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Senior right-hander Brandon Wysong threw a career-high seven innings and had a career-high four strikeouts in the 7-0 shutout of Wash. & Jeff. (Photo courtesy of Alec Palmer)
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Brandon Wysong

17 Brandon Wysong

  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    200
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Bradford
  • High School:
    Bradford
  • Position:
    P
app 9
gs 7
w 4
l 1
sv 0
ip 33.0
era 3.55
whip 1.64
k 26

2018

  • Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conferrence selection
  • Made a career-high nine appearances, including seven starts
  • Compiled a 4-1 record with a career-low 3.55 earned run average
  • Struck out a career-high 26 batters in 33 innings pitched
  • Opponents hit .262 against him

2017

  • Appeared in four games with an 0-0 record 
  • Recorded an 8.22 earned run average
  • Struck out six batters 
  • Tallied 7.2 innings pitched
  • Earned second varsity letter

2016

  • Appeared in five games
  • Had a 1-0 record with a 0.00 earned run average 
  • Struck out seven opposing batters in 
  • Tallied 6.2 innings pitched
  • Opponents batted just .150 against him
  • Earned first varsity letter

2015

  • Appeared in two varsity games 
  • Struck out one batter
  • Gave up five runs on two hits
  • Tallied 1.1 innings pitched

Pitching Career Bests

  • Seven innings pitched at Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) on Apr. 26, 2018
  • Five strikeouts vs. Salisbury (Md.) on May 19, 2018
  • Zero runs allowed (6x) with the last coming at Adrian (Mich.) on May 7, 2018
  • Zero hits allowed (5x) with the last coming vs. Allegheny (Pa.) on Mar. 26, 2018

Fielding Career Bests

  • One putout (2x) with the last coming at Otterbein on May 12, 2018
  • Two assists vs. Moravian (Pa.) on Mar. 4, 2018

High School

  • Four-year letterwinner in baseball
  • Four-time All-Conference selection in baseball
  • Earned four varsity letters in basketball
  • Earned four varsity letters in football
  • Class Valedictorian
  • Member of National Honor Society 
  • Academic All-Ohio 

Personal

  • Early childhood education major
  • Carries a 3.545 grade point average
  • Dean's List student and Jacket Scholar
  • Member of the Chi Sigma Alpha Athletics Honor Society and the BW Honors Program
  • Son of Jim and Kathy Wysong 
This page was last updated on May 25, 2018
Recent Games
May 11 at Otterbein W, 22-8
May 12 at Otterbein W, 15-6
May 17 vs. Swarthmore (Pa.) L, 11-6
May 18 vs. Westfield St. (Mass.) W, 3-2
May 19 vs. Salisbury (Md.) W, 14-3
May 20 vs. Cortland (N.Y.) L, 10-9
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 11 -
Plate appearances 0 0
At Bats 0 -
Runs 0 -
Hits 0 -
Doubles - -
Triples - -
Home Runs - -
Runs Batted In 0 -
Total bases 0 0
Walks - -
Hit by pitch - -
Strikeouts - -
Sacrifice Flies - -
Sacrifice Hits - -
Hit into double play - -
Stolen Bases - -
Caught Stealing - -
Batting Average - -
On Base Percentage - -
Slugging Percentage - -
Appearances 9 -
Games started 7 -
Wins 4 -
Losses 1 -
Saves 0 -
Complete Games - -
Shutouts - -
Innings Pitched 33.0 0.0
Hits 34 -
Runs 19 -
Earned Runs 13 -
Walks 20 -
Strikeouts 26 -
Strikeouts per Game 7.09 .00
Doubles Allowed 8 -
Triples Allowed - -
WHIP 1.64 -
Home Runs Allows 1 -
At Bats Against 130 -
Batting Average Against .262 -
Earned Run Average 3.55 0.00
Wild pitches 3 -
Hit Batters 8 -
Balks 1 -
Sacrifice Flies Allowed - -
Sacrifice Hits Allowed 2 -
Total Chances 9 0
Put Outs 2 -
Assists 4 -
Errors 3 -
Fielding Percentage .667 -
Double Plays - -
Stolen Bases Allowed 8 -
Runners Caught Stealing - -
Runners Caught Stealing Percentage - -
Passed Balls - -
Catcher's Interference - -
Date Opponent Score ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs
Feb 18 vs. Anderson (Ind.) W, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 18 vs. Anderson (Ind.) W, 7-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 25 Oberlin W, 14-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 25 Oberlin W, 13-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 vs. #22 St. John Fisher (N.Y.) W, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 4 vs. Babson (Mass.) L, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 4 vs. Moravian (Pa.) W, 5-1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 5 vs. Bluffton W, 17-16 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 7 vs. Moravian (Pa.) W, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Alvernia (Pa.) L, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Pitt.-Bradford (Pa.) W, 11-5 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Kean (N.J.) W, 18-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 Wittenberg W, 9-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 Wittenberg W, 10-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 18 Thiel (Pa.) W, 9-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 18 Thiel (Pa.) L, 5-2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 24 at #21 Marietta L, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 24 at #21 Marietta W, 9-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 Allegheny (Pa.) W, 11-2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 31 Mount Union L, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 Mount Union L, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 at Denison L, 13-7 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 6 Wilmington W, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 Wilmington W, 14-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Ohio Northern L, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Ohio Northern L, 2-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 13 at Muskingum W, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 13 at Muskingum W, 9-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Heidelberg W, 11-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Heidelberg W, 14-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 Capital W, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 Capital W, 6-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 at Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) W, 7-0 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 28 at Otterbein L, 11-10 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 28 at Otterbein L, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 29 Denison L, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 6 at John Carroll W, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 6 at John Carroll W, 6-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 7 at #16 Adrian (Mich.) W, 7-5 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
May 7 at #16 Adrian (Mich.) W, 9-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 10 vs. #25 Marietta W, 19-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 11 at Otterbein W, 22-8 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 12 at Otterbein W, 15-6 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
May 17 vs. Swarthmore (Pa.) L, 11-6 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
May 18 vs. Westfield St. (Mass.) W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 19 vs. Salisbury (Md.) W, 14-3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
May 20 vs. Cortland (N.Y.) L, 10-9 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Date Opponent Score hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Feb 18 vs. Anderson (Ind.) W, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 18 vs. Anderson (Ind.) W, 7-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 25 Oberlin W, 14-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 25 Oberlin W, 13-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 vs. #22 St. John Fisher (N.Y.) W, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 4 vs. Babson (Mass.) L, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 4 vs. Moravian (Pa.) W, 5-1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 5 vs. Bluffton W, 17-16 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 7 vs. Moravian (Pa.) W, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Alvernia (Pa.) L, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Pitt.-Bradford (Pa.) W, 11-5 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 10 vs. Kean (N.J.) W, 18-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 Wittenberg W, 9-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 Wittenberg W, 10-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 18 Thiel (Pa.) W, 9-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 18 Thiel (Pa.) L, 5-2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 24 at #21 Marietta L, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 24 at #21 Marietta W, 9-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 Allegheny (Pa.) W, 11-2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 31 Mount Union L, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 Mount Union L, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 at Denison L, 13-7 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 6 Wilmington W, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 Wilmington W, 14-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Ohio Northern L, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Ohio Northern L, 2-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 13 at Muskingum W, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 13 at Muskingum W, 9-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Heidelberg W, 11-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Heidelberg W, 14-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 Capital W, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 Capital W, 6-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 at Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) W, 7-0 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 28 at Otterbein L, 11-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 28 at Otterbein L, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 29 Denison L, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - -
May 6 at John Carroll W, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - -
May 6 at John Carroll W, 6-4 - - - - - - - - - -
May 7 at #16 Adrian (Mich.) W, 7-5 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
May 7 at #16 Adrian (Mich.) W, 9-4 - - - - - - - - - -
May 10 vs. #25 Marietta W, 19-5 - - - - - - - - - -
May 11 at Otterbein W, 22-8 - - - - - - - - - -
May 12 at Otterbein W, 15-6 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
May 17 vs. Swarthmore (Pa.) L, 11-6 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
May 18 vs. Westfield St. (Mass.) W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - -
May 19 vs. Salisbury (Md.) W, 14-3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
May 20 vs. Cortland (N.Y.) L, 10-9 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score gs w l sv ip h r er era whip bb k hr
Feb 18 vs. Anderson (Ind.) W, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 18 vs. Anderson (Ind.) W, 7-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 25 Oberlin W, 14-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 25 Oberlin W, 13-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 vs. #22 St. John Fisher (N.Y.) W, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 4 vs. Babson (Mass.) L, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 4 vs. Moravian (Pa.) W, 5-1 1 1 0 0 5.0 3 1 0 0.00 .80 1 1 -
Mar 5 vs. Bluffton W, 17-16 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 7 vs. Moravian (Pa.) W, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Alvernia (Pa.) L, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Pitt.-Bradford (Pa.) W, 11-5 1 0 0 0 1.0 4 5 5 45.00 7.00 3 2 -
Mar 10 vs. Kean (N.J.) W, 18-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 Wittenberg W, 9-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 Wittenberg W, 10-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 18 Thiel (Pa.) W, 9-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 18 Thiel (Pa.) L, 5-2 1 0 1 0 2.2 3 4 2 6.75 1.50 1 3 -
Mar 24 at #21 Marietta L, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 24 at #21 Marietta W, 9-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 Allegheny (Pa.) W, 11-2 0 0 0 0 1.0 - - - 0.00 1.00 1 1 -
Mar 31 Mount Union L, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 Mount Union L, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 at Denison L, 13-7 0 0 0 0 2.0 5 4 2 9.00 3.00 1 3 -
Apr 6 Wilmington W, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 Wilmington W, 14-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Ohio Northern L, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Ohio Northern L, 2-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 13 at Muskingum W, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 13 at Muskingum W, 9-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Heidelberg W, 11-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Heidelberg W, 14-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 Capital W, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 Capital W, 6-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 at Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) W, 7-0 1 1 0 0 7.0 5 0 0 0.00 1.00 2 4 -
Apr 28 at Otterbein L, 11-10 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 28 at Otterbein L, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 29 Denison L, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 6 at John Carroll W, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 6 at John Carroll W, 6-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 7 at #16 Adrian (Mich.) W, 7-5 1 1 0 0 4.0 3 0 0 0.00 1.75 4 3 -
May 7 at #16 Adrian (Mich.) W, 9-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 10 vs. #25 Marietta W, 19-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 11 at Otterbein W, 22-8 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 12 at Otterbein W, 15-6 1 0 0 0 4.0 6 3 2 4.50 2.25 3 4 1
May 17 vs. Swarthmore (Pa.) L, 11-6 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
May 18 vs. Westfield St. (Mass.) W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 19 vs. Salisbury (Md.) W, 14-3 1 1 0 0 6.1 5 2 2 2.84 1.42 4 5 -
May 20 vs. Cortland (N.Y.) L, 10-9 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Date Opponent Score tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Feb 18 vs. Anderson (Ind.) W, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 18 vs. Anderson (Ind.) W, 7-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 25 Oberlin W, 14-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 25 Oberlin W, 13-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 vs. #22 St. John Fisher (N.Y.) W, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 4 vs. Babson (Mass.) L, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 4 vs. Moravian (Pa.) W, 5-1 2 0 2 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 5 vs. Bluffton W, 17-16 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 7 vs. Moravian (Pa.) W, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Alvernia (Pa.) L, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Pitt.-Bradford (Pa.) W, 11-5 1 0 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Kean (N.J.) W, 18-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 Wittenberg W, 9-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 Wittenberg W, 10-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 18 Thiel (Pa.) W, 9-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 18 Thiel (Pa.) L, 5-2 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 24 at #21 Marietta L, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 24 at #21 Marietta W, 9-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 Allegheny (Pa.) W, 11-2 1 1 0 0 1.000 - 1 - - - -
Mar 31 Mount Union L, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 Mount Union L, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 at Denison L, 13-7 1 0 0 1 .000 - - - - - -
Apr 6 Wilmington W, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 Wilmington W, 14-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Ohio Northern L, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Ohio Northern L, 2-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 13 at Muskingum W, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 13 at Muskingum W, 9-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Heidelberg W, 11-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Heidelberg W, 14-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 Capital W, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 Capital W, 6-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 at Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) W, 7-0 0 0 0 0 - - 2 - - - -
Apr 28 at Otterbein L, 11-10 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 28 at Otterbein L, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 29 Denison L, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 6 at John Carroll W, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 6 at John Carroll W, 6-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 7 at #16 Adrian (Mich.) W, 7-5 2 0 1 1 .500 - 2 - - - -
May 7 at #16 Adrian (Mich.) W, 9-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 10 vs. #25 Marietta W, 19-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 11 at Otterbein W, 22-8 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 12 at Otterbein W, 15-6 2 1 0 1 .500 - - - - - -
May 17 vs. Swarthmore (Pa.) L, 11-6 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
May 18 vs. Westfield St. (Mass.) W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 19 vs. Salisbury (Md.) W, 14-3 0 0 0 0 - - 3 - - - -
May 20 vs. Cortland (N.Y.) L, 10-9 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
  g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
Total 11 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Away 4 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Neutral 5 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
-
Wins 7 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Losses 4 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
-
March 4 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
April 2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
May 5 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
  g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Total 11 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Conference - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
-
Home 2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Away 4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Neutral 5 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
-
Wins 7 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Losses 4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
-
March 4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
April 2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
May 5 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
  app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/9 hr era whip
Total 9 7 4 1 0 - 33.0 34 19 13 20 26 7.09 1 3.55 1.64
Conference - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Exhibition - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
-
Home 2 1 0 1 0 - 3.2 3 4 2 2 4 9.82 - 4.91 1.36
Away 4 3 2 0 0 - 17.0 19 7 4 10 14 7.41 1 2.12 1.71
Neutral 3 3 2 0 0 - 12.1 12 8 7 8 8 5.84 - 5.11 1.62
-
Wins 7 6 4 0 0 - 28.1 26 11 9 18 20 6.35 1 2.86 1.55
Losses 2 1 0 1 0 - 4.2 8 8 4 2 6 11.57 - 7.71 2.14
-
March 4 3 1 1 0 - 9.2 10 10 7 6 7 6.52 - 6.52 1.66
April 2 1 1 0 0 - 9.0 10 4 2 3 7 7.00 - 2.00 1.44
May 3 3 2 0 0 - 14.1 14 5 4 11 12 7.53 1 2.51 1.74
  g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Total 11 9 2 4 3 .667 - 8 - - - -
Conference - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 - 1 - - - -
Away 4 5 1 1 3 .400 - 4 - - - -
Neutral 5 3 0 3 0 1.000 - 3 - - - -
-
Wins 7 8 2 4 2 .750 - 8 - - - -
Losses 4 1 0 0 1 .000 - - - - - -
-
March 4 4 1 3 0 1.000 - 1 - - - -
April 2 1 0 0 1 .000 - 2 - - - -
May 5 4 1 1 2 .500 - 5 - - - -
Brandon Wysong action photo 1 2018 Seniors' (Photo Courtesy of Alec Palmer)
Brandon Wysong action photo 2 Senior right-hander Brandon Wysong threw a career-high seven innings and had a career-high four strikeouts in the 7-0 shutout of Wash. & Jeff. (Photo courtesy of Alec Palmer)
Brandon Wysong action photo 3 Senior pitcher Brandon Wysong and senior All-OAC second baseman Spencer Badia (Photos courtesy of Alec Palmer)