Braden Burress

Position:
Infield
Height:
5-9
Weight:
186
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Snow Hill
High School:
Greene Central
Major:
Recreation and Park Management

High School: Four-year varsity letterman for head coach Ben Brann … Batted .509 with 139 hits, 24 doubles, eight triples, six home runs, 56 RBI, 60 walks, 73 stolen bases and a 1.328 OPS while also posting a 26-3 record, three complete games, a 1.00 earned run average and 218 strikeouts over 181.1 innings pitched during his prep career … Garnered Perfect Game Preseason Underclass Atlantic Region honorable mention honors in 2023 and Preseason All-Atlantic Region Second Team accolades in 2024 … Ranked the 77th overall prospect in North Carolina and 11th-best shortstop as well as a Top 500 national recruit by Perfect Game … Assigned a Perfect Game Grade of 8.5 (Potential draft pick and/or excellent college prospect) … Helped lead the Rams to the North Carolina 2A state title and was designated the state championship MVP … Tabbed the North Carolina 2A State Player of the Year as a junior … Named to the 2023 and 2024 North Carolina Baseball Coaches Association 2A All-State Teams … 2023 and 2024 Eastern Plains Conference Player of the Year … Selected to the Showcase Top Prospect List at the 2022 Atlantic Coast Prospect Showcase … Recognized with the top infield and outfield velo at the 2022 Atlantic Coast Prospect Showcase … PG Super25 Champion with Legends Baseball 12U (2018 PG Super25 12U Greensboro Super Qualifier) and Canes Baseball 13U Eastern NC (2019 PG Super25 13U North Carolina Super Qualifier) … Earned All-Tournament Team recognition at the 2023 WWBA 2024 Grads or 17U National Championship, 2021 PG Underclass WWBA Coastal Fall Championship, 2021 WWBA 2024 Grads or 15U National Championship, 2019 PG Super25 14U Virginia Fall Super Qualifier, 2019 PG Super25 13U North Carolina Super Qualifier and 2017 PG Super25 11U Greensboro Super Qualifier … Also earned two varsity letters in cross country … Member of the Beta Club and National Technical Honors Society.