Braden Minor

Washburn University alumni.

In 2021: Started one game and made 14 total appearances and finished with two saves and a 5.89 ERA after 18.1 innings pitched … finished with 17 strikeouts … against No. 5 Missouri Southern (March 5), worked 2.2 scoreless and hitless innings and walked two batters while striking out four … earned saves at Fort Hays (April 24) and against Newman (May 1) after working two 1-2-3 ninth innings … named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.

In 2020: Made three appearances out of the bullpen … against Missouri Southern (March 8), he retired all five batters he faced and recorded two strikeouts … named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.

In 2019: Named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll … made two appearances with one start, before injury shortened season … redshirted.

Before Washburn: Transferred from Cowley County CC after one season … posted a 4-1 record with nine appearances and seven starts … helped Tigers to a 45-11 season, while appearing in NJCAA Region XI Tournament finals after claiming KJCCA regular season title … was named a first team NJCAA Academic All-American … accredited with pitching 27 innings and 11 strikeouts … gave up 27 runs on 35 hits … began the season working six scoreless innings in his first two starts … tallied a season-best three strikeouts against in a 16-5 win over Neosho County (3/9/2018) … spent freshman season (2017) at Division I Oklahoma … pitched 6.1 innings across five appearances for the Sooners … tossed three scoreless innings at Michigan (4/14/2017) …

High School: Attended Eisenhower HS (Wichita, Kan.) where he was a four-time letterwinner … three-time All-State member and two-time league MVP…  named Kansas’ 2014 Gatorade Player of the Year as a sophomore… helped the Tigers to two regional championships.