2023 Baseball Roster
Brayden Risedorph
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Freshman
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Kendallville, Ind.
- High School:
- East Noble
2024 (Sophomore Season)
Season: Made 21 appearances on the season with seven starts … tied for the team lead in appearances (21) with Jacob Vogel and Drew Buhr … was named the Opening Day starter and went 4.2 innings in Myrtle Beach against Duke (2/16) … pitched to an 8.31 earned run average across 47.2 innings … tied for second on the team with four wins (Connor Foley and Ethan Phillips) third on the team with 57 strikeouts … went at least three innings in seven different outings … four-or-more strikeouts on nine occasions … allowed one earned run or fewer in 12 of 21 appearances … tied for team leads with two saves against Middle Tennessee State (3/26) and Rutgers (4/26 … season high in strikeouts (6) came against Troy – 2 (3/10) and Middle Tennessee State (3/26).
2023 (Freshman Season)
Awards: Earned Freshman All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.
Season: Made 25 appearances, with five starts on the mound ... Made collegiate debut against Miami (Ohio) (2/21) in relief ... First career start came against Bellarmine (3/9) to open the series ... Owned three victories ... Earned six saves ... Posted one hold ... Collected victories over Iowa (4/9), at Cincinnati (4/19) and versus West Virginia (6/5) in the NCAA Lexington Regional ... Earned saves against Kent State (3/28), Ohio (4/23), at Northwestern (5/6-7), at Xavier (5/10) and at Michigan State (5/20) ... Hold came versus Ohio State (3/26) in the series finale ... Has not allowed a run of his own in 11 appearances ... Stranded two of seven inherited runners ... Held the opponent to three-or-fewer earned runs in 23 of 25 outings ... Issued two-or-fewer walks in 22 of 25 appearances, with zero walks in 13 outings.
Prep/Personal
Played for head coach Aaron Desmonds at East Noble High School, where he was a three-year letterwinner … Rated the No. 221 overall prospect and No. 66 right-handed pitcher nationally by Perfect Game … Slotted as the No. 4 prospect and No. 2 right-handed pitcher in Indiana by Perfect Game … Named first-team All-Central Region as a senior per Perfect Game … Honorable mention All-Central Region as a junior according to Perfect Game … Tabbed honorable mention Class 4A all-state by the Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association as a senior … Appeared in eight games as a senior with 38 2/3 innings pitched … Struck out 74 batters … Logged 35 innings with 60 strikeouts over eight appearances as a junior … Son of Iolet and Randy Risedorph … Born on July 30, 2003 … Has three older brothers, AJ, Ryan and Eric … Older brother, AJ, lettered in baseball at IPFW … Older brother, Ryan, lettered in baseball at Vincennes University … Is an exercise science major.
