Brandon Walsh

Height:
6-2
Weight:
205
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
North Andover, Mass.
High School:
North Andover HS

CAREER HONORS
Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Week (4/13/15)
Futures Collegiate Baseball League All-Star (Summer 2014) Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Week (5/5/14)

AS A SENIOR IN 2016: Game-By-Game Statistics Made 7 appearances and had 6 starts on the mound going 5-1 with a 3.54 ERA and having 54 strikeouts in 48.1 innings pitched ... Started and got the win versus George Mason (5/21) going 8.0 innings and striking out 12 ... Started and got the win at Rhode Island (5/15) going 7.2 innings and striking out 8 ... Picked up the win at Richmond (5/8) while throwing 7.0 innings and striking out 6 ... Lasted 7.1 innings in his third start of the season while striking out 7 batters against Fordham (4/30) ... Picked up another win and threw a complete game against La Salle (4/24) and struck out 12 batters ... Picked up a win in his first start of the season going 6.0 innings with two strikeouts against Connecticut (4/19) ... Pitched 3.1 innings tying his record of 7 strikeouts against Saint Joseph's (4/15).

AS A JUNIOR IN 2015: Game-By-Game Statistics
Earned his fourth win of the season, throwing 6.2 innings and striking out five at George Mason (5/16) ... Had a hit and an RBI versus Rhode Island (5/8) ... Went eight innings and struck out seven, allowing just one run in a 1-0 loss at Saint Louis (4/17) ... Went 2-for-4 with a double at Saint Louis (4/15) ... In his first start of the season, threw seven innings allowing just one run and one hit while striking out a career-best seven hitters, earning the win against St. Bonaventure (4/12) ... Doubled and drove in the game-tying and game-winning runs at Siena (4/7) ... Homered and picked up the save in win against George Washington (4/2).

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2014: Game-By-Game Statistics
Led the squad with a 3.02 earned run average over 16 appearances (tied for team high) with four starts for a total of 44.2 innings ... Posted a 2-4 record with two saves ... Walked 18 and struck out 35 ... Allowed just four extra base hits (all doubles) ... At the plate, saw action in 37 games with 32 starts and hit .274 (32-for-117) with two doubles, one triple and one home run ... Contributed 16 RBI and 14 runs scored ... Had nine multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games ... Started 21 games behind the plate and 10 as the DH ... Batted most often in the sixth spot in the order ... In Atlantic 10 play, was 2-2 on the mound with a 2.23 ERA over 10 appearances, three starts, tossing 36.1 innings ... Hit .333 (23-for-69) with 11 RBI and nine runs scored over 21 A-10 contests ... Went 2-for-5 with a run scored at Saint Joseph's (5/17) ... Tossed a 108-pitch complete game to earn a win over George Mason (5/4), allowing just one unearned run on five hits with one walk and four strikeouts ... Was honored as Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Week (5/5) following that performance ... Batted 2-for-4 vs. George Mason (5/3) to wrap up a six-game hitting streak ... Earned second save of the season, working two scoreless innings out of the bullpen and striking out two vs. Connecticut (4/29) ... Threw two innings of relief at Fordham (4/26), allowing one run and striking out three ... Batted 3-for-3 against Fordham (4/25) with a double, triple and two RBI ... Went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored at George Washington (4/20) ... Tossed two-thirds of an inning in relief at GW (4/19) ... Pitched an inning and earned the save in a comeback win over George Washington (4/18), also going 2-for-3 at the plate with an RBI and run scored ... Received a no-decision after tossing nine innings in the Saint Louis series finale (4/13), allowing just one run and one walk while striking out four ... Batted 1-for-3 versus Saint Louis (4/12), scoring a run in the win ... Started at catcher against SLU (4/11), later striking out the side in a one-inning relief appearance ... Scored the winning run in a walk-off victory over Dayton (4/6) in the series finale ... Also started on the mound against Dayton (4/6), earning a no-decision in a seven-inning performance in which he surrendered one earned run and struck out three ... Tallied a double that knocked in two against Dayton (4/5) ... Batted 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored versus Dayton (4/4) ... Pitched an inning of relief, striking out one, and earned a walk at the plate to score a run at Boston College (4/2) ... Hit 4-for-5 in first game of doubleheader at Richmond (3/28), with an RBI and stolen base ... Picked up first career win and struck out three batters in 3.1 innings at La Salle (3/22) ... Struck out four vs. Army (3/15) in game two of a doubleheader after going 2-for-4 with two RBI in game one against the Black Knights ... Hit 3-for-4 at North Carolina A&T (3/8) with a home run, two runs scored and an RBI ... Went 1-for-3 with a stolen base at Maryland (3/1) and also pitched a hitless inning of relief with two walks and two strikeouts.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2013: Recorded a hit and run scored vs. Tennessee (3/2) ... Went 2-for-4 with a triple and run scored in collegiate debut vs. #22/23 Notre Dame (3/1).

BEFORE UMASS: Pitched and caught for four years under Coach Todd Dulin at North Andover High School ... Led team to North Titles during freshman and junior seasons as well as the Cape Ann League Championship in his senior year ... Named Cape Ann League All-League as a sophomore ... Selected as one of the 2012 Boston Globe's Player of the Year following his senior campaign ... Earned Boston Herald and Boston Globe All-Scholastic honors as a junior in baseball ... Hit .490 with four home runs and 20 RBI and went 6-3 with a 2.10 ERA and 91 strikeouts on the mound during senior season ... Also earned Boston Globe All-Scholastic honors in his junior and senior years ... Named Boston Globe and Herald Player of the Year for football in 2011 ... Earned Eastern Massachusetts Division II Football Player of the Year in 2012 and Agganis 2012 South MVP.

PERSONAL: Born Brandon Matthew Walsh on August 6, 1993 in Boston, Mass. ... Son of Mike and Linda Walsh ... Brother of Connor and Casey ... Majoring in Turfgrass Science and Management.

CAREER HIGHS
Hits: 4 at Richmond (3/28/14)
Runs Scored: 2 at North Carolina A&T (3/8/14)
Doubles: 1 (5x) Last at Saint Louis (4/17/15)
Triples: 1 at Fordham (4/25/14)
Home Runs: 1 (2x) at North Carolina A&T (3/8/14)
RBI: 2 (3x) Last at Siena (4/7/15)
Total Bases: 6 at Fordham (4/25/14)
Hitting Streak: 4 Games (3/8/14-3/15/14)