C.J. Breen

Photo by: Thomas Breach

Position:
First Base/Outfield
Height:
6-1
Weight:
205
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Livonia, Mich.
High School:
Divine Child H.S.

2021: Appeared in 22 games with three starts in his first season with SCSU...provided a key righthanded power bat off the bench, driving in seven with one double and a home run...went 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBI in his first Huskies start against Bemidji State on March 9...blasted a go-ahead pinch-hit RBI double on May 2 at Northern State to secure a sweep...

2020 (Niagara): Joined Division I Niagara University in 2020...beat No. 12 Florida State in season opener...Scholar Athlete both semesters...spent his summer playing in the Northwoods League's Kenosha Series with the K-Town Bobbers, batting .259 with three runs scored and four RBI while reaching base at a .400 clip across nine games...

2019 (Grand Rapids College): Spent 2019 at Grand Rapids CC...played 18 games with 11 starting nods...scored six runs and drove in two...played with the Battle Creek Bombers and the Thunder Bay Border Cats of the Northwoods League, scoring a pair of runs...

2018 (Chicago State): Began collegiate career at NCAA-DI Chicago State University...appeared in 16 games with one start...scored a run and had one double on the year...key contributor to the program's third consecutive ABCA Team Academic award...played with the Woodstock River Bandits of the Valley Baseball League...hit a two-run home run in hist first River Bandits at-bat...

Before SCSU: A 2017 graduate of Divine Child High School where he played for Tony DeMare...spent his freshman and sophomore prep seasons at Livonia Stevenson High School...freshman campaign saw him earning All-Region, All-District and All-Conference while batting .367 with 18 RBI including a walk off double and game winning Grand Slam...as a sophomore was named All-Region, All-District and All-Conference after batting .384 with 43 hits, 8 doubles and 5 home runs...during his senior season at Divine Child earned All-City and All-District nods after batting .350 with 22 runs scored, 21 RBI, 11 doubles and 2 triples…helped team win 18th straight district title, second straight Class B regional title and back to back final four state championship appearances...

Personal: The son of Tim and Wendy Breen...lists his parents as his greatest influence in his career...Sports Management major at SCSU...enjoys volunteering with youth athletes in his hometown...strives to be a college athletic director...spent the summer of 2020 interning with Tennesee-Martin's Athletic Director Kurt McGuffin...