Brayden Luikart

Position:
Left-Handed Pitcher/Outfield
Class:
Freshman
Height:
6-0
Weight:
185
Bats/Throws:
L/L
Hometown:
St. Joseph, Mo.

High School: Attended Lafayette High School … rated as the No. 25 overall prospect in Missouri and No. 3 outfielder, and a top-500 recruit nationally by Perfect Game … rated as the No. 15 overall recruit and No. 4 outfielder in Missouri by Prep Baseball Report … named the 2021 Missouri Player of the Year by both Perfect Game and Prep Baseball Report … named the St. Joseph All-News-Press NOW Baseball Player of the Year … batted .589 at the plate and went 4-0 with a 0.83 ERA with 95 strikeouts in 48.1 innings on the mound in 2021 … pitched a 13-strikeout no-hitter … as a sophomore, he hit .491 with four home runs and a .506 on-base percentage, and posted a 2.50 ERA with 66 strikeouts in 36 innings as a sophomore in 2019 … he also went 13 for 14 in stolen base attempts … named to the all-District 16-4A team … did not have a junior season in 2020 due to COVID-19 … as a freshman he went 5-3 with a 2.10 ERA and 60 strikeouts in 45 innings on the mound, and hit .458 with two homers and a .543 OBP at the plate … earned all-state honorable mention … high school coach was Matt Jansen … has also lettered three years in basketball, earning all-Midland Empire Conference honors.

Personal: Major: finance.