2011:
Sat out the campaign as a medical redshirt to rehabilitate an injured shoulder • Among 14 Bulldogs named to the 2011 SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2010:
Appeared in 17 games (all in relief) as a freshman, posting an 0-2 record and a 5.50 earned run average while leading the Bulldogs with four of the staff’s seven saves • Made his Mississippi State debut on opening weekend with an inning of relief work in State’s 12-6 win over Rhode Island (Feb. 21) • Blanked opponents in 13 of his 17 appearances • Fanned three of the first six batters faced vs. URI and UAB and finished the season with 23 punch-outs in 18 innings pitched • Recorded season-best three-strikeout performances against Michigan State (Mar. 6), at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Mar. 14) and at Auburn (May • Took the loss in a season-longest two-inning stint against Southeastern Louisiana (Feb. 28) • Rebounded to register saves against Michigan State (Mar. 6), Memphis (Mar. 24), Georgia (Mar. 26), and at South Carolina (Apr. 3) • Made nine appearances (8.2 innings pitched) in SEC competition, compiling an 0-1 record with a 9.35 ERA, two saves and 11 strikeouts • Among five Bulldog rookies named to the 2010 SEC Freshman Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Four-year starting pitcher at Briarwood Christian School • Coached by Lee Hall • 2009 Collegiate Baseball/Louisville Slugger All-American and ASWA Super All-State team selection • Tabbed as the 2009 Birmingham News Player of the Year and Metro Player of the Year • Fashioned a 15-0 pitching mark with an 0.47 earned run average while holding opposing hitters to a .108 batting average • Piled up 156 strikeouts in 90 innings, helping lead the BCS Lions to a 31-9 mark and a runner-up finish behind Hartselle HS in the state 5A playoffs • Allowed only four extra-base hits • Earned the win in six of Briarwood’s nine playoff games, posting a remarkable .019 ERA in postseason play • Also hit .411 with 42 RBI and 10 home runs, four in the playoffs • Set 20 school pitching records and six hitting records • Posted a 5-3 mark with two saves and an 0.86 ERA en route to honorable mention Alabama Sportswriters Association All-State and first-team Birmingham News All-Metro team honors as a junior in 2008 • Registered 96 strikeouts in 65-1/3 innings • Starred at the plate with a .421 batting average and a team-best 48 hits and 21 stolen bases • Honorable mention Collegiate Baseball/Louisville Slugger All-American • 2008 Shelby County Reporter Player of the Year and Birmingham News Shelby County Pitcher of the Year • Named to the AHSAA North/South All-Star and the Alabama East/West All-Star teams • Finished his career with a 27-9 record, a 1.16 ERA and 336 strikeouts in 241 career innings pitched.
PERSONAL:
Born Benjamin Albert Bracewell on September 19, 1990 in Birmingham, Ala. • Son of Christine and Al Bracewell of Chelsea, Ala. • Majoring in management.
• Took the loss in a season-longest two-inning stint against Southeastern Louisiana (Feb. 28) • Rebounded to register saves against Michigan State (Mar. 6), Memphis (Mar. 24), Georgia (Mar. 26), and at South Carolina (Apr. 3) • Made nine appearances (8.2 innings pitched) in SEC competition, compiling an 0-1 record with a 9.35 ERA, two saves and 11 strikeouts • Among five Bulldog rookies named to the 2010 SEC Freshman Honor Roll.
