Braden Davis

Position:
Left Handed Pitcher
Class:
Junior
Height:
5-11
Weight:
175
Bats/Throws:
L/L
Hometown:
Keller, Texas
Prev School:
Sam Houston State

2024: Drafted in the fifth round with the 142nd pick by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2024 MLB Draft ... All-Big 12 First Team … Big 12 All-Tournament Team … 2x Big 12 Pitcher of the Week (4/29, 5/6) … OU’s Friday night starter, started 16 games in 16 appearances … finished season with 4.30 ERA in 92.0 IP to go with 9-4 record and team-best 117 strikeouts that ranked 17th in the nation … combined on three of OU’s six shutouts … held opposing batters to .208 average and 41 walks … had three double-digit strikeout performances on the year and struck out eight more more in 10 of his 16 starts … got the win in seven straight starts from April 12 to May 22 … was 7-1 on the mound in conference play with a 3.77 ERA and 76 strikeouts … combined on the ninth no-hitter in program history, striking out a career-best 12 batters over 7.0 IP, finishing his outing with eight straight K’s vs. West Virginia (3/22) … threw complete game shutout vs. TCU in the Big 12 tournament, surrendering just four hits with no walks and nine strikeouts (5/22) … the CG SO was the seventh in conference tournament history, first since 2015, and just the fifth in nine innings … Davis joined Jonathan Gray (2013) as the only Sooners to toss complete-game shutouts at the Big 12 tourney.

Prior to OU: Transferred to OU from Sam Houston State ... as a sophomore, went 5-4 with a 2.78 ERA and registered 61 strikeouts and a .194 opponent batting average in 45.1 innings … as a freshman, made 11 relief appearances and posted a 1.62 ERA with 20 strikeouts and a .145 opponent batting average in 16.2 innings.

High School: A two-year letterman at Keller High School in Keller, Texas ... led KHS to 2021 Class 6A state finals ... all-state utility selection ... also earned all-area and all-district.