Biography
General - Completed his third season in the Pitt State program in 2025 ... The 2023 MIAA Co-Player of the Year ... A two-time All-American, five-time All-Region and two-time All-MIAA performer as a Catcher ... In 143 games (141 starts), finished with a .343/.437/.631 slash line (1.068 OPS) with 185 hits in 539 at bats, driving in 159 runs, scoring 124 runs himself, with 47 doubles and 36 home runs ... Defensively, recorded 768 putouts with 60 assists for a .992 fielding percentage.
PSU Career Top-10 Ranks - 2nd in HRs, RBIs, Total Bases (340) and Extra Base Hits (83), 3rd in Doubles, 5th in Putouts (768) and Fielding Percentage (.992) among qualified players (Min. 300 Chances), 7th in Walks (74), 8th in Slugging Percentage (Min. 200 At Bats) and Runs Scored, 9th in At Bats and Hits.
2025 - Appeared in 46 games for the Gorillas, starting in 44 as a catcher of designated hitter ... Finished the season hitting .285 with 47 hits, 40 RBI, 31 runs scored, 22 walks drawn, 10 doubles and six home runs ... Behind the plate he recorded a .985 fielding percentage with 242 putouts, 15 assists and five runners caught stealing.
2024 - Started in 47 games for the Gorillas as a designated hitter or catcher on his way to All-Region and All-MIAA honors once again ... Named a second-team All-MIAA catcher, a NCBWA and ABCA/Rawlings All-Region second-team as a catcher ... Named an Academic All-American by the CSC ... Finished the season with a .343 average, 43 runs scored, 59 hits, 15 doubles, 15 home runs, 50 RBI and 29 walks drawn ... In the field he finished with 234 putouts and 14 assists for a 1.000 fielding percentage ... Among program season ranks his home run tally is tied for fifth ... Following the conclusion of the season he is tied for fourth in home runs (30), fifth for OPS (On Base + Slugging Percentage) at 1.165 and extra base hits (67) and is eighth for RBI (119) in career history at Pitt State.
2023 - Named the MIAA Co-Player of the Year and first-team catcher, a second-team All-American by the ABCA/Rawlings and a third-team selection by the NCBWA and a first-team All-Central Region catcher by the NCBWA, ABCA and D2CCA ... Started in all 50 games he played in for the Gorillas ... Finished the season with a .391 average, .723 slugging and .466 on-base percentage … Had 202 at-bats for 50 runs scored 79 hits, 22 doubles, 15 home runs and 69 RBIs … Behind home plate he recorded 292 putouts and 31 assists for a .991 fielding percentage.
Prior to PSU - Spent one season with the Cardinals at Division I University of the Incarnate Word … Started 41 of 44 games played … Batted .299 with nine doubles, four home runs and 23 RBI … Spent two seasons at North Central Texas College where he hit .310 with 13 home runs in 2021.
HS - A first-team All-State selection as a senior at San Angelo Central High School in 2019 … Selected the District Most Valuable Player … A two-time All-District honoree.
Personal - Born February 10, 2001 … Son of Tim and Holly Cole Brannan … Named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll in 2025 with a 3.33 GPA while pursuing an MBA.
