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Jersey Number 11
Brayden Jaksa
- Position:
- Catcher
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Fremont, Calif.
- High School:
- Irvington HS
Honors and Awards
2026
USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Training Camp
Baseball America Second-Team Freshman All-America (1B)
NCBWA Second-Team Freshman All-America (C)
Perfect Game Second-Team Freshman All-America (C)
Big Ten Conference All-Freshman Team
Eugene Regional All-Tournament Team
Dean’s List (Winter)
2025
Dean’s List (Fall)
2026
USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Training Camp
Baseball America Second-Team Freshman All-America (1B)
NCBWA Second-Team Freshman All-America (C)
Perfect Game Second-Team Freshman All-America (C)
Big Ten Conference All-Freshman Team
Eugene Regional All-Tournament Team
Dean’s List (Winter)
2025
Dean’s List (Fall)
USA BASEBALL
Took part in the Collegiate National Team training camp during the summer of 2026.
2026 SEASON
Named a second-team freshman All-American by Baseball American (first base), the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (catcher) and Perfect Game (catcher) … Earned a spot on the Big Ten Conference All-Freshman … Selected to the Eugene Regional All-Tournament Team … Played in 49 games making 44 starts at four different positions (First Base – 22; Catcher – 15; Left Field – 6; Right Field – 1) … Slashed .318/.400/.534 with a .934 OPS … Finished third on the team in batting average behind senior Drew Smith and junior Ryan Cooney … Went 56-for-176 and finished with 17 extra-base hits (10 HR, 6 2B, 1 3B), 37 RBI, 34 runs scored, 24 free passes (18 BB, 6 HBP) and seven stolen bases … Fourth on the team in multiple-hit games with 16, including five 3-hit games … Third on the squad in multiple-RBI games including one 7-RBI game and three 3-RBI games … Scored multiple runs in eight games including a par of 3-run games … Finished season reaching base in last 25 games, the second-longest streak on the club … Reached base in 40 of 44 starts while reaching base multiple times in 22 of those starts including reaching four times in four games and three times in seven games … In Big Ten Conference action, played in 24 games making 22 starts … Slashed .337/.400/.537 with a .937 OPS … Finished league play with eight extra-base hits (5 HR, 2 2B, 1 3B), 21 RBI, 18 runs scored, 10 free passes (5 BB, 5 HBP) and four stolen bases on four attempts … In eight postseason games, slashed .303/.378/.545 with a .923 OPS … Had four extra-base hits (2 HR, 2 2B), eight RBI, four runs scored, four walks and a stolen base … vs. George Mason (Feb. 13-15): Played in three of the games making two starts in a four-game sweep … Slashed .556/.556/1.000 with a 1.556 OPS while going 5-for-9 at the plate with a home run, double, two RBI, four runs scored and a stolen base … Started at catcher in game two of the series making career debut in the first game of a doubleheader … Doubled and scored twice while going 2-for-4 at the plate in a 14-5 win … Doubled in first career at-bat before coming around to score first career run in Oregon’s 9-run second inning … Added an eighth-inning base hit and run scored in the Ducks’ 4-run inning … In a 14-4 win in the night cap of the twin bill, belted first career home run (a two-run pinch hit homer) … Got the start behind the dish in game four of the series going 2-for-4 with a run scored while getting first career stolen base in an 11-1 win … vs. Youngstown State (Feb. 19-22): Reached base four times (2-for-8, 2 BB) with a double, two RBI and two runs scored while playing in all four games and making a pair of starts … Played both catcher and first base in the series … Reached base a season-best four times (2-for-3, 2 BB) with a double, two RBI and two runs scored in a 15-6 win in the series finale … Doubled in first at-bat before driving in a run on a ground out in the third … Walked before scoring on a wild pitch in the fifth … Delivered an RBI single in the sixth … vs. Xavier (March 10-11): Started both games including making first career start in the outfield (RF) in game one … Game two start came behind the plate … vs. Indiana (March 13-15): Started at catcher in game two … Doubled and scored in the Ducks’ 3-run fourth inning in an eventual 5-1 series-clinching win … vs. Northwestern (March 20-22): Played in all three games making the start behind the plate in game two … Slugged a solo home run in a 6-4 series-clinching win in the start … Went 1-for-2 off the bench in the finale with a 10th inning base hit … at UC San Diego (March 24-25): Started behind the plate in the two-game series finale … Reached base twice (1-for-4, BB) with a home run, three RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base in a 12-4 win … Gave UO a 4-0 lead in the top of the first with a sacrifice fly … Made it 6-0 after belting a 2-run homer in the top of the fourth … vs. Portland (March 31): Drew a pair of walks in three at-bats in first career start at first base … at Portland (April 8): Matched a season high reaching base four times (3-for-4, BB) while setting season highs in hits (3) and runs scored (3) … Slugged a solo home run in the first inning to give UO a 1-0 lead … Singled and scored in the third for a 5-2 lead … Singled and scored again in the seventh to put the Ducks up by a run … vs. #19 Nebraska (April 10-12): Slashed .308/.400/.538 with a .938 OPS in a series win over the Cornhuskers … Went 4-for-13 while reaching on a pair of hit-by-pitches … Homered, drove in two, scored four times and swiped a pair of bags while starting all three games of a series for the first time in career … Had multiple hits in two of the three games while driving in a pair of runs in two of the games … Reached base three times (2-for-4, HBP) in a 7-6 game one win … Singled and scored on a Drew Smith homer giving Oregon a 4-2 lead in the fifth … Made it 6-2 with a 2-run homer in the bottom of the sixth … Started at catcher in game two going 2-for-4 with two runs scored and a stolen base … Singled and scored in both the first and second innings while stealing a base … at Illinois (April 17-19): Had a big series leading the Ducks to a series win … Slashed .467/.529/.800 with a 1.329 OPS … Went 7-for-15 at the plate with a home run, triple, eight RBI, five runs scored and two walks … Had multiple hits in all three games while starting the first two at first base and the finale in the outfield … Tied a season high in runs scored (3) and hits (3) in a 16-6 (7-inning) win in the series opener … Tripled and scored to lead off Oregon’s 5-run third inning … Singled and scored in the fourth and the sixth innings … Had a monster day in the second game of the series driving in a season-high seven runs while reaching base three times (2-for-5, BB) with a home run and run scored … Drew a bases-loaded walk in the second inning for the first ribbie of the day … Drove in a pair of runs to break a 4-4 tie with a seventh-inning base knock … Belted a grand slam in the top of the eighth inning to pull the Ducks within a run … In the series finale, reached base three more times (2-for-5, BB) while driving in a run and scoring once in a series-clinching 11-5 win while making first career start in left field … Delivered an RBI single in the top of the first to give UO the lead … Added another single in the second, before walking in the sixth and scoring on a Ryan Cooney home run … vs. Penn State (April 24-26): Had another strong series at the plate slashing .385/.429/.462 with an .891 OPS in a series sweep … Went 5-for-13 with a double, RBI, run scored, a walk and a stolen base … Matched a season-high in the opener with three hits (3-for-5, BB) with a double and run scored in a 5-4 win … Doubled and later scored to tie the game at four in the bottom of the seventh … Walked and stole second to help Oregon take the lead with a run in the bottom of the eighth … vs. Gonzaga (April 28): Walked and scored a run in a 4-3 win … at Washington (May 1-3): Led Oregon to a series win batting a team-best .385 (5-for-13, 2 HBP) while reaching base at a .467 clip … Scored twice and drove in a pair of runs … Hit by pitches twice and scored a run in a 6-4 game-one win … Went 2-for-5 and scored a run in a 10-4 series-clinching win in game two … Matched a season-high with three hits (3-for-5) in the finale while driving in a pair of runs … Drove in a run with a base hit in the top of the eighth … Added an RBI base knock in the ninth … at No. 1 UCLA (May 8-10): Reached base five times (3-for-10, 2 BB) with a home run, three RBI and two runs scored … Went 1-for-3 with a run scored in the series opener … Got the start in left field in game two when Oregon handed the Bruins their first Big Ten Conference loss of the season … Homered and drove in three runs while reaching base three times (2-for-4, BB) in the series finale … Belted a 3-run home run in the Ducks’ 5-run fourth inning to give UO a 6-1 lead … vs. #17 USC (May 14-16): Reached base five times (4-for-15, HBP) with a home run, four RBI, a run scored and a stolen base in a series win … Had hits in all three games … In a 4-3 series-evening win in game two, homered and drove in three runs … Belted a 3-run go-ahead home run to help UO rally from a 2-0 deficit in the Ducks’ 4-run fourth inning before Junior Lauaki made it back-to-back homers … Reached base three times (2-for-6, HBP) while driving in a run, scoring once and swiping a bag in a 6-5 (14-inning) series-clinching win … Gave Oregon a 2-0 lead with an RBI base knock in the second inning … Singled, stole second and moved to third on a ground out before scoring the winning run in the bottom of the 14th on a Burke-Lee Mabeus walk-off squeeze bunt single … at Big Ten Tournament (May 23-24): Helped lead Oregon to the championship game of the conference tournament going 4-for-13 with two home runs, three RBI and two runs scored while slugging .667 in the three games … vs. Washington (May 23): Belted a solo home run to make it back-to-back jacks following Drew Smith’s bomb in the fifth inning to give Oregon a 5-0 lead in an eventual 9-4 win … vs. #20 Nebraska (May 23): Homered again in a semifinal win while driving in a pair of runs … Slugged a 2-run homer in the top of the seventh to make it 7-0 in an eventual 8-0 win … vs. #1 UCLA (May 24): Went 2-for-5 in the title game of the Big Ten Conference Tournament … Eugene Regional Tournament (May 29-31): Named to the all-regional tournament team after slashing .364/.462/.545 with a .826 OPS in Oregon’s three wins … Reached base six times (4-for-11, 2 BB) with two doubles, two RBI and two runs scored … vs. Yale (May 29): Reached base four times (3-for-4, BB) with two doubles, a pair of RBI and two runs scored in a 14-2 win … Sparked Oregon to an early lead with an RBI two bagger in the first inning to make it 1-0 before scoring later in the inning to push the lead to 3-0 … Added an RBI double in Oregon’s 8-run eighth inning before scoring on Junior Lauaki’s 3-run home run … vs. #8 Oregon State (May 31): Went 1-for-4 in the regional title game helping UO win 4-1 … at Austin Super Regional (June 6-7): Reached base four times (2-for-7, 2 BB), drove in three runs and swiped a bag against Texas … Reached base twice in both games … Went 1-for-4 with an RBI in game one of the super regional … Drew a bases-loaded walk to score a run in the top of the sixth … Drove in two runs in game two of the supers going 1-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base … Cut the Longhorn lead to 4-3 with a RBI base knock in the bottom of the third before stealing second … Also drew a fifth-inning base on balls before giving UO a 5-4 lead with a RBI ground out in the seventh.
HIGH SCHOOL
The No. 2 player on the list of top 100 freshmen going to campus according to D1Baseball … No. 1 catcher nationally and No. 9 player overall by Prep Baseball Report … The No. 1 ranked catcher and No. 4 player in California by PBR … No. 3 ranked catcher and No. 33 player nationally according to Perfect Game … No. 2 ranked catcher and No. 11 player overall in California by PG … Gold medalist and MVP on the 2024 USA 18u National Team … A 2024 Perfect Game All-American … A two-time Prep Baseball All-American … MLB All-American … Played in the 2023 Prep Baseball Report All-American Game … Graduated from Irvington High School with four letters … Team captain junior and senior years … The catcher on the 2025 MaxPreps California All-State Baseball Team … Earned first-team all-state honors as a junior and senior … Selected first-team all-league junior and senior years … A second-team pick sophomore and freshman years … Hit .433 (26-for-60) as a senior with four home runs, 11 RBI and eight stolen bases … As a junior, batted .437 (31-for-71) with six home runs, 19 RBI and 12 stolen bases … Hit .355 (22-for-62) with two home runs, 11 RBI and five stolen bases as a sophomore … As a freshman, hit .318 (21-for-66) with one home run, 20 RBI and six stolen bases … High school coach was Frank Durant. Basketball: A second-team all-league pick while lettering twice.
PERSONAL
California State Seal of Service member … CIF Presidents List honoree … Finished with a 3.93 GPA … Father (Martin) played football at Sonoma State.
SUMMER BALL
Played for the Harwich Mariners in the Cape Cod League in 2026.
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