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Jersey Number 12
Lucas Braun
- Position:
- Right Handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Los Angeles, CA
- High School:
- Palisades HS
- B/T:
- R/R
Bio
2023 All-Big West Second Team
2022 All-Big West Second Team
2023 Season (Senior)
Braun collected his second consecutive All-Big West honor with another Second Team selection ... Served as the team's Friday starter ... Ranked third in The Big West in strikeouts (100) and tied for third in innings pitched (91.1) while he was tied for seventh place in wins (6) ... Became the first Matador since 2016 to reach 100 strikeouts in a season ... Posted a 6-5 record with a 4.83 ERA in 15 total starts ... Collected five wins in Big West play ... Tallied eight quality starts with seven in Big West action ... Reached double digits in strikeouts in three games ... Fanned 10 batters in eight innings at UC Davis (3/17/23) ... Struck out 10 more over six innings vs. UC Riverside (3/31/23) ... Notched a win with seven innings of work, allowing two runs at Long Beach State (4/14/23) ... Defeated Cal State Fullerton by working seven innings and allowing two runs (4/28/23) ... Struck out eight batters after working eight innings and yielding three runs in his final start at CSU Bakersfield (5/25/23) ... Selected in the sixth round of the MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Atlanta Braves.
2022 Season (Junior)
Braun earned All-Big West Second Team honors in his first season at CSUN ... Emerged as one of the top starting pitchers in the Big West after starting the year as a relief pitcher ... Finished fourth in the Big West in ERA (2.91), tied for sixth in wins (7), ninth in strikeouts (77) and 10th in innings pitched (74.1) ... Appeared in 20 games on the mound, making 10 starts ... Inserted into the starting rotation in late March and went on to post a 1.40 ERA with a 7-1 record ... Led the starting rotation in ERA ... Held opposing hitters to a .226 average for the year ... Posted a 5-2 record with a 2.56 ERA and 56 strikeouts in Big West play ... Struck out two batters in a shutout inning vs. No. 22 UCLA (2/19/22) ... Struck out six in four shutout innings for his first win of the season vs. Dixie State (3/22/22) ... Notched another win by allowing one unearned run over six innings vs. Long Beach State (3/27/22) ... Fanned five batters over three shutout relief innings vs. UC Irvine (4/1/22) ... Collected six strikeouts over seven shutout innings at UC Riverside (4/16/22) ... Struck out a career-high 12 batters over seven shutout innings vs. UC Davis (5/7/22) ... Tossed a seven-inning complete game at Saint Mary's (5/20/22).
University of San Diego
Braun spent two seasons at USD from 2020-21 ... Made 13 total appearances including a start and posted a 6.00 ERA with 28 strikeouts in 21.0 innings ... Only saw two appearances in the COVID-shortened 2020 season as he registered a 3.18 ERA in 5.2 innings ... Would pitch 15.1 innings in 2021 where he racked up 20 strikeouts and two wins.
Palisades High School
Braun served as team captain as a senior ... Helped Palisades reach the city championship in 2019 ... Named 2019 All-City Section Co-Pitcher of the Year and All-City Section tournament MVP ... Was a two-time first-team all-western league honoree from 2018-19 while he was named the Western League MVP... Took home team MVP and Pitcher of the Year accolades ... Posted a 0.85 ERA, 116 strikeouts, 19 walks and a .185 opponent batting average in 82.0 innings in his senior season ... Graduated in 2019.
Personal
Parents are Theodore Braun and Lori Froeling ... Played club baseball with the Chicago Cubs Scout Team in 2018 ... Graduated in 2023 with a degree in Economics.
CSUN CAREER-HIGHS
2022 All-Big West Second Team
2023 Season (Senior)
Braun collected his second consecutive All-Big West honor with another Second Team selection ... Served as the team's Friday starter ... Ranked third in The Big West in strikeouts (100) and tied for third in innings pitched (91.1) while he was tied for seventh place in wins (6) ... Became the first Matador since 2016 to reach 100 strikeouts in a season ... Posted a 6-5 record with a 4.83 ERA in 15 total starts ... Collected five wins in Big West play ... Tallied eight quality starts with seven in Big West action ... Reached double digits in strikeouts in three games ... Fanned 10 batters in eight innings at UC Davis (3/17/23) ... Struck out 10 more over six innings vs. UC Riverside (3/31/23) ... Notched a win with seven innings of work, allowing two runs at Long Beach State (4/14/23) ... Defeated Cal State Fullerton by working seven innings and allowing two runs (4/28/23) ... Struck out eight batters after working eight innings and yielding three runs in his final start at CSU Bakersfield (5/25/23) ... Selected in the sixth round of the MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Atlanta Braves.
2022 Season (Junior)
Braun earned All-Big West Second Team honors in his first season at CSUN ... Emerged as one of the top starting pitchers in the Big West after starting the year as a relief pitcher ... Finished fourth in the Big West in ERA (2.91), tied for sixth in wins (7), ninth in strikeouts (77) and 10th in innings pitched (74.1) ... Appeared in 20 games on the mound, making 10 starts ... Inserted into the starting rotation in late March and went on to post a 1.40 ERA with a 7-1 record ... Led the starting rotation in ERA ... Held opposing hitters to a .226 average for the year ... Posted a 5-2 record with a 2.56 ERA and 56 strikeouts in Big West play ... Struck out two batters in a shutout inning vs. No. 22 UCLA (2/19/22) ... Struck out six in four shutout innings for his first win of the season vs. Dixie State (3/22/22) ... Notched another win by allowing one unearned run over six innings vs. Long Beach State (3/27/22) ... Fanned five batters over three shutout relief innings vs. UC Irvine (4/1/22) ... Collected six strikeouts over seven shutout innings at UC Riverside (4/16/22) ... Struck out a career-high 12 batters over seven shutout innings vs. UC Davis (5/7/22) ... Tossed a seven-inning complete game at Saint Mary's (5/20/22).
University of San Diego
Braun spent two seasons at USD from 2020-21 ... Made 13 total appearances including a start and posted a 6.00 ERA with 28 strikeouts in 21.0 innings ... Only saw two appearances in the COVID-shortened 2020 season as he registered a 3.18 ERA in 5.2 innings ... Would pitch 15.1 innings in 2021 where he racked up 20 strikeouts and two wins.
Palisades High School
Braun served as team captain as a senior ... Helped Palisades reach the city championship in 2019 ... Named 2019 All-City Section Co-Pitcher of the Year and All-City Section tournament MVP ... Was a two-time first-team all-western league honoree from 2018-19 while he was named the Western League MVP... Took home team MVP and Pitcher of the Year accolades ... Posted a 0.85 ERA, 116 strikeouts, 19 walks and a .185 opponent batting average in 82.0 innings in his senior season ... Graduated in 2019.
Personal
Parents are Theodore Braun and Lori Froeling ... Played club baseball with the Chicago Cubs Scout Team in 2018 ... Graduated in 2023 with a degree in Economics.
CSUN CAREER-HIGHS
| Innings Pitched | 8.0 (2x) last at CSU Bakersfield | 5/25/23 |
| Strikeouts | 12 vs. UC Davis | 5/7/22 |
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