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Jersey Number 35
Brayden Sharp
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 171
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- The Woodlands, Texas
- High School:
- The Woodlands
Honors
First year SEC Honor Roll (2024)
2026: Opening Day starter who found his niche in the bullpen and went 4-2 with one save and a 4.15 ERA in 19 appearances (four starts)… 2-1 with a 5.94 ERA in his four starts, 2-0 with a save and a 3.04 ERA and a .198 opponents’ batting average in 15 relief appearances… 3-1 with a 3.46 ERA and .213 OBA in 10 games at Reckling Park… Led the team with 10.6 strikeouts per nine innings (51 in 43.1)… Picked up wins as a starter at home vs. Northwestern and Harvard and as a reliever vs. UTSA and at East Carolina… Struck out 11 in five innings of relief work at South Florida on 3/21, which matched the season-high by an Owl and was the most by a Rice reliever in a game since Cole St. Clair struck out 12 in five innings vs. LA Tech in 2005… Earned his first career save with 2.1 shutout innings vs. Lamar on 4/28… 2-0 with a 3.58 ERA in 26 career relief appearances between Tennessee and Rice (37.2, 28, 19, 15, 24, 47).
Tennessee
2025: Earned his first collegiate win in relief against Rice at the Astros Foundation College Classic on 3/1, striking out two in 1.1 innings in relief… Struck out three of five batters faced against Samford on 2/23 and matched that with three K’s in an inning vs. Xavier on 3/5… Opened the season by fanning two vs. UNC Asheville on 2/18… Came on as a pinch runner vs. LSU on 4/25, stole second, and then scored.
2024: Did not allow a run in three appearances for the CWS champions… Made his collegiate debut vs. ETSU on 2/21 and pitched a scoreless inning… Struck out a pair in one inning of work vs. Illinois on 3/9… Gave up an unearned run vs. Tennessee Tech on 3/26.
Woodlands High School
Named to the THSBCA 6A All-State Elite team, as well as the Blue Bell/TSWA All-State team and the District 13-6A MVP as a senior for coach Ron Eastman… Posted a 3-0 record and 0.59 ERA with 54 strikeouts in 26 innings on the mound and hit .453 with 10 doubles, 15 steals, and 24 RBI as Woodlands reached the Region final… Also named district MVP and third team All-State as a junior…Rated as the No. 207 player in the country and No. 22 in the state of Texas by Perfect Game
Duncan College
First year SEC Honor Roll (2024)
2026: Opening Day starter who found his niche in the bullpen and went 4-2 with one save and a 4.15 ERA in 19 appearances (four starts)… 2-1 with a 5.94 ERA in his four starts, 2-0 with a save and a 3.04 ERA and a .198 opponents’ batting average in 15 relief appearances… 3-1 with a 3.46 ERA and .213 OBA in 10 games at Reckling Park… Led the team with 10.6 strikeouts per nine innings (51 in 43.1)… Picked up wins as a starter at home vs. Northwestern and Harvard and as a reliever vs. UTSA and at East Carolina… Struck out 11 in five innings of relief work at South Florida on 3/21, which matched the season-high by an Owl and was the most by a Rice reliever in a game since Cole St. Clair struck out 12 in five innings vs. LA Tech in 2005… Earned his first career save with 2.1 shutout innings vs. Lamar on 4/28… 2-0 with a 3.58 ERA in 26 career relief appearances between Tennessee and Rice (37.2, 28, 19, 15, 24, 47).
Tennessee
2025: Earned his first collegiate win in relief against Rice at the Astros Foundation College Classic on 3/1, striking out two in 1.1 innings in relief… Struck out three of five batters faced against Samford on 2/23 and matched that with three K’s in an inning vs. Xavier on 3/5… Opened the season by fanning two vs. UNC Asheville on 2/18… Came on as a pinch runner vs. LSU on 4/25, stole second, and then scored.
2024: Did not allow a run in three appearances for the CWS champions… Made his collegiate debut vs. ETSU on 2/21 and pitched a scoreless inning… Struck out a pair in one inning of work vs. Illinois on 3/9… Gave up an unearned run vs. Tennessee Tech on 3/26.
Woodlands High School
Named to the THSBCA 6A All-State Elite team, as well as the Blue Bell/TSWA All-State team and the District 13-6A MVP as a senior for coach Ron Eastman… Posted a 3-0 record and 0.59 ERA with 54 strikeouts in 26 innings on the mound and hit .453 with 10 doubles, 15 steals, and 24 RBI as Woodlands reached the Region final… Also named district MVP and third team All-State as a junior…Rated as the No. 207 player in the country and No. 22 in the state of Texas by Perfect Game
Duncan College
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