2015 Baseball Roster
Matt Braud
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- River Ridge, La.
- High School:
- Jesuit
Career: A local product who, in addition to being a fan favorite, provided depth at shortstop and catcher during his career before playing a large role during his senior campaign…a career .176 hitter who appeared in 18 games with four starts…scored three runs on three hits, including two home runs, with five RBI…hit a home run at UCF during his senior year that proved to be the go-ahead run on the team’s way to a sweep of the Knights.
2016 (Senior): Appeared in 10 games with four starts, all at shortstop…batted .154 with two runs, two hits, two home runs, five RBI and four walks…notched a .615 slugging percentage while posting an on-base percentage of .316…tied for third on the team in sacrifice flies (2) and ranked sixth in assists (22)…collected his first-career RBI on a sac fly vs. Pepperdine (3/5)...got his first-career start vs. Furman (3/12), picking up an RBI...hit his first-career homer vs. Furman (3/13)...started at shortstop at Texas (3/20)...notched a go-ahead solo home run at UCF (4/22)...posted an RBI vs.
Southern (5/11).
2015 (Junior): Appeared in five games, playing three as shortstop while appearing as a pinch hitter in three...batted .333 with one run, one hit and two walks...recorded an at-bat at New Orleans (2/24)...reached base for the first time in his career on a walk as a pinch hitter against Southeastern Louisiana (3/17)...picked up his first-career hit as a pinch hitter against UNC Wilmington (5/29) during the NCAA Baton Rouge Regionals...had an at-bat against Lehigh (5/30) during the NCAA Baton Rouge Regionals...walked and scored his first-career run against UNC Wilmington (5/31) during the NCAA Baton Rouge Regionals.
2013 (Freshman): Appeared in two games, both as a defensive replacement...played catcher against Notre Dame (2/24) and at Alabama (3/3)...did not record an at-bat on the season. Earned Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll honors.
About Matt Braud
Prep: Lettered twice for head coach Joey Latino while at Jesuit High School...helped the team win the Louisiana High School Athletic Association 5A State Championship during his junior season...named All-District 9-5A as a senior ...was a LHSAA All-Academic selection in baseball as a senior...helped the Blue Jays to a 27-8 overall record as a senior and the Catholic League Championship...guided American Legion Post 125 to the American Legion World Series Title in 2012...also lettered all four years in swimming and diving...named to the LHSAA All-Academic squad in swimming...was a part of three State Championship swimming and diving squads...qualified for the LHSAA swimming and diving championships in the 100 backstroke and the 100 butterfly...graduated from Jesuit High School Summa Cum Laude and was a member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Born Matthew John Braud on December 18, 1993...the son of John C. and Donna Braud...has three sisters; Holly, Kristy and Claire.
