Bruyninckx • Name is pronounced BROO-nix
• Has an older sister (Cheryl) • Says his parents and
grandparents are his greatest influences • Majoring in
communications • Has worn No. 33 since he was five years old
• Would like to see Sacramento State added to Titans' schedule
• Nickname is "Brooms" • Likes to fish and watch TV in
his spare time • Winning the College World Series is his
greatest sports thrill • Models his game after Mariano Rivera
• Favorites include: San Francisco Giants (team), Will Ferrell
& Kate Hudson (actors), Anchorman, Dodgeball and Wedding
Crashers (movies), Bread Givers and Shining (book), Fall Out Boy
and Avril Lavigne (musical artists) and baseballamerica.com and
mlb.com (web site).