Naval Academy Athletics

Career Honors:
- NCBWA Stopper of the Year Preseason Watch List (2020)
- All-Patriot League First Team (2019 - RP)
- All-Patriot League Second Team (2021-RP)
- Preseason All-Patriot League (2021)
- NCBWA Stopper of the Year Midseason Watch List (2019)
 
Career Highs:
Innings Pitched: 3.2, vs. Central Connecticut State (3/3/19)
Strikeouts: 7, vs. Lehigh (4/3/21)
Longest Outing w/1 Hit: 2.2 IP, vs. Georgetown (2/15/20)
Longest Outing w/o Walk: 3.2 IP, vs. Central Connecticut State (3/3/19)
 
2021 (Senior)
- Named the All-Patriot League Second Team
- Finished with three saves on the year
- Tied the program record for career saves with 17 on April 25 against Holy Cross to secure Navy’s 13-10 win
- Compiled a 4.44 ERA in 14 appearances and allowed opponents to hit .255 for the year
- Finished second on the team with 38 strikeouts in 24-1/3 innings of work
- Recorded an overall record of 4-2 on the mound

2020 (Junior) 
- Braithwaite was named to the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Preseason Watch List and was selected to the Preseason All-Patriot League Team
- He appeared in eight games and pitched 12-2/3 innings for Navy
- Finished the season with a 0.71 ERA with a record of 1-0 and four saves
- His four saves ranked 17th in the nation to end the season
- With four saves during the season, he now ranks tied for third in the program record with 14 career saves
- Braithwaite finished the year with 13 strikeouts and allowed just one earned run
- Opponents hit just .159 off of him during his junior season

2019 (Sophomore) 
- Braithwaite was named to the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Midseason Watch List as one of the top relief pitchers in college baseball
- Named the First Team All-Patriot League
- Tied the single-season program record for saves with 10 in his sophomore season
- Finished the year a 3.10 ERA and a 1-2 record
- Struck out 33 batters over 29 innings of work
- Allowed the opposition to hit just .245 at the plate in 23 relief appearances
- Braithwaite struck out a career-high five batters in 3-2/3 innings against Central Connecticut State on March 3
- Earned his first collegiate save on February 27 against Coppin State in Navy’s first home game of the season

2018 (Freshman) 
- In his first season with the Mids, Braithwaite appeared two time out of the bullpen and threw 1-1/3 innings
- His first collegiate appearance was for one out against Gardner-Webb on Feb. 16 and he then pitched a scoreless frame against Air Force on Feb. 23
- Against Air Force, he finished his inning with two strikeouts
- Over his two appearances during the year he did not give up a hit or a run and hit just one batter in four batters faced

High School
- Earned six combined varsity letters at Millbrook HS for baseball (4) and basketball (2); coached in baseball by Brian Burke
- Honored on the 2015 VHSL Group 4A All-State Second Team in 2015
- Recognized on the All-Northwestern District and All-Conference 21 First Teams in both 2015 and 2016
- Helped Millbrook to a Virginia 4A State runner-up finish, along with conference and regional titles in 2014 and to the district title in 2015
- Captained Millbrook’s team as a senior in 2016
- Listed on the 2016 Perfect Game All-Atlantic Region Honorable Mention team
- Played travel ball with Navy’s Michael Coritz on Stars Baseball VA
- Spent the 2016-17 school year prepping at NAPS 

Personal
- Son of Todd and Yvonne
- Teammates at Millbrook with VMI IF Jacob Jaye ’18, Pittsburgh IF Alex Amos ’20, Coastal Carolina RHP Anthony Simonelli ’21, James Madison OF Connor Hartigan ’21, Kennesaw State LHP Ryan Kennedy ’21 and VMI RHP Austin Murphy ‘21