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Jersey Number 7
Braiden Ward
- Position:
- Outfielder
- Height:
- 5-10
- Bats:
- L
- Weight:
- 145
- Throws:
- R
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Merced, Calif.
- High School:
- El Capitan
Bio
Only player in Pac-12ย history to lead conference in stolen bases threeย straight seasons
Thirdย All-Time at Washington in stolen bases
2021 Pac-12 All-Defensive Team
2019 Pac-12 Honorable Mention
WASHINGTON
2021 (Senior): Led Pac-12, fourth nationallyย with career-high 34 stolen bases ...ย only player in Pac-12 history to lead conference in steals four straight seasons ... only Washington player to appear in all 50 games (49 starts) ... primarily playedย CF, while making starts at both 2B and SS ...ย led team with 34 runs, 55 hits, 16 HBP ... second on team with .378 OBP,ย .752 OPS andย 73 total bases ... Reached base safely in first 20 games of the season ... 10 games with multiple stolen bases ... 14 multi-hit games on the season.
2020 (Junior): Led Pac-12 with 10 steals (tied 13th nationally) to become the first Conference player to lead the league in stolen bases in three-consecutive seasons ... 55 career stolen bases tied for fifth all-time in UW historyย ... along with Ramon Bramasco, one of two Huskies to start all 15 games ... hits in 12 of 15 games, reached base safely in 14 of 15 ... second on team with .283 average and first with 12 runs scored and five doubles ... 4x16, 3 RBI and 2 stolen bases vs. Utah Valley ... 5x12 with 5 runs and a stolen base vs. UC Irvine ... 5x14 (.357), 4 runs, 2 RBI, 2 SB at Fresno St., including 2x5, 2 R, 2 SB, RBI in series opener.
2019 (Sophomore): Named 2019 Pac-12 Honorable Mention ... led Huskies with 62 hits, 19 multi-hit games, 41 runs scored, five triples, 11 doubles and 26 stolen bases ... was second on team with a .321 average, third with .412 on-base percentage and 25 walks ... made 49 starts (44 CF, 5 2B) in 52 total games ... ended the Pac-12 regular season leading the league in stolen bases and attempts (31) ... is the first player since Arizona's T.J. Steele (2007 & 08) to lead Pac-12 in steals back-to-back years ... reached base safely in 43 of 49 starts ... led team in May with a .411 average to raise average from .285 to .321 ... ended season strong, going 5 for 9 vs. Cal with 2 runs scored ... was 3x12 at No. 1 UCLA, incluind 2x4 in finale ...ย 7x20, 6 RBI, 3 SB in 5-game home stand from May 8-13 ... 2x5, 2 RBI, 2 2B, SB on Monday vs. NMSt ... 2x10, 4 RBI, 2 SB in Utah series ...ย 3x5, 3B, SB, on Wed. vs. Portland ... 8x15 at WSU including first career HR on Sunday and 5x6 with career high 3 RBI on Saturday ...ย had career high 8-game hit streak (11x30, 3 2B, 6 RBI) snapped vs. Seattle U on Tuesday, but has reached base safely in 9 straight ...ย 2x4, 2 RBI vs. Santa Clara ... 1x11 at Stanford ... 2x2, 2 BB, SB vs. Cal Baptist ...ย 2x4, 2 SB, 2 R in Sunday sweep-clinching win over USC ...ย was 6x14 at Oregon, including 2x4, 3 R in GM2 and 3x4 in finale ...ย Seattle Baseball Showcase: 3x17, incl. 2x5, SB vs. Minn ... named Pac-12 Player of the Week after going 5x11, 6-for-6 SB, 4 runs, 2 RBI vs. Cal Poly ... leads Pac-12 with 11 stolen bases (next highest is 4) ... National POW by Collegiate Baseball News after 7x12, 8 runs, 5 stolen bases vs. Northern Colorado, including 4x6, 5 R, 3 SB, 2 RBI, 3B, 2B in 25-8 win.
2018 (Freshman)*: Led all UW freshmen with 57ย games played, 50 starts ... hit .304 (55x181) with 6 doubles, 3 triples and 14 runs batted inย ... led Pac-12 with 19 stolen bases ... was hittless in CWS finale vs. OSU to snap a career-high 6-game hit streak (10x24, .417) ... hit .323 (10x31) in post-season, including 1x6 in CWS ... 5x13 in Fullerton series, with multi-hits twice ...ย named to NCAA Conway Regional All-Tourney Team after going 4x12, reaching base 6 times and scoring 5 runs ... ended regular season with a .300 average and Pac-12 leading 16 stolen bases (most steals by a UW freshman since former MLBer and Husky HOFer Chris Magruder had 18 in 1996) ... has a .351 average away from Husky Ballpark, 2nd best on team ... hit .321 in May (17x53, 12 R, 5 RBI, 5 SBs) ... had streak of reaching base in UW high 23 straight games snapped in regular season finale vs. Stanford ... has reached base in 42 of 45 starts, 45 of last 48 games overall ... 1x11 vs. Stanford ...ย 6x15 at Utah, including 3x5, 2 R in series finale ...ย was 4x13 vs. UCLA, including first career 3-hit game ... was 5x10, 2 RBI, SB, 3 BB, 3 R at ASU to raise average over .300 for the first time all season ...ย had career-best 5 game hit streak snapped vs. WSU, but was 4x10 in series with 5 runs, 3 RBI and 2 stolen bases, and had game-tying RBI hit and game-winning run in 4-run 9th inning comeback Sunday ... wasย 2x7 in 2 starts at Cal ...ย 2x10, SB vs. Oregon, played 2B for several innings ...ย 5x9 in 3 starts during Southern Cal road trip, 2 stolen bases ... reached safely in 14-straight games, Feb. 24-Mar. 24 ... missed final 2 games at Oregon State after being hit on the wrist by a pitch ... 3x8, RBI vs. Arizonaย ... 2x11 vs. Ill. State, 3 stolen bases ...ย 3x8 at DQ Classic including RBI double vs. Mich St and game-tying run in 8th inning vs. Minn. ...ย picked up hits in all three games (3x7, 2 runs) vs. UC Riverside, making 1 start in CF ... started opener and finale at Sacramento St, both in CF (0x4).
*Individual Records from 2018 were later vacated due to NCAA Committee on infractions Ruling
EL CAPITAN HIGH SCHOOL
Earned First Team All-CCC as a senior after hitting .476 with 29 stolen bases ... was ranked as the No. 53 overall player in California and the No. 12 shortstop by Perfect Gameโฆnamed the 2016 Perfect Game All-American Honorable Mentionโฆas a junior, hit .457 with a .524 on base percentage and recorded 27 stolen basesโฆparticipated in the 2016 17U West National Team Championships and recorded the fastest 60-yard dash with a time of 6.23 secondsโฆnamed MaxPreps Player of the Week for the week of May 16, 2016 after hitting .750 for El Capitanโฆselected to play for the New York Yankees International Scout Team in the Goodwill Series held in Australiaโฆplayed summer ball for Club All-Star and fall ball for the Marlins Scout Team.
PERSONAL
Parents are Alan and Annette ... wants a career in sports medicine.
ย
GETTING TO KNOW BRAIDEN WARD
Pre-game routines/Superstitions?
Watch Francisco Lindor highlights and pray.
ย
Hobbies/Other sports you enjoy?
Duck hunting, fishing, mudding, and water polo
ย
Do you have any family members that played college sports or pro?
My grandpa played minor league baseball
Thirdย All-Time at Washington in stolen bases
2021 Pac-12 All-Defensive Team
2019 Pac-12 Honorable Mention
WASHINGTON
2021 (Senior): Led Pac-12, fourth nationallyย with career-high 34 stolen bases ...ย only player in Pac-12 history to lead conference in steals four straight seasons ... only Washington player to appear in all 50 games (49 starts) ... primarily playedย CF, while making starts at both 2B and SS ...ย led team with 34 runs, 55 hits, 16 HBP ... second on team with .378 OBP,ย .752 OPS andย 73 total bases ... Reached base safely in first 20 games of the season ... 10 games with multiple stolen bases ... 14 multi-hit games on the season.
2020 (Junior): Led Pac-12 with 10 steals (tied 13th nationally) to become the first Conference player to lead the league in stolen bases in three-consecutive seasons ... 55 career stolen bases tied for fifth all-time in UW historyย ... along with Ramon Bramasco, one of two Huskies to start all 15 games ... hits in 12 of 15 games, reached base safely in 14 of 15 ... second on team with .283 average and first with 12 runs scored and five doubles ... 4x16, 3 RBI and 2 stolen bases vs. Utah Valley ... 5x12 with 5 runs and a stolen base vs. UC Irvine ... 5x14 (.357), 4 runs, 2 RBI, 2 SB at Fresno St., including 2x5, 2 R, 2 SB, RBI in series opener.
2019 (Sophomore): Named 2019 Pac-12 Honorable Mention ... led Huskies with 62 hits, 19 multi-hit games, 41 runs scored, five triples, 11 doubles and 26 stolen bases ... was second on team with a .321 average, third with .412 on-base percentage and 25 walks ... made 49 starts (44 CF, 5 2B) in 52 total games ... ended the Pac-12 regular season leading the league in stolen bases and attempts (31) ... is the first player since Arizona's T.J. Steele (2007 & 08) to lead Pac-12 in steals back-to-back years ... reached base safely in 43 of 49 starts ... led team in May with a .411 average to raise average from .285 to .321 ... ended season strong, going 5 for 9 vs. Cal with 2 runs scored ... was 3x12 at No. 1 UCLA, incluind 2x4 in finale ...ย 7x20, 6 RBI, 3 SB in 5-game home stand from May 8-13 ... 2x5, 2 RBI, 2 2B, SB on Monday vs. NMSt ... 2x10, 4 RBI, 2 SB in Utah series ...ย 3x5, 3B, SB, on Wed. vs. Portland ... 8x15 at WSU including first career HR on Sunday and 5x6 with career high 3 RBI on Saturday ...ย had career high 8-game hit streak (11x30, 3 2B, 6 RBI) snapped vs. Seattle U on Tuesday, but has reached base safely in 9 straight ...ย 2x4, 2 RBI vs. Santa Clara ... 1x11 at Stanford ... 2x2, 2 BB, SB vs. Cal Baptist ...ย 2x4, 2 SB, 2 R in Sunday sweep-clinching win over USC ...ย was 6x14 at Oregon, including 2x4, 3 R in GM2 and 3x4 in finale ...ย Seattle Baseball Showcase: 3x17, incl. 2x5, SB vs. Minn ... named Pac-12 Player of the Week after going 5x11, 6-for-6 SB, 4 runs, 2 RBI vs. Cal Poly ... leads Pac-12 with 11 stolen bases (next highest is 4) ... National POW by Collegiate Baseball News after 7x12, 8 runs, 5 stolen bases vs. Northern Colorado, including 4x6, 5 R, 3 SB, 2 RBI, 3B, 2B in 25-8 win.
2018 (Freshman)*: Led all UW freshmen with 57ย games played, 50 starts ... hit .304 (55x181) with 6 doubles, 3 triples and 14 runs batted inย ... led Pac-12 with 19 stolen bases ... was hittless in CWS finale vs. OSU to snap a career-high 6-game hit streak (10x24, .417) ... hit .323 (10x31) in post-season, including 1x6 in CWS ... 5x13 in Fullerton series, with multi-hits twice ...ย named to NCAA Conway Regional All-Tourney Team after going 4x12, reaching base 6 times and scoring 5 runs ... ended regular season with a .300 average and Pac-12 leading 16 stolen bases (most steals by a UW freshman since former MLBer and Husky HOFer Chris Magruder had 18 in 1996) ... has a .351 average away from Husky Ballpark, 2nd best on team ... hit .321 in May (17x53, 12 R, 5 RBI, 5 SBs) ... had streak of reaching base in UW high 23 straight games snapped in regular season finale vs. Stanford ... has reached base in 42 of 45 starts, 45 of last 48 games overall ... 1x11 vs. Stanford ...ย 6x15 at Utah, including 3x5, 2 R in series finale ...ย was 4x13 vs. UCLA, including first career 3-hit game ... was 5x10, 2 RBI, SB, 3 BB, 3 R at ASU to raise average over .300 for the first time all season ...ย had career-best 5 game hit streak snapped vs. WSU, but was 4x10 in series with 5 runs, 3 RBI and 2 stolen bases, and had game-tying RBI hit and game-winning run in 4-run 9th inning comeback Sunday ... wasย 2x7 in 2 starts at Cal ...ย 2x10, SB vs. Oregon, played 2B for several innings ...ย 5x9 in 3 starts during Southern Cal road trip, 2 stolen bases ... reached safely in 14-straight games, Feb. 24-Mar. 24 ... missed final 2 games at Oregon State after being hit on the wrist by a pitch ... 3x8, RBI vs. Arizonaย ... 2x11 vs. Ill. State, 3 stolen bases ...ย 3x8 at DQ Classic including RBI double vs. Mich St and game-tying run in 8th inning vs. Minn. ...ย picked up hits in all three games (3x7, 2 runs) vs. UC Riverside, making 1 start in CF ... started opener and finale at Sacramento St, both in CF (0x4).
*Individual Records from 2018 were later vacated due to NCAA Committee on infractions Ruling
EL CAPITAN HIGH SCHOOL
Earned First Team All-CCC as a senior after hitting .476 with 29 stolen bases ... was ranked as the No. 53 overall player in California and the No. 12 shortstop by Perfect Gameโฆnamed the 2016 Perfect Game All-American Honorable Mentionโฆas a junior, hit .457 with a .524 on base percentage and recorded 27 stolen basesโฆparticipated in the 2016 17U West National Team Championships and recorded the fastest 60-yard dash with a time of 6.23 secondsโฆnamed MaxPreps Player of the Week for the week of May 16, 2016 after hitting .750 for El Capitanโฆselected to play for the New York Yankees International Scout Team in the Goodwill Series held in Australiaโฆplayed summer ball for Club All-Star and fall ball for the Marlins Scout Team.
PERSONAL
Parents are Alan and Annette ... wants a career in sports medicine.
ย
GETTING TO KNOW BRAIDEN WARD
Pre-game routines/Superstitions?
Watch Francisco Lindor highlights and pray.
ย
Hobbies/Other sports you enjoy?
Duck hunting, fishing, mudding, and water polo
ย
Do you have any family members that played college sports or pro?
My grandpa played minor league baseball
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Wednesday, May 21
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