Brayden Jefferis

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
INF
Ht./Wt.:
5-10 / 188
Bats/Throws:
L/R
Hometown:
Valencia, Calif.
High School:
Hart High School

Sophomore (2026)
• Played in all 58 games starting 57 of the contests at third base
• Hit .355 on the season ranking second on the team and held a .455 on-base percentage
• Tallied 16 extra base hits with eight doubles, three triples and five home runs
• Scored 32 runs on 76 hits with 43 RBIs, all ranking second on the team
• Drew 27 walks and 13 hit by pitches while striking out just 26 times
• Tallied 23 multi-hit games including four three-hit games and one four-hit game
• Held a .974 fielding percentage with 37 putouts and 111 assists
• Scored twice including a home run in a 10-0 win over Rutgers in the Big Ten Tournament (May 19)
• Homered in back-to-back games against Ohio State to end the regular season (May 15 & 16)
• Tallied two hits and an RBI against Ohio State (May 14)
• Scored, tallied an RBI and recorded three hits in 9-8 win at Minnesota (May 9)
• Went 3-for-4 scoring twice including go-ahead run in ninth while adding two RBIs in 8-7 win over Maryland (May 3)
• Hit a three-run home run and added a fourth RBI in a 17-5 win at Maryland (May 2)
• Tallied three hits with an RBI against Washington (April 26)
• Went 4-for-5 with one run and two RBIs in a 8-7 win over Washington (April 24)
• Reached base three times and tallied an RBI in win over Bowling Green (April 22)
• Went 2-for-4 with a run and a triple in a 2-1 win over Northwestern (April 19)
• Tallied two hits, three RBIs and a run in a 7-6 win over Northwestern (April 17)
• Hit first career home run while reaching base safely five times in a 6-4 win over Toledo (April 14)
• Recorded two hits, two RBIs and a run at Michigan State (April 12)
• Brought home two and singled in a 6-4 win over Central Michigan (April 7)
• Scored twice on two hits, added an RBI in a win over Eastern Michigan (April 6)
• Recorded two hits, a run and an RBI in a 4-3 win over Oregon (April 4)
• Tallied two RBI single in a 10-0 win over Oregon (April 2)
• Recorded two RBIs as part of two hit day against Nebraska (March 22)
• Singled, scored and brought home a run against No. 1 UCLA (March 13)
• Scored one run on two hits and drew a walk in a 3-2 win over Western Michigan (March 11)
• Tallied two hits with a run and RBI against Pepperdine (March 6)
• Went 3-for-4 with two runs and an RBI in a 17-4 win over Pepperdine (March 5)
• Scored a run on two hits in a 9-0 win over San Diego (Feb. 28)
• Tripled, scored and brought home two against San Diego (Feb. 27)
• Singled and scored a run in a win over No. 15 Louisville (Feb. 21)
• Reached base three times, scoring a run against No. 11 Oregon State (Feb. 16)
• Tallied one hit, one run, one walk, one RBI, and one stolen base against No. 24 Arizona (Feb. 15)
• Had two hits, one run, and drew one walk in a 7-6 win over Stanford (Feb. 14)

Freshman (2025)
• All-Big Ten Freshman Team
• Started 29 games with 41 appearances and 105 at-bats
• Hit .267 with a .398 on-base percentage with 15 walks and 28 hits
• Saw action in seven positions mostly in the outfield and committed one error
• Scored 20 runs and tallied 18 RBIs with 35 total bases
• Went 3-for-4 with three runs, two doubles and two RBIs against Ohio State (May 4)
• Recorded two runs and two RBIs in 23-1 win over Ohio State (May 3)
• Scored one run on one hit with two RBIs in win over Michigan State (Apr. 26)
• Tripled as part of 2-for-2 day with one run and one RBI in win over Toledo (Apr. 15)
• Tallied one run on two hits, including first career double in win over Oakland (Apr. 9)
• Tallied two hits, one RBI, and scored one run in a win against Oregon (Apr. 6)
• Recorded two hits, one RBI, and scored one run against Oregon (Apr. 5)
• Tallied four hits, two RBIs, and scored two runs in a win against Penn State (Mar. 29)
• Recorded two RBIs and one run on one hit against Eastern Michigan (Mar. 25)
• Tripled and brought home a run in a 12-9 win over Purdue (Mar. 22)
• Went 2-for-3 with a run in 19-0 win over Villanova (Feb. 16)
• Made his collegiate debut on February 15, 2025 against Rice

Prep
• Attended Hart High School
• Earned Honor Roll in high school
• Started on Varsity since freshman year
• Three-Year captain
• Garnered All-Foothill League honors twice
• Won 3 Foothill league championships and one C.I.F. Southern Section Division 2 championship
• Played for the Slo Blues in the California Collegiate League in 2024 and hit .450 and was an All-Star.

Personal
• Brayden Scott Jefferis
• Born February 1, 2006
• Son of Shelly and Brad Jefferis
• Has two siblings, Cody and Jessica
• Brother, Cody played at Michigan in 2023 after four years at San Diego
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, intending to major in Psychology