2026 Baseball Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 35
Brant Kragel
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 235
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Castle Rock, Colo.
- Prev School:
- Valor Christian HS/Pima CC
Honors
• Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026)Â
• CUSA Honor Roll (2025)
• CUSA Hitter of the Week (March 23, 2026)
Senior/Career Summary
Played in 40 games with 23 starts in his final season, batting .290 with six homers, nine doubles, 34 RBIs and a .581 slugging percentage...Drove in three or more runs in seven games...Had a three-run pinch-hit double at Oklahoma State (March 3)...Had a home run, double and four RBIs in the March 31 win over No. 17 Arkansas...Homered twice, including a walk-off in the ninth, against Sam Houston (April 3)...Went 2-for-4 with a double, homer and four driven in at Kennesaw State (May 21)...CUSA Hitter of the Week on March 23 following a series against Middle Tennessee in which he went 5-for-8 with eight RBIs and a 1.250 slugging percentage...In two seasons with the Bears, batted .307 with seven home runs, 36 RBIs and a .604 slugging percentage.
2025 (Junior)
Played in nine games with one start, batting 4-for-8 with a home run...Walked twice and was hit by a pitch for a .636 on-base percentage and 1.511 OPS...Collected first career hit on April 13 versus Valparaiso...Recorded the Bears’ only pinch-hit home run of the season against UIC in the MVC Tournament (May 23)...Only start came that same day against Belmont and resulted in a 2-for-4 day with an RBI and two runs scored.
Background
Played his first two collegiate seasons at Pima Community College in Tucson, Ariz., helping the Aztecs to a 91-36 record during his time...Appeared in 53 games as a sophomore, slashing .354/.531/.479 with four home runs and 38 RBIs...Over two JUCO seasons, hit .324 and drove in 52 runs...Spent his final two prep seasons at Valor Christian High on the varsity, earning honorable mention all-state and first-team all-conference honors both years...As a junior, hit .464 with 14 RBIs and a .575 on-base percentage...Slashed .434/.644/.525 as a senior with 19 RBIs, 14 extra-base hits and 22 runs scored.
Personal
Brant Kragel is the son of Jason and Rachel Kragel...Born October 31, 2003 in Denver, Colo....General business major
• Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026)Â
• CUSA Honor Roll (2025)
• CUSA Hitter of the Week (March 23, 2026)
Senior/Career Summary
Played in 40 games with 23 starts in his final season, batting .290 with six homers, nine doubles, 34 RBIs and a .581 slugging percentage...Drove in three or more runs in seven games...Had a three-run pinch-hit double at Oklahoma State (March 3)...Had a home run, double and four RBIs in the March 31 win over No. 17 Arkansas...Homered twice, including a walk-off in the ninth, against Sam Houston (April 3)...Went 2-for-4 with a double, homer and four driven in at Kennesaw State (May 21)...CUSA Hitter of the Week on March 23 following a series against Middle Tennessee in which he went 5-for-8 with eight RBIs and a 1.250 slugging percentage...In two seasons with the Bears, batted .307 with seven home runs, 36 RBIs and a .604 slugging percentage.
2025 (Junior)
Played in nine games with one start, batting 4-for-8 with a home run...Walked twice and was hit by a pitch for a .636 on-base percentage and 1.511 OPS...Collected first career hit on April 13 versus Valparaiso...Recorded the Bears’ only pinch-hit home run of the season against UIC in the MVC Tournament (May 23)...Only start came that same day against Belmont and resulted in a 2-for-4 day with an RBI and two runs scored.
Background
Played his first two collegiate seasons at Pima Community College in Tucson, Ariz., helping the Aztecs to a 91-36 record during his time...Appeared in 53 games as a sophomore, slashing .354/.531/.479 with four home runs and 38 RBIs...Over two JUCO seasons, hit .324 and drove in 52 runs...Spent his final two prep seasons at Valor Christian High on the varsity, earning honorable mention all-state and first-team all-conference honors both years...As a junior, hit .464 with 14 RBIs and a .575 on-base percentage...Slashed .434/.644/.525 as a senior with 19 RBIs, 14 extra-base hits and 22 runs scored.
Personal
Brant Kragel is the son of Jason and Rachel Kragel...Born October 31, 2003 in Denver, Colo....General business major
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