East Carolina baseball’s Braden Burress was recognized on Monday by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association by being selected to the First Team Freshman All-American Team.
Below is more information from ECU Sports Information.
Check out Pirate Radio
Website | Facebook | X (formerly Twitter) | Instagram | YouTube | Apple Podcasts | Spotify
=====
Photo credit: Braden Burress (ECU Sports Information photo)
DALLAS – Following a sensational debut campaign at East Carolina, outfielder Braden Burress has been selected to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association First Team according to an announcement by the organization Monday evening.
Burress is the 23rd Freshman All-America honoree in program history and the seventh since 2020.
A local product from nearby Snow Hill, Burress paced all freshmen nationally in batting average (.389) and is 31st among all NCAA Division I players in the statistic heading into the College World Series. He also slots 55th nationally in on base percentage (.488) and total hits (82).
Burress helped lead the Pirates to their fourth American Athletic Conference Tournament championship back in late May as ECU swept through South Florida, Charlotte and Tulane to hoist their first league tourney trophy since 2022. He was named the event’s Most Outstanding Player after hitting .450 (9-for-20) with six runs scored, a double, two home runs and five RBI in four games. Burress was also recognized on the All-AAC Second Team and All-Freshman Team just prior to the tournament in Clearwater.
Having already confirmed his commitment to return for his sophomore season in Greenville, Burress paced the Pirates in multiple-hit games (26) while also turning in nine multiple-RBI efforts. He enjoyed a 10-game hitting streak earlier in the year from March 12-28 and registered a four-hit performance four times – March 25 at Duke, April 15 versus UNCW, April 18 at UAB and May 20 in the AAC Tournament opener against South Florida.
2025 NCBWA Freshman All-America First Team
C: Jacob Lee, VCU
1B: Jake Hanley, Indiana
2B: Chris Rembert, Auburn
SS: Tyler Bell, Kentucky
3B: Rylan Lujo, Dayton
OF: Sawyer Strosnider, TCU
OF: Derek Curiel, LSU
OF: Braden Burress, East Carolina
DH: Cole Johnson, Austin Peay
UT: Alex Hernandez, Georgia Tech
SP: Jack Ohman, Yale
SP: Tate Carey, Michigan
SP: Cam Bagwell, UNCW
SP: Aidan King, Florida
RP: Dylan Volantis, Texas
RP: Casan Evans, LSU
RP: Brady St. Pierre, Southeastern Louisiana