Christopher Newport University

2024 - Senior - Became just the third CNU baseball player to earn Academic All-District honors more than once in his career when the College Sports Communicators listed him among the honored athletes in 2024 ... Finished out his final season with a 3-1 record in ten starts while pitching a career-high 45.2 innings ... Struck out 30 batters including a season-high six against Piedmont on March 22 ... Saved one of his finest performances for last when he allowed just one run on three hits over 5.0 strong innings against nationally-ranked N.C. Wesleyan in the NCAA Regional Championship, striking out three ... Helped lead staff that led Division III in K/9, ranked third in ERA, and sixth in hits per nine innings ... Earned his fourth straight conference All-Academic certificate from the C2C

2023 - Junior - Named to the NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team ... Put together an outstanding junior campaign after finishing the year with a 5-1 overall record and a team-best 1.89 ERA ... Ranked 18th in Division III in ERA and lowered his career mark to 3.84 ... Hurled a complete game shutout against Southern Virginia, marking the first for CNU since 2012 ... Recorded 36 strikeouts and issued just 12 walks in 47.2 innings pitched ... Appeared in 12 games with five starts ... Picked up the win in the NCAA Tournament against TCNJ with 6.1 innings of strong relief, striking out a career-high-tying eight batters ... Tossed seven scoreless in a start against Pfeiffer, scattering six hits and striking out a pair ... Earned College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Honors ... Named to Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference All-Academic Team for a third consecutive season

2022 - Sophomore - Saw action in five games including two starts during his second year at CNU ... Struck out a career-high eight batters while earning a win against Cabrini on March 2, tossing into the sixth inning with just one run allowed ... Appeared out of the bullpen against Cal Lutheran, Bridgewater, and Marietta ... Struck out four over four scoreless innings of relief against No. 2 Marietta in the NCAA Regional Championship ... Finished season 1-0 with a 5.27 ERA ... Named to the C2C All-Academic Team for the second straight year

2021 - Freshman - Appeared in eight games while starting three games for the Captains in his first season ... Made collegiate debut at Roanoke on February 25 ... Made first career start against Hampden-Sydney on March 9 ... Earned first career win with season-high 6 strikeouts over 6.0 IP against Mary Washington, allowing just two hits and one run on May 15 ... Finished season with 1-0 record and 6.75 ERA ... Struck out 23 batters in 25.1 innings pitched ... Picked up a three-inning save against Mary Washington on March 20, striking out four and allowing two hits in a CNU win ... Named to the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference All-Academic Team

At Osbourn Park -- Earned one varsity letter as a member of the football team and four as a member of the Yellow Jackets baseball team ... Named team captain ... Earned first team All-District and second team All-Region accolades ... Also played for the Night Owls club team and won the Northern Virginia College League Championship in 2020

Personal -- Jackson Karl Braley was born in Manassas, Va. and goes by the nickname Jack ... Son of Peter and Dianne Braley ... Has one sister, Hannah, and one brother, Sam ... Favorite athlete is Tom Brady ... Person in history he'd most like to meet is Babe Ruth ... Most impressive person met is Randy Moss ... Dream vacation is a trip to Hawaii ... Favorite food is steak ... Favorite movie is The Other Guys and favorite TV show is The Office ... Majoring in Finance.