Braden Quinn

Photo by: Stephen Slade

Position:
Left-Handed Pitcher
Height:
6-3
Weight:
228
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
New Fairfield, CT
High School:
New Fairfield

2024 Season: Drafted 14th Round of the 2024 MLB Draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks. Led team with 29 appearances out of the bullpen. Logged a career-high 44.2 innings and posted a career-best 67 strikeouts, which were both team bests from a UConn reliever. The lefthanded registered the second lowest ERA on the team with a 3.63 ERA. Won a pair of games and recorded four saves on the year. Retired all five batters he faced with three punch outs at California (2/25). Pitched 3.0 shutout frames and struck out a career-high seven batters at UCLA (3/12) to record first save of the season. Retired all eight batters he faced in 2.2 shutout frames and struck out five at URI (3/19). Logged 1.2 shutout innings vs. Xavier (4/6). Followed it up with a win out of the pen vs. Xavier (4/7). Fired 2.1 shutout innings with no hits and four strikeouts vs. Bryant (4/9). Tossed 1.1 scoreless frames vs. Kansas State (4/16). Earned win out of the pen with 2.0 scoreless innings and six strikeouts at Georgetown (4/19). Pitched 1.1 shutout innings vs. Creighton (5/11) to lock down second save of the season. Retired all six batters he faced in 2.0 innings to register save at Butler (5/16). Logged a career-high 3.2 innings of work vs. Xavier (5/22) in the BIG EAST Tournament. Earned the save in NCAA Norman Regional vs. No. 12 Duke (5/31) with 3.1 shutout innings with zero walks and five punch outs. Pitched 2.1 innings at No. 8 Florida State in NCAA Super Regionals (6/8). His six career appearances in the NCAA Tournament ranks tied for third in program history.

2023 Season: Appeared in 14 games out of the UConn bullpen. Registered 7.2 innings and struck out eight during the year. Struck out the side in an inning of work vs. Hartford (3/29). Tossed a scoreless frame vs. Georgetown (4/21). Fired a season-high 2.1 innings vs. Xavier (5/24) in the BIG EAST Championship.

2022 Season: Appeared in 11 games and made two starts during his freshman season. Made collegiate debut with scoreless inning and pair of strikeouts at UNF (2/26). Struck out the side in shutout inning vs. Hartford (3/8). Earned first career save by throwing 3.0 innings of one-run ball to close out win vs. URI (3/25). First career start earned victory vs. Merrimack with career-high 3.0 innings of one run ball. Pitched scoreless inning at Dunkin' Donuts Park vs. Marist (4/12). Retired only batter he faced in Game 2 of Super Regionals at No. 2 Stanford (6/12). Went 0.2 innings with a strikeout in Game 3 of Super Regionals at No. 2 Stanford (6/13).

Before UConn: Lettered four seasons under head coach Joe Garbowski at New Fairfield High School. 2021 All-State and All-SWC as a team captain. 2019 All-Patriot Division Team. His batterymate in high school was current teammate Matt Garbowski.

Personal: Braden James Quinn. Parents are Kevin and Tricia. Has two sisters, Kerrigan and Shannon. Undecided major.