University of Memphis Athletics
2023 Baseball Roster
Skinner, Brayland
Jersey Number 5
Brayland Skinner
- Position:
- OF
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 185
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lake Cormarant, Miss.
- Prev School:
- Mississippi State
- B/T:
- L/L
- NIL:
- Twitter:
- @braylandskinner
Bio
Honors
2023 (Senior)
2022 (Mississippi State)
2021 (Mississippi State)
2020 (Northwest Mississippi CC)
2019 (Northwest Mississippi CC)
2018 (Northwest Mississippi CC)
Prior to Memphis/Personal
- AAC Weekly Honor Roll (2/20/23, 5/1/23).
2023 (Senior)
- Started 51 games in center field for the Tigers and slugged six triples to lead the American.
- Stole 22 bags to rank second in the AAC and lead the squad. 22 steals marked the most for a Tiger since Darien Tubbs stole 22 in 2016.
- Batted .270 with 13 doubles, a pair of home runs and 26 RBI.
- Made Sportscenter’s Top-10 on April 30 for a pair of diving catches in Memphis’ 6-3 win at No. 25 Wichita State
2022 (Mississippi State)
- Appeared in 34 games, making four starts.
- Batted .273 and was four-for-four on stolen-base attempts.
2021 (Mississippi State)
- Member of 2021 NCAA National Championship team.
- Appeared in 50 games, making 21 starts in left field.
- Batted .205 with 17 hits in 83 at bats including three doubles, a triple and a home run.
- Tallied 10 RBI and scored 19 runs while drawing a dozen walks and posting a .333 OBP. Added six stolen bases.
2020 (Northwest Mississippi CC)
- Started all 12 games and posted a hit in eight of them.
- Reached base safely and scored a run in 11 of 12 games.
- Doubled, walked twice, stole four bases and scored three times against Olive-Harvey (2/29).
2019 (Northwest Mississippi CC)
- First Team Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges.
- Started 45 games, leading the team in steals (16) and OBP (.480). Was second on the team in hits (52).
- Hit safely in 35 of 46 games and reached base safely in 40 of 46 games.
- 13 multi-hit games.
2018 (Northwest Mississippi CC)
- Redshirted.
Prior to Memphis/Personal
- Member of 2021 NCAA National Championship team at Mississippi State.
- Four-time letter winner in high school, also lettered twice in football.
- Born on July 24, 1999, in Southaven, Miss.
- Son of Ben and Tamika Skinner.
- Has a twin brother; Bryland. Also has twin older sisters, Taylor and Tylar.
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