Christopher Newport University

2021 - Sophomore - Played in 23 games and made 18 starts for the Captains in his first full season at CNU...Hit .311 with 19 hits in 61 at-bats...Smashed a pair of home runs and finished the season with five extra-base hits...First career home run came as part of a career-high 5 RBI performance against nationally-ranked Salisbury, going 2-for-4 with a walk and a grand slam...Finished season on an eight-game hitting streak and 18-game on-base streak...Tied for the team lead with two triples...Worked 16 walks and led the team with a .481 on-base percentage...Ranked third in slugging with a .492 mark...Repeat selection to the Conference All-Academic Team

2020 - Freshman - Made five starts and ten total appearances in his first year with the Captains, which was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic...Roped an RBI double in his first career at-bat in a pinch hit at Ferrum on February 8...Drove in six runs and scored five times while hitting .400 (8-20) in the shortened season...Made four putouts and added three assists at second base...Posted a .455 on-base percentage, ranking fourth on the team among players with at least 20 at-bats...Selected to the CAC All-Academic Team

At Grafton -- Multi-sport athlete for the Clippers in the Bay Rivers District...Helped lead team to the 2018 Region 4A Championship...Also won the District title twice...Named team captain of both the baseball and golf teams...Earned first team All-Region as a second baseman in 2018 and at Utility in 2019...Also earned second team All-State honors at Utility in his senior season...First team All-Conference Utility player in 2017...Also a member of the track & field team

Personal -- Brayden Graham Hodges was born in Newport News, Va...Son of Stuart and Tabitha Hodges...Has two sisters, Emma and Taylor...Favorite sports personality is Malcolm Brogdon...Person in history he'd most like to meet is Babe Ruth...Most impressive person met is his father...Dream vacation would be to visit all 30 Major League stadiums...Superstitions include doing the same routine every time he steps into the box...Favorite food is steak...Favorite movie is "House Guest" and favorite TV show is "The Office"...Favorite musician is Thomas Rhett...Majoring in Cellular, Molecular, and Physiological Biology.