2023 Baseball Roster
Horton, Brayden
Jersey Number 16
Brayden Horton
- Class:
- Freshman
- Position:
- C
- Bats/Throws:
- L/R
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 185
- Prev School:
- Sayre Area HS
- Hometown:
- Sayre, Pa.
Bio
2023
- ASUN All-Conference third team member
- ASUN All-Freshman team member
- Played in 48 games with 44 starts
- Started 43 games at first base and one in left field
- Hit a team-leading .341 with 40 RBI and 39 runs scored
- Had 13 doubles, a triple and six home runs
- Led the Flames with a .471 on base percentage and a .543 slugging percentage
- Finished the year among the ASUN leaders in batting average (10th) and on base percentage (6th)
- Collected three hits and drove in four runs in a 9-7 victory at FGCU (3/17)
- Hit first collegiate home run at FGCU (3/19)
- Had two hits, a double, a walk, two RBI and two runs scored against Austin Peay (3/25)
- Went 3-for-4 with a double and a walk, driving in two runs and scoring three runs (4/1)
- Hit a home run, walked and was hit by a pitch twice, driving in three runs and scoring twice in a 9-4 victory at Lipscomb (4/2)
- Had two hits, walked, knocked in three runs and scored one in a 9-3 win over North Florida (4/23)
- Collected two hits and scored two runs at Virginia (4/25)
- Went 2-for-2 with two doubles, a walk and a hit by pitch, driving in a run and scoring four in 13-3 win over Jacksonville State (5/6)
- Was 3-for-5 with a walk and a home run, knocking in six runs and plating two in 18-8 victory over Jacksonville State (5/7)
- Hit home run versus Virginia Tech (5/10)
- Had two hits, one a home run, two walks, a RBI and three runs scored in a 12-2 win over Bellarmine (5/19)
- Collected three hits, two doubles, a RBI and two runs scored against Bellarmine (5/20)
- Had two hits, one a double, and two RBI in 12-11 win over Lipscomb in pool play at the 2023 ASUN Baseball Championship (5/24)
- Collected three hits and two RBI against FGCU at the 2023 ASUN Baseball Championship (5/26)
- Member of the ASUN Academic Honor Roll
Prep
- Graduate of Sayre Area High School
- Listed among Perfect Game/Rawlings Top 500 recruits in 2022
- 2021 and 2022 Northern Tier League Player of the Year
- Two-time Bradford County Player of the Year and first team member
- Two-time Morning Times Player of the Year
- 2021 Valley Sports Report Defensive Player of the Year
- 2019 Valley Sports Report Newcomer of the Year
- Member of Keystone Bombers travel team
- Named a Perfect Game Preseason All-American
- Selected to six Perfect Game All-Tournament teams in 2022
Personal
- Son of Lisa and Jeremy Horton
- Father played football at Slippery Rock and Bloomsburg
- Majoring in sports management
- Birthday is March 25
Flames in the Pros: Garrett Horn
Thursday, July 17
Inside the Park: Conference USA Championship
Thursday, May 29
Coach LeCroy & Camden Troyer Talk About Preparing For The CUSA Baseball Tournament
Monday, May 19
Ben Blair: The Hometown Ace
Wednesday, May 07
