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2026 Catamount Baseball Roster

Greg Hartlage - WCU Athletics
Sam Torres, Catamount Creative Media

35 Bryant Kimbrell

  • Position Infield/Right-Handed Pitcher
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 230
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown West End N.C.
  • High School Pinecrest HS

Biography

2026 (Sophomore): Made 11 appearances with three mid-week starts and eight in relief ... Sidelined in April by injury, returning to the bullpen in May ... Posted a 5-0 record with a 1.67 ERA over 27.0 innings, limiting foes to five runs - five earned - on 17 base hits, with 14 singles ... Struck out 25 over 27 innings, recording punch outs in nine of his 11 appearances ... Recorded 24 fly ball outs and 29 ground outs, including three double-plays ... Only allowed five walks ...  WCU won nine of the 11 games in which he pitched ... Tossed a career-long 4.1 innings twice, striking out four in a scoreless, two-hit relief appearance against Samford (March 22) and returned from injury to strikeout a career-best six in a second, two-hit shutout apperance against Samford (May 22) in the SoCon tournament.

2025 (Freshman): Made seven relief appearances on the season with 6.1 total innings of work … Finished his freshman season with a 7.11 ERA, allowing six runs with five earned on 10 base hits – just two going for extra bases with a double and a home run … Did not walk a batter, but did plunk three … Made his collegiate debut with an inning in relief against Maryland (Feb. 22), striking out two while allowing two runs on two hits – both extra-base knocks allowed … Did not surrender an extra-base hit over his final six appearances … Tossed a career-long 1.2 innings in a home win over Gardner-Webb (April 29) … Pitched three scoreless relief innings against Presbyterian (May 7), The Citadel (May 10), and against VMI (May 21) in the SoCon tournament.

Prior to Western Carolina: Named second-team NCHSAA All-State in 2024 as a two-way player ... Hit .413 with 26 hits including two doubles and seven home runs, while driving in 35 runs ... On the mound, boasted a collective ERA of 0.94 over 44.2 innings, striking out 73 to average 1.63 strikeout per inning.

WCU Career – Pitching Game Highs:
  • Innings Pitched: 4.1 innings, twice - MR: vs. Samford (SoCon) (5/22/26)
  • Strikeouts: 6, vs. Samford (SoCon) (5/22/26)
  • Walks: 1, five times - MR: vs. Samford (SoCon) (522/26)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 35

    2025Freshman

    Infield/Right-Handed Pitcher
    6'3" 230 lbs
    35
  • 35

    2026Sophomore

    Infield/Right-Handed Pitcher
    6'2" 230 lbs
    35