Brown leads the Warriors on the mound and in the dugout

Harrison Brown is the only senior on the Fallbrook High School Warriors varsity baseball team this season and his being the elder statesman in the dugout has been valuable, according to Head Coach Pat Walker.

"Has been a solid player for us early in the season on the mound and led us to some key wins," Walker said. "He is a hard worker who has battled through some injuries but is always striving to get better."

For those reasons, Brown has been named Athlete of the Week.

Brown, who has a scholarship offer to play baseball in college for Westmont College in Santa Barbara, last year was named second-team all-league as a junior and enjoys surfing, ultimate frisbee, and spikeball.

He started playing baseball at age 5.

"I started playing baseball because my brother did," Brown said. "I was always interested in other sports but they never stuck the way baseball did. I love playing baseball and more importantly pitching because I get to be in control. Every play stems off of how and where I throw the ball."

Brown cited last season as one of his favorite memories in the sport. The team made it to the CIF semifinals.

"We had a team that consisted of mainly sophomores but it never held us back," Brown said. "Every pitch we competed and even though we didn't make it to the championship, everyone was able to hold their heads high because we knew we gave it all we had.

"My team goal for this season is to make it to the CIF championship. Last year we were outs away so this year we want to go all the way," he said.

This year, he said he will focus on leadership.

"My personal goal for this season is to be a leader on and off the field," he said. "I want to be remembered for my character and not my performance."

Brown said he is proud of his accomplishments for sure, including a complete game, one-hit shutout against San Pasqual High and his seven consecutive strikeout performance against Point Loma High last year.

"I couldn't boil my favorite memory down to one, so I have two," he said.

Brown is also excited about what's ahead of him, he said.

"One of my life goals is to just have fun," he said. "I try to not take myself too seriously and love to be goofy. Also, I really want to travel after college. The world is such a beautiful place and I hope to explore as much of it as I can."

Get to know Harrison Brown

Favorite subject?

"Some call me crazy but I really enjoy math. I like that almost every problem can be approached from different angles but will ultimately result in the same answer if done correctly."

Favorite team?

Los Angeles Dodgers

Favorite athlete?

Kiké Hernandez

Favorite artist?

Jackson Browne

Favorite TV show?

"White Collar"

Favorite movie?

"Monty Python and the Holy Grail"