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Ethan Bradford

Position LHP
B/T L/L
Class Jr.
Height 6-4
Weight 200
Hometown Lawrence, Kan.
High School Free State
Previous School Nebraska
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SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS

  • Innings pitched: 5.1, Wichita State, Mar 08, 2023
  • Walks allowed: 3, 5 times
  • Strikeouts: 5, at Samford, May 12, 2023
  • Batters faced: 21, Texas, May 06, 2023
  • Field chances: 3, Oklahoma State, Apr 23, 2023
  • Putouts: 1, at Sam Houston, Feb 20, 2022 ; Baylor, Apr 02, 2023 ; Oklahoma State, Apr 23, 2023
  • Assists: 2, Oklahoma State, Apr 23, 2023
  • Runners CS: 1, at Sam Houston, Feb 19, 2022 ; at Oklahoma, Apr 30, 2023 ; Wichita State, Mar 08, 2023

JUNIOR – 2023

  • Appeared in 18 games (eight starts)
  • 2-5, 6.07 ERA, 43.0 IP, 23 BB, 35 SO
  • Starter: 2-4, 8.71 ERA, 20.2 IP, 12 BB, 15 SO, .329 BAA in eight starts
  • Reliever: 0-1, 3.63 ERA, 22.1 IP, 11 BB, 20 SO, .258 BAA in 10 appearances
  • Four of five relief appearances were scoreless from 4/26-5/12/23
  • SV, 4.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 SO at Samford 5/12/23
  • Only Jayhawk in 2023 with a scoreless relief appearance of at least 5.0 innings (5.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 SO vs. Texas 5/6/23)
  • First career save vs. Creighton 3/29/23 (1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO)
  • W, 3.0 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 SO at The Citadel 3/19/23
  • Started home opener (W, 5.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 SO vs. Wichita State 3/8/23)
  • No. 36 MLB Draft prospect for 2023 in the Big 12 by D1 Baseball
  • Transferred to Kansas with two years of eligibility remaining
  • Committed in July 2022

NEBRASKA – 2020-22

  • Spent three years in the Nebraska program
  • Academic All-Big Ten selection twice (2021, 2022)
  • Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2019, 2020, 2021; Spring 2020, 2022)
  • 0-0, 3.86 ERA, 11.2 IP, 12 BB, 10 SO in nine appearances over three seasons
  • Big Ten Conference Champions in 2021

HIGH SCHOOL

  • Attended Free State High School in Lawrence, Kansas
  • Went 7-1 with a 0.56 ERA and 81 strikeouts to help the team to a regional title and runner-up finish at the state tournament as a senior in 2019
  • First-team selection to the all-state team and All-Sunflower League Team, he earned pitcher-of-the-year accolades for Class 6A and the Sunflower League in 2019
  • Named PBR Kansas Baseball Player of the Year in addition to earning a spot on the Rawlings/ABCA All-Region team in 2019
  • Threw a no-hitter against Jefferson City and a complete-game shutout in the first game of the state tournament in 2019
  • Went 8-2 with a 2.29 ERA and 39 strikeouts to help Free State to a regional championship as a junior in 2018
  • Played club ball for Next Level Baseball

PERSONAL

  • Son of Todd Bradford and Rochelle Tramp
  • Has one younger brother, Drew
  • Picked Kansas over Wichita State, Purdue, Illinois State and Florida Gulf Coast
  • Chose Kansas because, “I want to play for my hometown and am excited for the new coaching staff.”
  • Majoring in business finance