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2026 Youngstown State Baseball Roster

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Robert Hayes
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18 Brayden Kuriger

18 Brayden Kuriger

  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    195
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R
  • Year:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Gonzales, La.
  • High School:
    St. Amant
  • Position:
    OF
  • Major:
    General Studies

Summary

Biography

2025 (Junior): Played in 50 games and made 48 starts… Made 26 starts in center field, 19 in left field and three as the designated hitter… Named to the Horizon League All-Tournament Team… Batted .301 and slugged .530 with 55 hits, 10 doubles, four triples, eight home runs and 43 RBIs… Recorded 22 walks, 33 runs scored, 97 total bases, a .385 on-base percentage and a team-high 12 stolen bases in 14 attempts… Registered 13 multi-hit games and 14 multi-RBI performances… Finished the season on a nine-game hitting streak… Put together a separate nine-game hitting streak from March 12-25… Reached base safely in 10 consecutive contests at one point… Committed eight errors in 114 chances in the field for a .930 fielding percentage… Credited with two assists and 104 putouts… Batted .337 and slugged .533 with 31 hits, five doubles, two triples, three home runs and 26 RBIs in 25 games played during Horizon League action… 2-for-5 with a triple, an RBI and a run scored at Abilene Christian (2/23)… 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs scored and two stolen bases at UTSA (2/28)… 4-for-5 with two doubles, two runs scored and a stolen base in the second game of a doubleheader at UTSA (3/1)… 1-for-4 with a grand slam at Pitt (3/12)… 2-for-4 with a home run in the second game of a doubleheader vs. Milwaukee (3/14)… 3-for-4 with a double, three RBIs and two runs scored vs. Mercyhurst (3/18)… 3-for-5 with a double, two RBIs and two runs scored in the second game of a doubleheader vs. Purdue Fort Wayne (3/23)… 3-for-5 with two RBIs and a run scored at Milwaukee (4/18)… 2-for-3 with a double and a home run at Northern Kentucky (5/16)… 4-for-5 with a home run, two RBIs and four runs scored vs. Oakland in the Horizon League Tournament (5/22).

Nicholls: Played in 24 games and made 11 starts over two seasons at Nicholls… Played in 10 games and made two starts as a freshman in 2023… Batted .308 with four hits in 13 at bats while driving in three runs… Recorded five runs scored, three walks, a .500 on-base percentage and one stolen base… Played in 14 games and made nine starts as a sophomore in 2024… Batted .269 with seven hits in 26 at bats and seven RBIs… Recorded 11 runs scored, six walks, a .475 on-base percentage and one stolen base.

High School: Played baseball and basketball at St. Amant High School… Three-year starter in baseball… Earned All-Region First Team, All-District and All-Parish honors as a senior... Helped lead the Gators to a state runner-up finish in 2022.... First-Team All-District selection as a junior... Ranked as the No. 6 catcher and the No. 43 overall player in Louisiana for the class of 2022 by Perfect Game… Two-year starter on the basketball team... Played club ball for Elite Squad Gulf South.

Personal: Parents are Kurt and Paige… Has an older brother (Connor) and a younger sister (Halle)… Major is general studies.

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  • 18

    2025Junior

    OF
    6'1" 195 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2026Senior

    OF
    6'1" 195 lbs
    18