2020 Baseball Roster
Roster
Brayson Hurdsman
- Position:
- LHP
- B/T:
- L/L
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- St. George, Utah
- High School:
- Desert Hills HS
2019-20 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
2018-19 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
2017-18 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
2016-17 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
Senior (2020): Finished with a 1-2 record a 4.85 ERA in four appearances ... recorded 18 strikeouts to four walks in 13.0 innings pitched ... earned win out of the bullpen against Youngstown State (Feb. 14), throwing 4.0 innings and allowing one run, while striking out six ... matched season-high with 4.0 innings of relief against Texas State (March 1).
Junior (2019): Posted 1-0 record and 3.35 ERA across 21 appearances with three starts… recorded 34 strikeouts to 13 walks in 40.1 innings pitched… recorded win at No. 29 Sam Houston State (April 9)… made starts at Wichita State (April 14), vs. Cincinnati (April 20) and at Rice (May 1)… eight scoreless appearances… recorded scoreless outings with 2.1 innings vs. No. 24 Arizona (Feb. 24), 1.0 innings vs. Rice (March 5), 1.2 innings at Memphis (March 31), 1.2 innings at Lamar (April 2), 1.1 innings vs. FIU (April 3), 2.0 innings vs. Sam Houston State (April 23), 0.2 innings in game two of doubleheader vs. Tulane (May 11) and 3.0 innings vs. Rice (May 14)… part of pitching staff that led The American Athletic Conference in ERA (3.82) and opponent batting average (.238).
Sophomore (2018):Â Appeared in 19 games making seven starts... Was 2-4 with a 4.22 ERA...Struck out 41 in 53.1 innings...Made first start of the year vs. HBU (March 6)...Also started games vs. Lamar (March 20), at Rice (March 27), vs. UCF (May 6), at UConn (May 13), at Southeastern Louisiana (May 18), vs. ECU (May 24)...Tossed a season-long 6.1 innings in a start vs. Lamar (March 20), allowing just one run on three hits...Went 5.1 innings in relief at Cal State Fullerton (Feb. 23) without allowing a hit and striking out a season-high seven...Earned wins vs. Columbia (March 17) and at ECU (April 29) in relief...Helped Houston to a conference regular-season title and an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament.
Freshman (2017):Â Played a significant role as a true freshman as both a reliever and starter...Tallied 18 appearances for second-most on the staff, while making three starts in debut season...Finished with a 5-2 record and a 3.41 ERA...Struck out 30 in 34.1 innings...Held opponents to a .228 average...Opened 2017 with eight straight relief appearances...Didn't allow an earned run in first three outings...Earned his first two wins in back-to-back appearances to start the year vs. Wake Forest (Feb. 19) and vs. Illinois (Feb. 25)...Made first career start at Rice (April 11) and struck out a season-high seven in 5.0 innings...Started three straight midweek games (Rice, Sam Houston State twice)...Returned to the bullpen to close out the year, making seven relief appearances to end 2017...Earned three wins down the stretch in relief vs. Rice (May 9), vs. UConn (May 25), vs. Iowa (June 4)...Played a big role in Housotn's come-from-behind win to open the American Championship vs. Memphis (May 23), tossing 2.1 innings, striking out three in the win...Also earned a win in relief vs. UConn (May 25) after tossing 1.1 hitless innings...Picked up his fifth win of the year in a 2.0 inning shutout performance vs. Iowa (June 4) in the NCAA Houston Regional...Helped Houston to a regular-season and conference tournament championship title as well as the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Houston Regional.
High School: Was a four-year varsity letterwinner at Desert Hills High School (Utah)…Named First Team All-State his junior and senior seasons…Owns the record for the most homeruns, doubles, and RBI as well as recorded the most strikeouts for his high school…Helped team to a second place finish in the region during the 2016 season.
Personal: Full name is Brayson Darrin Hurdsman ... Son of Darrin and Laurie Hurdsman…Has two siblings, Breanna and Bryker.
