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Jersey Number 16
Brayden Dowd
- Position:
- OF
- Year:
- Junior
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 183
- Hometown:
- Clarkston, Mich.
- High School:
- Brother Rice
- Previous School:
- USC
- Bats/Throws:
- L/L
2026 / AS A JUNIOR
PRIOR TO FSU / AT USC FROM 2024-25
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2025 / AS A SOPHOMORE
2024 / AS A FRESHMAN
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
- Preseason No.19 ranked outfielder - D1 Baseball
- Played in 31Â games, starting in all 31, 24Â at center field and 7 at left field
- Best slugging percentage on the team, marking .559Â so far on the season, and leads the team in RBI (27), and home runs (7)
- Had two multi-hit games, featuring a double on April 9, and his seventh home run of the season on April 11 against No.3 Georgia Tech
- Logged multi-hit game with an RBI against Florida on April 7
- Scored four runs and stole a base in the weekend series against No.10 Virginia
- Stole base twice and logged three RBI in the weekend series win over Duke
- Recorded first grand slam as a Seminole in the 11-5 win over No.10 NC State on March 21, logging four RBI
- Hit his fifth home run of the season in the 12-6 victory over No.12 Wake Forest on March 15
- Logged both a home run and a double in three hits in the No.12 Wake Forest shutout on March 13
- Recorded a pair of home runs off of two hits, bringing in four RBI to help sweep Northern Kentucky on March 8
- Recorded first stolen Base as a Seminole in the victory against North Florida on February 25
- Doubled in back-to-back games in the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series against Michigan and No.9 Auburn
- Had a perfect game, going 3-3, hitting his first home run as a Seminole, scoring five runs, hitting a double, and marking three RBI in the 16-5 victory over James Madison on February 14
PRIOR TO FSU / AT USC FROM 2024-25
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2025 / AS A SOPHOMORE
- Played in 58 games with 57 starts and hit .324 with a .524 slugging percentage and a .446 on-base percentage
- In 225 at-bats, had 73 hits, 10 home runs, 15 doubles, 36 RBI, 52 runs scored and 46 walks with three stolen bases in six attempts
- Had a season-best four hits vs. Minnesota on April 26
- Posted a season-high four RBI vs. Ohio State on April 6
2024 / AS A FRESHMAN
- Pac-12 All-Tournament Team
- Played in 43 games with 40 starts and hit .324 with a .400 slugging percentage and a .401 on-base percentage
- In 145 at-bats, had 47 hits, one home run, six doubles, one triple, 26 RBI, 26 runs scored and 21 walks with eight stolen bases in 10 attempts
- Finished sixth in the Pac-12 with five sacrifice flies
- Recorded 16 multi-hit games
- Hit a three-run home run to secure a 7-4 win in the Pac-12 semifinal vs. Cal on May 24
- Drove in the game-winning run vs. Utah on May 21
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended Brothers Rice High
- Ranked No. 103 nationally among outfielders and No. 14 overall in the state of Michigan
- All Catholic League honors as a junior and senior
- Led team in batting average, slugging percentage, OPS and hits as a junior
PERSONAL
- Majoring in business
- Parents are Tim and Jodie Dowd
- Has two sisters, Maddie and Lauren
- Father, Tim, played baseball at Central Michigan and sister, Maddie, played volleyball at Michigan
FSU Baseball | DH Nathan Cmeyla Postgame Press Conference (4/19/26 vs. Notre Dame)
Sunday, April 19
FSU Baseball | HC Link Jarrett Postgame Press Conference (4/19/26 vs. Notre Dame)
Sunday, April 19
FSU Baseball | LF Chase Williams Postgame Press Conference (4/18/26 vs. Notre Dame)
Saturday, April 18
FSU Baseball | HC Link Jarrett Postgame Press Conference (4/18/26 vs. Notre Dame)
Saturday, April 18
