Brandon Howard graduated from Preble Shawnee High School in his hometown of Camden Ohio in 2002. Howard was a major run producer for the arrows and was well known for his glove work at short stop. He was also a key member of the team's pitching rotation. Howard took 7 years off before returning to baseball when he joined former high school teammates Jacob Robinson and Jared Bradley with the Dayton Rangers in 2009. Howard wasted no time getting reacquainted with the game. In his rookie campaign with the Rangers he batted .352, belting 6 home runs and tied for the team lead with 38 RBI. He was named the Rangers 2009 Rookie of the Year. In 2010, Brandon and Jacob decided to start their own expansion team. Howard is now the assistant manager of the Redlegs and plans to build on his successful rookie over the coming years.