Brayton Thomas

Weight:
220
Height:
6-5
Position:
LHP
Year:
Freshman
Hometown:
Fort Wayne, Ind.
High School:
Bishop Dwenger

2025 (Freshman Season)
Season: Made 15 appearances – all in relief … pitched to a 6.75 earned run average across 16 full innings of work … racked up 23 strikeouts to just eight walks … opposing batters hit just .182 against the freshman southpaw … pitched a scoreless outing in eight of 15 games on the mound … appeared in seven different Big Ten contests … provided multiple strikeouts on seven occasions … collegiate debut came against Fordham (2/22) when he recorded the final out of the game on a strikeout … provided a scoreless effort across 1.1 innings of work with three strikeouts against Penn State (3/7) … worked with six other pitchers on a combined shutout against Bellarmine (3/25) … season long outing came against Maryland (4/19) with 2.2 innings of relief … had a career high in strikeouts (4) against Evansville (4/30) and Abilene Christian (5/4) … pitched two scoreless frames in the regular season finale at Michigan (5/17).

Prep/Personal
Played for head coach Jason Garrett at Bishop Dwenger High School in Fort Wayne … led Bishop Dwenger to an appearance in the IHSAA 3A semi-state with a 6-2 record and a 1.47 earned run average … struck out 76 batters across 38 innings pitched during the 2024 season … ranked as the No. 171 overall prospect by Perfect Game in the class of 2024 … the No. 2 overall prospect in the state of Indiana – top ranked pitcher by Perfect Game … named the Dick Crumback/NEIBA High School Baseball Player of the Year – top player in Northeast Indiana … No. 1 player in the state of Indiana by Prep Baseball Report … played in the Prep Baseball All-American classic … participated in the 2023 Area Code Games … played in the 2023 Perfect Game National Showcase … pulled his name out of the 2024 MLB Draft to come to campus … intends to major in Sports Marketing and Management … favorite baseball team is the Chicago Cubs … son of Stephen and Amanda Thomas … has one brother – Landon.