Brian Powell (baseball)


William Brian Powell was an American Major League Baseball pitcher from Bainbridge, Georgia, who played in the majors from to for the Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, and San Francisco Giants.

Career

He played collegiate baseball for the University of Georgia and led the Southeastern Conference in strikeouts during the 1995 season.
In 2001, he pitched a no-hitter for the minor league baseball team, New Orleans Zephyrs, then the Houston Astros Triple-A team.
In 2005, he played again for the Zephyrs, then the Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals.

Death

He died on October 5, 2009, in Tallahassee, Florida, of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, just 4 days ahead of his 36th birthday.