Comeaux Named To Bragan Slugger Award Watch List
2/10/2021 2:06:00 PM | Baseball
Owl Third Baseman One Of 48 National Nominees
Official 2021 BBCSA Watch List pdf
FORT WORTH – Rice third baseman Braden Comeaux has been named to the initial watch list for the 2021 Bobby Bragan Collegiate Slugger Award presented by SR Bats.
From its headquarters in the DFW Metroplex, the Bobby Bragan Youth Foundation has combined a passion for baseball and providing youngsters with the incentive and opportunity to pursue a college education for more than 25 years. At the conclusion of the college baseball season one position player from a Division I baseball school will be presented with the foundation's Bobby Bragan Collegiate Slugger Award. Since its inception in 2017 the award is based on performance at the plate, academics and personal integrity.
Comeaux, a Rice graduate playing with an added season of eligibility, is one of 48 college players on the initial watch list. A year ago the Lake Charles, La., native led the Owls in hitting (.349) and slugging percentage (.535), and was second on the on the squad in runs scored (7), on-base average (.404) and home runs (1) – all while playing in just ten of the team's 16 games during the abbreviated 2020 collegiate season. He reached base safely in eight of his ten games played and batted .333 with runners in scoring position.
Fans can follow news about the Bobby Bragan Collegiate Slugger Award presented by SR Bats and its Player of the Week honorees during the season at the above link. Rice baseball is scheduled to open the season on Feb. 19 at home vs. Little Rock.
