Brandon Schaeffer

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Brandon Schaeffer University of North Carolina Baseball v Coastal Carolina Boshamer Stadium Chapel Hill, NC Friday, March 4, 2022

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Brandon Schaeffer University of North Carolina Baseball v Seton Hall Boshamer Stadium Chapel Hill, NC Friday, February 18, 2022

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Position:
LHP
B/T:
L/L
Height:
6-2
Weight:
195
Class:
Junior
Major:
Economics
Hometown:
Auburn, Pa.
High School:
Schuykill Haven

As A Junior (2022)
Made 21 pitching appearances, including 18 starts • Posted a 7-3 record with a 3.75 ERA in 96.0 innings pitched • Averaged 6.67 strikeouts per nine innings with 3.0 strikeout to walk ratio • Led the Tar Heels in wins, games started, innings pitched and runners picked off (2) • Tied for the ACC lead in games started • Ranked fifth in the conference in innings pitched and tied for eighth in wins • Registered five quality starts • Pitched 5.0 or more innings in 10 appearances • Recorded six appearances of at least 5.0 innings pitched with one or zero walks • Named to the all-tournament team at the ACC Baseball Championship •Tossed a complete game, six-hit shutout against Virginia Tech in the quarterfinals of the ACC Baseball Championship with six strikeouts without a issuing a walk • Won three consecutive decisions from May 14-27 (Wake Forest, Florida State, Virginia Tech) • Earned the save in the series finale against Virginia Tech (April 3), tossing a hitless ninth inning • Struck out a season-best seven in his third start of the year against Coastal Carolina (March 4) while walking just one in 6.1 innings pitched • Made his Carolina debut as the opening day starter and earned his first win in 6.0 innings pitched against Seton Hall (Feb. 18) • Named to the All-ACC Academic Team and the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

WVU Potomac State College
Career Stats
Made 23 appearances and 18 starts during portions of three seasons at Potomac State College • Posted a career record of 14-3 with two saves and a 1.68 ERA • Averaged 13.50 strikeouts per nine innings, fanning 169 batters in 112.2 innings pitched • Tossed nine completed games • Registered a 7-1 record in 2019 and 2021 • Compiled two saves in five career relief appearances • 2021 NJCAA DI All-America Honorable Mention and All-Region XX First Team • Selected as the school’s Most Outstanding Sophomore Male Athlete-of-the-Year • Posted an NJCAA DI leading ERA of 0.94 in 2021, allowing five earned runs in 47.2 innings pitched • Averaged nearly 15 strikeouts per nine (14.92) during the 2021 season, third-most in the nation • Fanned 79 batters and walked four • Struck out 85 batters in 54.1 innings pitched (14.08 K/9) as a freshman in 2019, ranking 10^th in the country in strikeouts per nine innings • Posted a 1.82 ERA during the 2019 campaign, ranking 14^th in NJCAA DI.

High School
Four-year letterman for coach Scott Buffington at Schuylkill Haven Area High School • Played first base and pitcher • Two-time all-state selection • Earned Player-of-the-Year honors as a senior and Pitcher-of-the-year accolades as a junior • Member of the National Honor Society.

Personal
Full name is Brandon Jeffrey Schaeffer • Born in Pottsville, Pa. • Parents are Laura and Jeff Schaeffer • Mother ran track at Kent State • Birthday is February 11 • Has two younger siblings: Ryan and Anna.