Braun is one of four American Athletic Pitchers to be named to the watchlist
OVERLAND PARK, Kansas, April 18, 2025 – The University of South Florida baseball’s LHP Corey Braunis one of 54 of the nation’s best hurlers to be named to the 2025 College Baseball Hall of Fame National Pitcher of the Year Watchlist.
Braun has earned a start in nine games, posting a 5-2 record and a 2.39 ERA. He leads South Florida with 57 strikeouts and ranks fifth in the conference. On March 28, Braun pitched his first complete game shutout against Tulane. In conference play, the Seminole, Fla., native has an ERA of 1.47, tied for first. In the nation, he ranks in the top 100 in six statistical categories: 29th in complete games (1), 30th in hits allowed per nine innings (5.97), 36th in WHIP (0.98), 41st in ERA (2.39), 62nd in victories (5), and 69th in strikeouts (57).
The southpaw is just one of four pitchers in the American Athletic Conference to be named to the watchlist. It is his first
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The South Florida Baseball program played its first season in 1966 and will enter its 60th campaign in 2025. Mitch Hannahs was named South Florida’s eighth head coach in program history on June 8, 2024, after compiling 355 wins over 11 seasons at Indiana State. The 2023 ABCA NCAA DI Midwest Region Coach of the Year guided the Sycamores to six conference titles and five NCAA Regionals. The Bulls have made 14 NCAA Tournament appearances and earned their first-ever Super Regional berth in 2021. The Bulls have won five conference tournament titles (3 Sun Belt, 1 Metro and 1 American) and six regular season championships (3 Sun Belt, 2 Metro and 1 C-USA). USF baseball players have been recognized with All-America honors 12 times and 19 Bulls have earned Freshman All-America accolades. USF has had 131 MLB Draft Picks. Former 2018 first-round draft pick, Shane McClanahan, is a two-time MLB All-Star.
