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21 Brayden Eidson

  • Ht./Wt. 6-4 / 185
  • Position OF/INF/LHP
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown McDonough, Ga.
  • High School Strong Rock Christian School

Biography

As a Senior (2024)
» ASUN Player of the Week (March 11)
» CSC Academic All-District Team

Played in 55 games with 52 starts and seven appearances on the mound in 2024 ... pitched five inning allowing just one earned run in KSU's Feb. 21 win at Wofford ... had three RBI in the Owls' 18-1 upset win at No. 10 Clemson (Feb. 23) ... posted two hits and four RBI including two doubles at JSU (Feb. 27) ... had seven hits in four games against Belmont and No. 25 Kentucky with eight RBI, earning ASUN Player of the Week honors on March 11 ... had back-to-back two-hit games in KSU's wins over FGCU (March 23-24) and North Alabama (March 16) ... recorded a three-hit day against Austin Peay (March 30) including an extra-inning RBI single in the 10th to give Kennesaw State a 12-11 series-clinching victory at home ... had two hits on April 5 at Stetson ... scored two runs in the Owls' 4-3 win over the Hatters (April 6) ... had three hits and two RBI at UGA (April 9) ... had seven hits in the Owls' three-game series against UCA with five RBI ... at Bellarmine on April 27, Eidson had two hits in the first inning including a leadoff homer ... he ended the game with three RBI and two runs scored ... posted three hits including two doubles and two runs scored on May 16 vs. Lipscomb ... blasted a 412-foot grand slam to help KSU to a series sweep over the Bisons on May 18 ... notched two hits in KSU's 4-3 win over No. 4 FGCU on May 22 at the ASUN tournament ... had two hits and an incredible diving catch at the ASUN Championship on May 26.

As a Junior (2023)
Played in 53 games with 46 starts ... hit for a .326 average which was second on the team ... slashed 11 doubles, three triples and five home runs ... drove in 28 runs and scored 39 times ... made 12 appearances on the mound with five starts ... totaled 38.1 innings ... entered out of the bullpen on Opening Day versus New Orleans (Feb. 17-19) ... tossed five innings with four strikeouts ... also went 1-for-3 at the plate on Saturday with one run scored and an RBI ... put together a 3-for-4 performance in the series finale with LIU (Feb. 24-26) ... hit a solo home run and scored three runs in the win ... recorded hits in all three games versus Boston College (Mar. 3-5) ... was 2-for-4 on Friday and on Sunday ... got the start on the mound against Georgia State (Mar. 7) and tossed three innings with four strikeouts ... was also 2-for-4 at the plate with two runs scored ... had one hit against Michigan (Mar. 10) and one versus UAB (Mar. 11) in the inaugural Mike Sansing Classic ... earned the win on the mound at Georgia Southern (Mar. 14) ... allowed zero runs and struck out four in 4.3 innings of work ... collected hits in all three games of the ASUN opener at Stetson (Mar. 17-19) ...  was 3-for-4 in game two with a double, triple, RBI and run scored ... threw 6.0 innings out of the bullpen against Clemson (Mar. 22) ... allowed one earned run with a season-high six strikeouts ... was also 3-for-4 at the plate with a home run and double ... finished only a triple shy of the cycle ... collected hits in all three games of the sweep versus Eastern Kentucky (Mar. 24-26) ... had a career-high four hits on Friday night with a home run and three runs scored ... finished only a triple shy of the cycle in back-to-back games ... tossed 5.2 innings of relief against Mercer (Mar. 29) with four strikeouts ... ripped a triple and scored one run on Saturday against Jacksonville State (Apr. 1) ... was 2-4 with a double and run scored against Georgia (Apr. 4) ... collected multi-hit games in each contest at Queens (Apr. 21-23) ... tallied five RBI in the series and scored a run in each game ... registered hits in all three games of the series sweep over Jacksonville (Apr. 28-30) ... started on the mound and tallied 3.0 innings pitched at Georgia (May 2) ... finished 2-for-2 with a home run, two RBI and three runs scored in the victory over Georgia Tech (May 10) ... homered and doubled in game two against North Alabama (May 13) ... picked up a double and run scored at Florida State (May 16) ... tallied hits in all three games against FGCU (May 18-20) ... drove in three runs and scored four times in the series victory.

As a Sophomore (2022)
Appeared in 54 games with 47 starts ... also pitched in 15 games with seven starts ... held a .270 batting average with two home runs, five doubles and one triple ... was 3-2 on the mound and tossed 45.2 innings ... set a career best with three RBIs against Morehead State (Feb. 20) ... earned the win in game three against Fairfield (Feb. 26) ... came in out of the bullpen and threw two scoreless innings ... allowed one hit and struck out one batter ... threw two scoreless innings in relief at Troy (Mar. 6) ... surrendered zero hits and struck out one ... had one hit and scored a run at Wofford (Mar. 9) ... went 1-for-3 with an RBI in the series opener at UNC-Wilmington (Mar. 11) ... posted a 3-for-5 night in the series opener at Jacksonville (Mar. 18) ... recorded two doubles and two runs in the win ... also pitched in relief during the Sunday game of the series and threw a season-high three innings ... allowed two hits and one run while striking out two ... went 2-for-4 at the plate against North Florida (Mar. 25-27) ... scored one run and drove in one ... came in to pitch in relief on Sunday ... tossed a career-high 7.2 innings and allowed only two hits ... earned the win and helped KSU complete a seven-run comeback ... went 2-for-5 with a double and run scored against USC Upstate (Mar. 29) ... made his first start on the mound at Florida Gulf Coast (Apr. 3) and tossed three innings ... made his second start on the mound at Stetson (Apr. 10) ... earned the win and went five strong innings ... allowed one run on four hits with two punch outs to help the Owls sweep the Hatters ... registered a 1-for-4 afternoon in the series finale with Liberty (Apr. 15) ... scored a run and recorded one RBI... went 2-for-4 against Georgia State (Apr. 19)... scored one run ... went 3-for-7 in his two starts in the outfield against Jacksonville (Apr. 22-23) ... on Friday, hit one double, drove in one run and scored twice ... made his fourth start of the year on Sunday against Jacksonville (Apr. 24) ... threw 4.1 innings and struck out two ... earned the no-decision in the contest ... had a hit and RBI at No. 16 Georgia (May 7) ... belted his first home run of the season and went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored in game one versus FGCU (May 7) ... picked up two hits at the plate on Saturday against Stetson (May 14) ... recorded one RBI and two runs scored ... threw four innings in relief on Sunday versus Stetson (May 15) ... allowed zero earned runs on four hits to earn his first save ...had hits in all three games at Liberty (May 19-21) ... hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth on Thursday night to give the Owls the win ... scored a run in three of his four appearances in the ASUN Conference tournament ... was 1-for-3 with an RBI in the semifinals versus Lipscomb (May 27) and 2-for-5 in the championship versus Liberty (May 28) ... NCAA Hattiesburg Regional (June 3-5) went 2-for-5 in game one versus No. 2 LSU (June 3) with a run scored and RBI ... also recorded hits against No. 4 Army (June 4) and No. 1 Southern Miss (June 5) ... threw three innings in relief versus No. 1 Southern Miss (June 5) and allowed one run on three hits while striking out four.  

As a Freshman (2021)
Appeared in nine games with seven starts ... finished with a . 286 average in 28 at-bats ... hit his first collegiate home run at Coastal Carolina (Feb. 28).

As a Freshman (2020)
Appeared in six games, making one start against Quinnipiac (3/11) ... totaled 18.1 innings on the mound … recorded a 3.44 ERA … had a 1-0 record, collecting the victory against Western Carolina (2/22) ... tallied 16 total strikeouts ... recorded two putouts and four assists. 

High School
Competed at Strong Rock Christian School with teammate Nick Hassan … set three pitching school records as a senior (12 wins, 113 strikeouts in a single season, 1.13 ERA in a single season) … set four school records as a batter (49 hits in a season, 133 career hits, 78 career RBI, 40 RBI in a single season) … 1A Private Region AAAAAA Pitcher of the Year …. three-time All-Region … named First Team All-State as a senior

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Historical Player Information

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    2020Freshman

    Pitcher
    6'4" 165 lbs
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    2021Freshman

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    6'4" 165 lbs
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    2022Sophomore

    P
    6'4" 165 lbs
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    2023Junior

    OF/INF/LHP
    6'4" 185 lbs
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  • 21

    2024Senior

    OF/INF/LHP
    6'4" 185 lbs
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