Career Notes: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates in July, 2020...Drafted in the 27th round of the 2019 MLB Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers (did not sign)...Program's all-time strikeout leader (295)...Single-game strikeout record (14, twice)...Second all-time, innings pitched (291.1)...Ninth all-time, wins (18).
SENIOR (2020): Collegiate Baseball Second Team All-American...Hornet Athletics Male Student-Athlete of the Year...Was off to a dominant start for the Hornets before the end of the shortened season in 2020...Appeared in four games, all starts...Went 2-1 with a spectacular 1.14 ERA...Had a brilliant 0.76 WHIP (walks and hits per inning pitched) and just a .196 batting average against...Allowed just four runs in 23.2 innings, only three of them earned, on 18 hits and no walks...Threw at least 6.0 innings in three of his four starts while going 5.2 in the first...Struck out at least seven in all four starts, including a season-high 10 on Feb. 21 against Milwaukee...That same day, Brahms became the Sacramento State strikeout leader, moving into first place with 280 career strikeouts...Struck out 32 in total in 2020, most on the team and most in the Western Athletic Conference...Finished his Sacramento State career with a program-leading 295 career strikeouts...Brahms did not walk a batter in 23.2 innings of work in 2020, one of just two qualified pitchers to not issue a walk all season...Was part of a weekend trio of starters that together posted a specatular 1.49 ERA (12 earned runs, 72.1 innings pitched) and a 24.6 K:BB ratio.
JUNIOR (2019): Pitched in 19 games for the Hornets with 15 starts...Went 4-4 with a 4.70 ERA...Had a 1.30 WHIP and a .231 opponents batting average against over 76.2 innings pitched...His 15 starts were tied for most on the team and tied for second most in the WAC...Ranked among the top-10 in the WAC in OBA (.241, 8th), Strikeouts (87, 5th), Strikeouts Looking (22, 6th), and K/9 (10.21, 4th)...Allowed 71 hits in 76.2 innings with 29 walks and a team-leading 87 strikeouts...Struck out a season-high 10 over eight innings in a 6-2 win at Seattle on April 13...Struck out seven or more five times...Made four relief appearances, throwing an inning each time...Defensively, had two putouts and nine assists.
SOPHOMORE (2018): All-WAC First Team...Pitched in 18 games with 17 starts...Went 4-5 with a 2.41 ERA...Had a 1.11 WHIP and a .228 opponent's batting average over 93.1 innings pitched...His 17 starts were tied for most in the WAC and ranked 11th in NCAA Div. I...His 2.41 ERA was best in the WAC and 49th in NCAA Div. I...His 1.11 WHIP was second in the WAC...Allowed just 79 hits and 25 walks with 113 strikeouts...His 113 strikeouts were second most in the WAC ranked 34th in NCAA Div. I...Ranked third in the WAC with a 10.90 K/9 while ranking second with a 4.52 K:BB ratio...Finished third in program history for most strikeouts in a single season...Set a new program record with 14 strikeouts in a single game against Northern Colorado on April 13...Matched that record two weeks later with 14 strikeouts against Seattle U...Struck out 10 or more in four of his 17 starts and seven or more in nine of 17 starts...Threw a complete-game shutout against Chicago State at home, allowing just one hit while striking out seven in a 10-0 win...Named the WAC Pitcher of the Week two times, once after seven shutout innings against Milwaukee on March 3 and again after his record-setting 14 strikeouts against Northern Colorado...In WAC play, posted a 3-2 record with a 2.72 ERA...Tied for the conference lead with 64 strikeouts in WAC competition...Had four putouts and nine assists.
FRESHMAN (2017): Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American...WAC Freshman of the Year...All-WAC First Team...Pitched in 17 games with 16 starts...Went 8-4 with a 3.13 ERA...Had a 1.10 WHIP and .223 opposing batting average over 97.2 innings pitched...Led the team and WAC in wins and was second in the league in ERA and WHIP...Allowed just 81 hits and 26 walks with 63 strikeouts...Threw two complete games and two shutouts...Ended the regular season leading the WAC with a 2.68 ERA...Was 5-1 with a 2.09 ERA, 1.00 ERA, and .207 opposing batting average in eight WAC starts...Allowed just 12 earned runs in eight WAC starts with team winning seven of the eight games...Threw a complete game shutout at Chicago State, allowing just three hits and one walk with three strikeouts in a 7-0 win...Named WAC Pitcher of the Week on April 24 after throwing six shutout innings allowing three hits and two walks with six strikeouts in a 9-0 win at Seattle U...Allowed two earned runs or fewer in 10 starts, three earned runs or fewer in 14 starts...Allowed just three hits and three earned runs over 5.0 innings vs. BYU in the NCAA Regionals...Allowed only three hits in four different starts...Had more strikeouts than walks in 11 starts...Had a season-high nine strikeouts over seven shutout innings in a 10-0 win over Northern Kentucky...Threw just three wild pitches...Had four putouts and nine assists without an error for a 1.000 fielding percentage.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Thomas Cassidy at Calabasas HS...Named all-Marmonte League first team as a senior and second team as a junior...Selected as team Pitcher of the Year as a senior and was team MVP as a freshman...Pitched and played first base, third base, and shortstop.
PERSONAL: Mother is Christina Brahms...Majoring in business.
