2018 (Senior Year): Started in 50 of 51 games appearing in all but one … primarily behind the plate, with 24 starts at catcher … also 16 as a designated hitter and 10 in left field … slashed .286/.377/.478 with 16 doubles, one triple, seven home runs, 42 RBIs and 42 runs scored … … ranked second on the team in doubles, home runs, and RBIs … ranked third in runs scored (42), batting average and slugging percentage … registered 17 multi-hit games … also drove in multiple runs on 11 occasions, the second-highest total on the team … compiled a season-best 13-game hitting streak (2/18 to 3/16) and ended the year on an 11-game hitting streak … Had a team best 19-game on-base streak (2/16 to 3/23) … homered in three straight games including two at Evansville, and one in the opening round of the MVC tournament against Bradley (5/19 and 5/23) … named to the All-Conference Honorable Mention Squad … selected to the Google Cloud Academic All-America Second Team … named to the MVC honor roll.
2017 (Junior Year): Appeared in 48 games, all but one in a starting role … primarily behind the plate, with 35 starts at catcher … also started eight games in left field and four as a designated hitter … slashed .239/.322/.417 with 12 doubles, six home runs, 36 RBIs and 32 runs scored … shared the team lead in home runs … ranked second on the team in both RBIs and runs scored … tallied the third-most doubles and third-most extra-base hits among Redbirds … registered 11 multi-hit games … also drove in multiple runs on eight occasions, the third-highest total on the team … compiled a season-best eight-game hitting streak (3/31 to 4/15) … made first start and collected first hit as a member of the Redbirds versus Indiana State (2/17) … hit first home run of his Illinois State career at Memphis (2/25), on his birthday … tallied three hits on two occasions … hit a grand slam and drove in five runs total against Missouri State (5/19) in handing the Bears their first and only Missouri Valley Conference loss of the season … homered against Wichita State (5/25) in the MVC Tournament … reached base twice and scored a run in the title game of the MVC Tournament against Dallas Baptist (5/28) named an MVC Scholar-Athlete First-Team selection … named to the MVC and AFNI honor rolls.
Chandler Gilbert CC: Played sophomore season as a member of the baseball team in 2016 … slashed .320/.393/.538 with eight home runs and 29 RBIs in 46 games … earned first-team all-conference honors at catcher … named an Academic All-American.
BYU: Played freshman season as a member of the baseball team in 2013 … appeared in seven games with one start … tallied two hits in eight at-bats, including a triple … named to West Coast Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
Perry HS: Three-year starter for the baseball team … hit .420 with a school-record seven home runs and 33 RBIs as a senior … also posted a school-record .888 slugging percentage … named a second-team all-state selection and played in Arizona Senior All-Star Game … hit five home runs as a junior … team finished as runner-up in Class 5A-II state tournament that year … hit .373 with nine doubles and 22 RBIs as a sophomore … member of the National Honor Society … graduated with honors.
Personal: Born Feb. 25, 1994 in Provo, Utah … son of Lonny and Laurie Braithwaite … has two older sisters, Chelsea and Hayli, and one younger brother, Braden … majoring in exercise science.
