Brayton Thomas

Photo by: Benjamin Harper/Indiana Athletics

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Photo by: Grace Urbanski/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Tim Davis

Weight:
232
Height:
6-5
Position:
LHP
Year:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Fort Wayne, Ind.
High School:
Bishop Dwenger

2026 (Sophomore Season)
Season: Made a start in all 14 weekends – mainly as a Saturday or Sunday starter … one of two IU players (Tony Neubeck) to start on the mound in every series … pitched to a 1-5 record and a 5.40 ERA over 55 innings of work … second on the team in innings pitched … allowed opponents to hit just .220 against him on the year … recorded 55 strikeouts and allowed only 33 earned runs in his sophomore campaign … nine of his starts lasted four innings or longer … had four-or-more strikeouts in 10 of his outings … picked up his only win of the year in a commanding performance against UCF (2/21) … worked four innings of one-run baseball in road effort at Oregon (3/15) … kept Rutgers scoreless over 4.2 innings in Sunday rubber match (4/5) … provided a season high eight strikeouts against Abilene Christian (4/18) … went a season high 5.1 innings of scoreless baseball at Purdue (5/9) … ended the year with four strikeouts against Illinois (5/16).

2025 (Freshman Season)
Season: Made 15 appearances – all in relief … pitched to a 6.75 earned run average across 16 full innings of work … racked up 23 strikeouts to just eight walks … opposing batters hit just .182 against the freshman southpaw … pitched a scoreless outing in eight of 15 games on the mound … appeared in seven different Big Ten contests … provided multiple strikeouts on seven occasions … collegiate debut came against Fordham (2/22) when he recorded the final out of the game on a strikeout … provided a scoreless effort across 1.1 innings of work with three strikeouts against Penn State (3/7) … worked with six other pitchers on a combined shutout against Bellarmine (3/25) … season long outing came against Maryland (4/19) with 2.2 innings of relief … had a career high in strikeouts (4) against Evansville (4/30) and Abilene Christian (5/4) … pitched two scoreless frames in the regular season finale at Michigan (5/17).

Prep/Personal
Played for head coach Jason Garrett at Bishop Dwenger High School in Fort Wayne … led Bishop Dwenger to an appearance in the IHSAA 3A semi-state with a 6-2 record and a 1.47 earned run average … struck out 76 batters across 38 innings pitched during the 2024 season … ranked as the No. 171 overall prospect by Perfect Game in the class of 2024 … the No. 2 overall prospect in the state of Indiana – top ranked pitcher by Perfect Game … named the Dick Crumback/NEIBA High School Baseball Player of the Year – top player in Northeast Indiana … No. 1 player in the state of Indiana by Prep Baseball Report … played in the Prep Baseball All-American classic … participated in the 2023 Area Code Games … played in the 2023 Perfect Game National Showcase … pulled his name out of the 2024 MLB Draft to come to campus … intends to major in Sports Marketing and Management … favorite baseball team is the Chicago Cubs … son of Stephen and Amanda Thomas … has one brother – Landon.