2019 Baseball Roster
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Jersey Number 9
Braden Comeaux
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Lake Charles, LA
- High School:
- Barbe H.S.
Bio
At Rice
2020: Led the team in hitting (.349) and slugging percentage (.535), and was second 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 collegiate season… Every game played was as the starting third baseman… Was sidelined for two weeks, but returned to go a combined 5-for-10 with a pair of doubles, three RBI and four runs scored in his first two games back vs. nationally-ranked Texas Tech on the road in Lubbock… One of only two Rice players with four hits in a game, and was the only Owl to do it twice (vs. Texas Tech and Texas)… One of two Owls with two doubles in a game… Lone home run of the season, the sixth of his collegiate career, was at home against the Longhorns… Batted leadoff every game he played… Reached base at a .313 pace (5-of-16) when leading off an inning… Reached base safely in eight of his ten games played… Batted .333 with runners in scoring position… Defense did not miss a beat, maintaining a .906 fielding percentage and starting three double plays from spot on the hot corner.
2019: All-Silver Glove Team; Played in 53 of the team’s 59 games, and started every game in which he played… All but one start was at third base (52 times), and the other was at shortstop… Usually batted in the leadoff position (38 times), and was never lower than third… Batted third 11 times and was second in the lineup on four occasions… Reached base at .378 pace when leading off an inning… Maintained a .388 on-base percentage for the full season, a function of a .299 average with 16 walks and an eye-opening 17 times to get hit by pitch (the fifth-highest HBP total in Conference USA)… Reached base in a team best 20-consecutive games… Hit safely in eight straight games during one stretch … Shared the team lead, and tied for ninth in the league, with 16 doubles… Knocked two doubles vs. Southern Miss in the opening game of the C-USA Tournament, and also had a two-double game on the road at Old Dominion… Finished second on the team with 46 runs scored (an average of 0.87 rpg)… Helped carry the squad in the first half of the season by maintaining a team-best .333 batting average, then turned around and hit a steady .321 in conference-only games... Collected two or more hits in a game 21 times, including a season-high three hits in a game six different times... Hit three home runs on the season, two of which were in back-to-back home C-USA games vs. Middle Tennessee and Louisiana Tech… Stole four bases in five attempts… Started three double plays from spot on the hot corner... Season-high for defensive assists at third base was four vs. FIU, and he also had four assists in his one game at shortstop vs. UTSA... Closed out the year fielding at a .971 pace in his final 34 defensive chances to end the season.
2018: Conference USA Academic Honor Roll; Followed a solid debut season of Division I baseball by playing in the Cape Cod League over the summer… Maintained a .299 average with 32 hits in 30 games in the prestigious wood bat league, and was selected to play the CCL’s All-Star Game (West/Hyannis)… One of just four Owls to start all 59 of Rice’s games in the spring, all at third base… Finished third on the team, and tied for ninth in Conference USA overall, with 76 hits… Shared the team lead (with Ryan Chandler), and tied for eighth in the conference, in at bats (238)… Ranked eleventh in C-USA in total plate appearances (278)… Also tied for ninth in the conference in sacrifice bunts (6), and was seventh in the league in hit by a pitch (13)… Co-led the Owls with 14 doubles… Second on the squad in total bases (98) and steals (8)… Began Rice/Division I career with a bang by becoming the first Owl since 2012 (Christian Stringer) to blast a home run in his very first at bat (a Rice win over eventual Southern Conference champion Samford)… It took 206 official at bats for the next round-tripper, a two-run shot vs. crosstown rival Houston at Constellation Field (the minor league venue in Sugar Land)… Usually batted third in the order (37 times)… Steady hitter who batted .315 with runners on base and .321 when two outs were already recorded in the inning… Reached base at a .377 pace when leading off an inning… Hit safely in a team-best 16-consecutive games during one stretch… Also managed to reach base in 20-straight games later in the year… Collected two or more hits in a game 22 times, and was one of just three Owls to a record a four-hit game (vs. west coast power Gonzaga)… Drove-in two or more runs in a game seven times, including three-RBI games on to occasions (UAB and Columbia)… Closed out the year with a big week at the C-USA Championship, going a combined 6-for-16 (.375) with three RBI, a double, a steal and a .500 on-base percentage… Also stands-out for smooth defensive skills… Maintained a .962 fielding percentage, the best mark by an Owl at the hot corner since 2010… Recorded a season-high six defensive assists in a game three different times… Registered 52 consecutive defensive chances without an error early in the year… Started ten double plays, and one electric 5-4-3 triple play, from his spot third base.
2020: Led the team in hitting (.349) and slugging percentage (.535), and was second 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 collegiate season… Every game played was as the starting third baseman… Was sidelined for two weeks, but returned to go a combined 5-for-10 with a pair of doubles, three RBI and four runs scored in his first two games back vs. nationally-ranked Texas Tech on the road in Lubbock… One of only two Rice players with four hits in a game, and was the only Owl to do it twice (vs. Texas Tech and Texas)… One of two Owls with two doubles in a game… Lone home run of the season, the sixth of his collegiate career, was at home against the Longhorns… Batted leadoff every game he played… Reached base at a .313 pace (5-of-16) when leading off an inning… Reached base safely in eight of his ten games played… Batted .333 with runners in scoring position… Defense did not miss a beat, maintaining a .906 fielding percentage and starting three double plays from spot on the hot corner.
2019: All-Silver Glove Team; Played in 53 of the team’s 59 games, and started every game in which he played… All but one start was at third base (52 times), and the other was at shortstop… Usually batted in the leadoff position (38 times), and was never lower than third… Batted third 11 times and was second in the lineup on four occasions… Reached base at .378 pace when leading off an inning… Maintained a .388 on-base percentage for the full season, a function of a .299 average with 16 walks and an eye-opening 17 times to get hit by pitch (the fifth-highest HBP total in Conference USA)… Reached base in a team best 20-consecutive games… Hit safely in eight straight games during one stretch … Shared the team lead, and tied for ninth in the league, with 16 doubles… Knocked two doubles vs. Southern Miss in the opening game of the C-USA Tournament, and also had a two-double game on the road at Old Dominion… Finished second on the team with 46 runs scored (an average of 0.87 rpg)… Helped carry the squad in the first half of the season by maintaining a team-best .333 batting average, then turned around and hit a steady .321 in conference-only games... Collected two or more hits in a game 21 times, including a season-high three hits in a game six different times... Hit three home runs on the season, two of which were in back-to-back home C-USA games vs. Middle Tennessee and Louisiana Tech… Stole four bases in five attempts… Started three double plays from spot on the hot corner... Season-high for defensive assists at third base was four vs. FIU, and he also had four assists in his one game at shortstop vs. UTSA... Closed out the year fielding at a .971 pace in his final 34 defensive chances to end the season.
2018: Conference USA Academic Honor Roll; Followed a solid debut season of Division I baseball by playing in the Cape Cod League over the summer… Maintained a .299 average with 32 hits in 30 games in the prestigious wood bat league, and was selected to play the CCL’s All-Star Game (West/Hyannis)… One of just four Owls to start all 59 of Rice’s games in the spring, all at third base… Finished third on the team, and tied for ninth in Conference USA overall, with 76 hits… Shared the team lead (with Ryan Chandler), and tied for eighth in the conference, in at bats (238)… Ranked eleventh in C-USA in total plate appearances (278)… Also tied for ninth in the conference in sacrifice bunts (6), and was seventh in the league in hit by a pitch (13)… Co-led the Owls with 14 doubles… Second on the squad in total bases (98) and steals (8)… Began Rice/Division I career with a bang by becoming the first Owl since 2012 (Christian Stringer) to blast a home run in his very first at bat (a Rice win over eventual Southern Conference champion Samford)… It took 206 official at bats for the next round-tripper, a two-run shot vs. crosstown rival Houston at Constellation Field (the minor league venue in Sugar Land)… Usually batted third in the order (37 times)… Steady hitter who batted .315 with runners on base and .321 when two outs were already recorded in the inning… Reached base at a .377 pace when leading off an inning… Hit safely in a team-best 16-consecutive games during one stretch… Also managed to reach base in 20-straight games later in the year… Collected two or more hits in a game 22 times, and was one of just three Owls to a record a four-hit game (vs. west coast power Gonzaga)… Drove-in two or more runs in a game seven times, including three-RBI games on to occasions (UAB and Columbia)… Closed out the year with a big week at the C-USA Championship, going a combined 6-for-16 (.375) with three RBI, a double, a steal and a .500 on-base percentage… Also stands-out for smooth defensive skills… Maintained a .962 fielding percentage, the best mark by an Owl at the hot corner since 2010… Recorded a season-high six defensive assists in a game three different times… Registered 52 consecutive defensive chances without an error early in the year… Started ten double plays, and one electric 5-4-3 triple play, from his spot third base.
Joined the Owls as a sophomore transfer from LSU-Eunice, the No. 2 junior college program in the nation under head coach Jeff Willis... Started 55 games for the Bengals, primarily at shortstop... Batted .377 with 53 runs scored, 49 RBI, a .447 on-base percentage and 30 stolen bases... Hit four home runs with 13 doubles to help team finish with a 46-11 record... Served a redshirt season at TCU in the spring of 2016... Standout at famed baseball power Barbe High School in Lake Charles, La. -- which according to Baseball America was the nation's No. 12 ranked prep program his senior year in 2015 and the No. 1 high school team in the country his junior year in 2014... Born: Oct. 24
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