Russ Branch '16 Recruiting Profile
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April 2014 Personal Statement
Submarine/ Sidearm Pitcher....Shortstop, Second Baseman
There may be people that have more talent than you, but theres no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do. - Derek Jeter. I take pride in being the dirtiest player on the field, each and every day! When I am done playing college baseball, I want to coach baseball at the college level.
2014 NC American Legions State Champions - 45-4 record
2014 NC State 3A Final Four - Burns High School
2014 and 2015 SMAC Conference Champions - Burns High School
2015 All Conference Pitcher - Led conference in wins (6-0, 1 save) from the bullpen
2014 Perfect Game Underclass Elite Most Valuable Pitcher - 9/21/2014
2015 PG National Qualifier All Tournament Team (Closer) - 10/2015
2015 PG Southeast Qualifier #2 All Tournament Team (Closer) - 10/2015
2015 PG Southeast Qualifier All Tournament Team (Closer) - 9/2015
2015 PG National Qualifier All Tournament Team (Closer) - 6/2015
2015 Perfect Game - East Cobb Invitational All Tournament Team (Closer) - 6/7/2015
Closer for the Upstate Mavericks Scout Team - 2014 Fall Season - (18 innings as closer, 0 Earned Runs, 5 Hits, 20 K's 2 BB, 3 Saves and 1 Win)
2014 Perfect Game Underclass Elite Most Valuable Pitcher - 9/21/2014
2014 Perfect Game Underclass Elite All Tournament Team - 9/21/2014
http://www.perfectgame.org/Players/Playerprofile.aspx?ID=389230
2014 Burns Varsity Gold Glove Award (Sophomore Year)
Started all 29 games in 2014 at Shortstop for Varsity (23-6, Final Four NC 3A)
Recorded three inning save in legion state championship game
Led legion team with .775 strike percentage (.768 first pitch strike percentage)
280 Power Clean; 300 Bench; 395 Squat
Athletics
High School Information
- Years w/ Varsity
- 4 years
- Varsity Starter
- 4 years
- 2016 Varsity Team
- Starter
- 2015 Varsity Team
- Starter- Jersey: #3
Individual Awards
- Closer, 1st Team All-Conference
Team Awards
- Sectional 2nd Place, Conference Chanmps
- 2014 Varsity Team
- Starter- Jersey: #3
Individual Awards
- Gold Glove Winner
Team Awards
- Regional 2nd Place, Lost in best of 3 state semifinals. 24-6 record., Sectional Chanmps, Conference Chanmps
- 2013 Varsity Team
- Starter- Jersey: #3
Individual Awards
- Only 9th grader on Varsity
Team Awards
- Conference 2nd Place
Club Information
- Seasons of Club Experience
- 8 seasons
- 2015 Carolina Tide Scout Team (Showcase)
- Closer
- 2015 CSB Dovetail (Travel - Fall)
- 2014 Burns High Fall League (High School)
- Fall High School League and Camps; Shortstop/Closer
- 2014 Shelby Post 82 (Senior Legion (19U))
- One of two Sophomores to make the Senior Team. Team 45-4 record. 2014 NC American Legion State Champions. Recorded 3 inning save in championship game.
- 2014 Upstate Mavericks Scout Team (SC) - Fall (17U)
- Closer and MIF for the fall team. Most Valuable Pitcher and All Tournament Team for Perfect Game Elite Underclass 9/21/2014
- 2013 82 baseball (Senior Legion (Fall))
- 2013 Shelby Post 82 (Junior Legion)
- 2012 82 Baseball (17U Premier (Fall Travel Ball))
Coach References
- High School Head Coach
- David Wise
- High School Assistant Coach
- Kevin Wellmon
- Club Coach
- Trae Cary (Phillies Scout)
Events
- Camp/Event
- Perfect Game WWB 17U National Championship
- 7/03/15 to 7/10/15
- Pitched 5 innings first game in relief against Tri State Arsenal. Picked up the win.
- Camp/Event
- Battle of the Border
- 6/10/15 to 6/10/15
- Pitched 3 innings, allowing 0 runs, 1 hit, striking out 4.
- Camp/Event
- Perfect Game Academic National
- 5/30/15 to 5/31/15
- 8K's in 4 innings pitched.
- Camp/Event
- Furman Baseball Camp
- 12/06/14 to 12/07/14
- Allowed 1 hit in 10 batters, no walks, 1 HBP, struck out 5
- Camp/Event
- Top 96 Academic East
- 11/22/14 to 11/23/14
- Pitched two innings, 2 ground outs, 4K's to 6 batters. Threw two balls the rest strikes.
- Camp/Event
- VCU Prospect Camp
- 11/01/14 to 11/02/14
- Pitched to 20 batters, allowed 2 hits.
- Camp/Event
- Tusculum Showcase
- 10/25/14 to 10/26/14
- Pitched to 12 batters, allowed 1 hit.
- Camp/Event
- Perfect Game / Evoshield Underclass at Lakepoint
- 9/19/14 to 9/21/14
- We (Upstate Mavericks) won the tournament. I went 1-0 with 2 saves, all from the bullpen. Won the MVP-Pitcher award for the tournament.
- Camp/Event
- Underarmour Top 96
- 8/19/14 to 8/20/14
- Camp/Event
- Perfect Game Alantic Coast Underclass Showcase
- 8/15/14 to 8/17/14
- Pitched and played MIF. Made scout blog with pitching performance.
- Camp/Event
- Presbyterian Prospect Camp
- 1/18/14 to 1/18/14
- Camp/Event
- Presbyterian College Winter Pitching Camp
- 12/07/13 to 12/07/13
- Camp/Event
- Presbyterian College Blue Hose Prospect Camp
- 8/31/13 to 9/01/13
- Camp/Event
- Demarini Top 96
- 7/30/13 to 7/31/13
- Link to stats here: http://www.sportsboard-win.com/media/download/HvVDfEioCX.pdf
- Camp/Event
- Unversity of North Carolina Asheville Showcase Camp
- 7/23/13 to 7/23/13
- Camp/Event
- College of Charleston Camp
- 8/10/12 to 8/12/12
- Camp/Event
- Coastal Carolina Baseball Camp
- 7/27/12 to 7/29/12
- Camp/Event
- UNC Tarheel Weekend Camp - Middle School Series
- 12/10/11 to 12/11/11
- Held at Charlotte Country Day High Scool
- Camp/Event
- UNC Chapel Hill Baseball Camp
- 7/16/11 to 7/17/11
- Camp/Event
- Clemson Baseball Camp
- 7/10/11 to 7/14/11
Statistics
| Statistic | 2016 Varsity Team | 2015 Varsity Team | 2015 Carolina Tide | 2015 CSB Dovetail | 2014 Varsity Team | 2014 Shelby Post 82 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Types of Pitches | Fastball, Slider, Changup | Fastball, Slider, Changeup (All Submarine) | Fastball, Changup, Slider | FB, CB, CH, SL | FB, SL, CH, Curve | Fastball, Slider, Changeup (Submarine) |
| ERA | 2.625 | 1.68 | 1.16 | 1.43 | 0 | 2.31 |
| W-L (Pitching Record) | 2-3 | 6-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Appearances | 7 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 11 |
| Games Started | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Complete Games | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Saves | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Innings Pitched | 35.2 | 29 | 18 | 36 | 3 | 23.33 |
| Hits | 24 | 29 | 11 | 33 | 3 | 21 |
| Runs Allowed | 24 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 9 |
| Earned Runs | 13 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
| Batter's BB | 12 | 8(4 int) | 2 | 14 | 1 | 3 |
| Batter's SO | 34 | 28 | 26 | 39 | 5 | 19 |
| Batter's HBP | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| GP/GS | 16/16(11-SS; 2-P) | 29/29 (varsity; shortstop) | ||||
| Avg. | .246 | .308 | ||||
| AB | 69 | 13 | ||||
| R | 15 | |||||
| H | 17 | 4 | ||||
| 2B | 1 | |||||
| 3B | 0 | 0 | ||||
| HR | 2 | |||||
| RBI | 14 | 2 | ||||
| SLG% | .303 | |||||
| BB | 14 | |||||
| HBP | 4 | |||||
| SO | 29 | 4 | ||||
| OB% | 402 | |||||
| SB/Attempts | 1/1 | 0/0 | ||||
| PO | 21 | |||||
| Assists | 53 | |||||
| Errors | 5 | |||||
| Fielding % | .937 | |||||
| CS/SBA | 0/0 | |||||
| Team Record | 23-6 (14-2 Conference) | 45-4 |
| Statistic | 2014 Upstate Maveri | 2014 Burns High Fal | 2013 Shelby Post 82 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. | .313 | .550 | .333 |
| GP/GS | 5/3 | 6/6 | 21/21 |
| AB | 16 | 20 | 57 |
| R | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| H | 5 | 11 | 19 |
| 2B | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 3B | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| HR | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RBI | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| SLG% | 0 | 0 | .421 |
| BB | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| HBP | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SO | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| OB% | .500 | .609 | .381 |
| SB/Attempts | 3/4 | 1/3 | |
| PO | 8 | 10 | |
| Assists | 12 | 29 | |
| Errors | 1 | 1 | |
| Fielding % | .952 | .975 | |
| CS/SBA | 1/1 | 0/0 | |
| Team Record | 4-3 | 5-1-1 | 11-9 |
| Types of Pitches | FB, SINKER, CB, CH | FB, CB, CH (Submarine) | Fastball(Overtop),Fastball(Submarine), Curvball(Overtop), Slider(Sidearm), Change(Over), Change(Sub) |
| ERA | .30 | .26 | 1.40 |
| W-L (Pitching Record) | 1-1 | 3-0 | 4/1 |
| Appearances | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| Games Started | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Complete Games | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Saves | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Innings Pitched | 23 | 29 | 25 |
| Hits | 9 | 15 | 23 |
| Runs Allowed | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| Earned Runs | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Batter's BB | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| Batter's SO | 25 | 35 | 24 |
| Batter's HBP | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Academics
Grades
Test Scores
Academic Accomplishments
Are you in honor classes?
Yes.Are you in AP/IB classes?
Yes.Registered with the NCAA Eligibility Center?
YesAwards and Activities
- AwardsBeta Club, National Honor Student, Honor Roll, National Honor Society
- ActivitiesFishing, Hunting.
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