Beau Branton Season 2018

As a Senior (2018)
• Picked in the 28th round of the MLB Draft by the Seattle Mariners
• Led the team in batting average (.353) and on-base percentage (.431) in 44 starts across 53 total appearances
• All-Pac-12 honorable mention
• Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention
• 2-for-5 in a 6-5 win at Washington (May 26)
• 2-for-4 with two doubles and three runs in a 9-6 win against Washington State (May 19)
• 4-for-4 with three RBI in a 10-1 win against Washington State (May 18)
• Career-high 5 hits with three runs in Stanford’s comeback, 9-6 win at No. 3 Oregon State (May 13)
• Two RBI in an 11-6 win over Arizona State (April 15)
• 2-for-3 with two RBI in a 5-1 win over Oregon (March 31)
• Had two hits in Stanford’s 7-1 in at Texas (March 9)
• Two hits in Stanford’s 7-4 win over Michigan (March 4)
• Diving play at second base with two out to preserve a 3-2 lead at UC Davis (Feb. 19)

As a Junior (2017)
• Played in 12 games
• Scored tying run in ninth and caught the final out in six-run comeback win at No. 8 Fullerton (Feb. 19)
• Pinch hit six times, including two sacrifice bunts
• Also pinch ran four times and was a defensive replacement twice

As a Sophomore (2016) • Game-by-Game Statistics
• Played in 17 games
• Hit .300 (6-for-20), RBI, 4 R, 2 BB
• Was 1-for-2 with a run, and broke up perfect game in sixth against Cal State Fullerton (Feb. 21)|
• Went 1-for-3 with an RBI and run at UCLA (April 9)
• Had a single in only plate appearance at Washington State (March 24), at Arizona (April 15) and at Utah (May 15)
• Went 1-for-2 with a run at Oregon State (May 1)

As a Freshman (2015) • Game-by-Game Statistics
• .220, 23 RBI
• 14 starts at third base, nine at short, three at DH and two at second base
• 16-game reached base streak April 6-May 3 tied for the team best
• 11-game hit streak April 7-26 was Stanford's longest of 2015
• 11 multi-hit games ranked fourth on the team
• Hit .500 (4-8) with the bases loaded
• Led the team with 12 two-out RBI
• 11 sac bunts tied for fifth most all-time in a Stanford season
• 5-11 (.455) in series vs. No. 2 UCLA
• 4-13 (.308), 4 RBI in series at California

The Branton File
• Captained the Punahou baseball team (2014)
• Three-year varsity starter (shortstop)
• Three-time all-conference selection
• All-state as a sophomore and senior (two-time all-state selection)
• 2014 Interscholastic League of Honolulu regular season batting title (.460)
• Led the Interscholastic League of Honolulu in doubles, slugging and OPS in 2014
• Batted .460 as a senior and .410 as a sophomore
• 2014 Hawaii Island Movers -- Japan Summer Travel team
• 2013 West Coast Area Code selection
• 2007-08 Little League World Series starter
• Punahou School Presidents Award
• Recognition of Academic Excellence awards in history, biology and AP environmental science
• AP Scholar with Distinction and National Honor Society
• Punahou High School Principal's Award, Scholar-Athlete Award and Academic Award in English
• Eagle Scout
• Son of Marlene and Joe Branton
• Born and raised in Saudi Arabia

Why Stanford?
• “Stanford offers world-class athletic, academic and social experiences.”