Georgia State University Athletics

CAREER STATISTICS

ACADEMIC HONORS
• Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll, 2021-22
• Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Spring 2022

AT GEORGIA STATE: Five-year letterwinner ... Hard-throwing right-handed pitcher who was both a starter and reliever ... Career record of 10-11 with three saves in 66 appearances, including 16 starts ... Had 152 strikeouts in 135 innings ... Top 15 in school history with 66 career appearances.

2023: Posted a 4-4 record with a 4.98 ERA while splitting time between the weekend rotation and the bullpen ... Second on the team with 65 strikeouts in 56.0 innings ... Pitched five scoreless innings at Presbyterian to earn his first win ... Threw four innings out of the bullpen to earn win vs. Marshall; allowed one run on four hits ... Pitched 5.2 scoreless innings in relief with six strikeouts for win over Georgia Southern ... Threw two scoreless innings with three strikeouts in 4-0 win at Old Dominion on the final weekend ... Also defeated NCAA Tournament team Troy.

2022: Compiled a 2-0 record and 3.32 ERA ... Picked up his first win of the season with 1.2 scoreless innings vs. Presbyterian ... Finished the win at No. 15 Clemson with scoreless eight and ninth innings, including three strikeouts ... Pitched three scoreless innings in a start and win vs. Reinhardt.

2021: Earned one win and one save in 16 outings, all but one in relief ... Pitched 3.2 scoreless innings in season opener vs. No. 14 West Virginia ... Tossed a 1-2-3 eighth inning at No. 2 Florida ... Pitched a scoreless ninth inning to earn his first save in 4-3 win at ULM ... Picked up a win in relief vs. Little Rock on the final day of the regular season ... Made a midweek start at Mercer.
 
2020: Right-hander at the back end of the bullpen with a 2-0 record and one save in five outings ... Struck out 12 in 7.1 innings and had a .185 batting average against ... Earned his first victory of the season by finishing the 10-inning win at Western Carolina with 1.2 innings of perfect relief, striking out four of the five batters he faced ... Picked up a win and a save in series sweep of North Alabama.

2019: Pitched in 18 games as a freshman, including three midweek starts (Georgia Tech, Furman, Presbyterian) ... Posted a 1-5 record and struck out 34 in 34 innings ... Earned his first victory by pitching the final three innings of 13-inning win over ETSU (3-8-19) ... Pitched a scoreless ninth inning to combine with Hunter Gaddis for a 5-hit shutout at Appalachian State (3-15-19), earning his first save ... Also recorded the final four outs in the series clinching win at App State (3-17-19)
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time High School All-American by Collegiate Baseball newspaper, including first-team honors in 2018 … Two-time all-state, all-county and all-region … Led Loganville High School to back-to-back state titles in 2017 and 2018 and a runner-up finish in 2016 … Winning pitcher in Game 1 of 2018 state championship series vs. Buford with nine strikeouts in five innings … 2017 Player of the Year in Class AAAAA by Georgia Dugout Preview magazine … As a junior, he threw no-hitter for a 3-0 victory in Game 1 of the state championship series vs. Wayne County, one of three no-hitters he tossed in 2017 … Also pitched a three-hit shutout vs. Ola in the second round of the state playoffs … Region 8-AAAAA Pitcher of the Year … First-team all-region and all-county … Set school record for lowest ERA by a starting pitcher at 0.85 while striking out 103 in 72 innings … 2018 Rawlings-Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American and an Underclass Honorable Mention All-American in 2016 and 2017 … Rated the No. 36 right-handed pitcher and No. 114 overall prospect in Georgia by Perfect Game.
 
PERSONAL: Full name is Joseph Garrett Brandon … Born on Aug. 14, 2000 … Son of Michael and Vicky Brandon.