2019 Baseball Roster
Tinsman, Brendan
Jersey Number 9
Brendan Tinsman
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Cape Elizabeth, Maine
- High School:
- Cape Elizabeth HS
Bio
Records Held
Tied Wake Forest Single Season Home Run Record (24)
Career Accolades
2022 Collegiate Baseball Third Team All-American
2022 NCBWA Third Team All-American
2022 ABCA/Rawlings First Team All-Region
2022 Third Team All-ACC
2022 ACC All-Tournament Team Selection
2022 All-ACC Academic Team Selection
2022 Buster Posey Collegiate Catcher of the Year Award Semifinalist
2019 All-ACC Academic Team
Career Overview
Appeared in 150 games, making 141 starts at catcher, designated hitter and outfielder... Batted .306 with 170 hits, 40 home runs, 34 doubles, 131 RBIs... Tallied a slugging percentage of .586 and an on-base percentage of .363... His 40 career home runs are tied for ninth in program history... Drafted by the Los Angeles Angels with the No. 598 pick in the 20th round of the 2022 MLB Draft.
2022 (Redshirt Junior)
Named a 2022 Team Captain... Named a Third Team All-American by Collegiate Baseball and the NCBWA... Named a Third Team All-ACC selection... Named an ACC All-Tournament Team selection... Became first Demon Deacon ever to be named a Semifinalist for the Buster Posey Award... Appeared in 60 games, making 59 starts behind the plate... Tallied career highs in every offensive and defensive category... Tied the Wake Forest single season home run record with a career-high 24 home runs, the fourth most in the ACC and ninth most in the nation... Also led the team with 87 hits, a .710 slugging percentage, 15 doubles, 174 bases... Led the ACC in base runners caught stealing and finished tied with an ACC-best .994 fielding percentage... Finished second on squad with 69 RBIs and third on team with a .355 batting average... Registered 28 multi-hit games, the most on the team, and 18 multi-RBI performances... Tallied a career-long 19-game hit streak from April 9-May 11... Ended the season on an 11-game hit streak... Hit a home run in three-straight games twice... Posted a career-high four hits at Georgia Tech (March 19) and Boston College (April 1)... In addition to a career-high four hits, blasted a career-high two home runs and scored a career-high four runs in Wake Forest's 27-7 series-clinching victory at Georgia Tech (March 19)... Posted a career-high two doubles against NJIT on Feb. 26... Drove in a career-high four runs in four games... Led the team in postseason play with a .455 batting average to go along with a team-high 10 hits and two home runs, two doubles, eight RBIs, a .818 slugging percentage and a .500 on-base percentage.
2021 (Sophomore)
Made 28 appearances (26 starts) at catcher, designated hitter and outfield... Finished with a .257 batting average, going 26-for-101 at the plate... Added six double, four home runs, 12 RBIs, 18 runs scored, eight walks and a slugging percentage of .436... Made season debut at Miami (March 12)... Went on a 10-game hit streak from April 4-April 20... Tallied six multi-hit performances... Blasted long flys in contests against Virginia Tech (April 10), Appalachian State (April 13), Clemson (April 25) and Belmont (April 9)... Scored a career-high three runs in victory over Pitt (May 21).
2020 (Sophomore - Season shortened by COVID-19)
Appeared in all 18 games with 17 starts, eight in right field, seven as catcher and two as designated hitter ... Batted .291 with four doubles, two homers and nine RBIs ... Went 2-for-2 with a double, homer, walk and four RBIs against Milwaukee (Feb. 15) ... Also doubled and homered in win over Sacred Heart (March 1) ... Was batting .364 before ending the season on an 0-for-11 skid ... Had a .991 fielding percentage and threw out three of 16 runners attempting to steal.
2019 (Freshman)
Played in 44 games and made 39 starts, including 27 at catcher, eight at designated hitter and four in right field ... Became the first Deacon freshman to hit 10 homers in a season in a decade, and his 10 blasts rank eighth all-time by a Wake Forest rookie ... Batted .265 with nine doubles and a triple to go along with 41 RBIs ... Made just one error the last 33 games, finishing with a .987 fielding percentage ... Recorded first multi-homer game against High Point (Apr. 9), finishing with a season-best five RBIs ... Also left the yard against Furman (March 3), Boston College (March 16), Charlotte (March 19), Duke (March 24), Louisville (March 31), App State (Apr. 2), Virginia Tech (Apr. 6) and Liberty (Apr. 16) ... Hit a two-run triple in ACC Championship win over Florida State (May 21) ... Spent summer ball with the St. Cloud Rox in the Northwoods League.
Background
Rated as the No. 226 prospect in the country by Perfect Game, as well as the top recruit from Maine and No. 18 catcher in the nation ... Picked as the No. 309 overall prospect by Prep Baseball Report ... Named the Gatorade Player of the Year in Maine ... Also earned the Winkin Award as the top senior baseball player in Maine ... Batted .510 with three homers, 12 RBIs and 13 stolen bases as a senior ... Hit .491 with five homers and 20 stolen bases as a junior ... Batted .333 or better with three homers each of his first two seasons ... Four-year all-conference selection and three time all-state honoree ... Also competed in one year of basketball and one year of track ... Played club baseball with North East Baseball, which had 21 Division I commits ... Chose Wake Forest over Vanderbilt and Virginia.
Personal
Son of Patrick and Jennifer Tinsman ... Born on Dec. 6, 1999 ... Brother, Chris, played baseball at Rhode Island, and sister, Ashley, plays softball at Southern Maine.
Tied Wake Forest Single Season Home Run Record (24)
Career Accolades
2022 Collegiate Baseball Third Team All-American
2022 NCBWA Third Team All-American
2022 ABCA/Rawlings First Team All-Region
2022 Third Team All-ACC
2022 ACC All-Tournament Team Selection
2022 All-ACC Academic Team Selection
2022 Buster Posey Collegiate Catcher of the Year Award Semifinalist
2019 All-ACC Academic Team
Career Overview
Appeared in 150 games, making 141 starts at catcher, designated hitter and outfielder... Batted .306 with 170 hits, 40 home runs, 34 doubles, 131 RBIs... Tallied a slugging percentage of .586 and an on-base percentage of .363... His 40 career home runs are tied for ninth in program history... Drafted by the Los Angeles Angels with the No. 598 pick in the 20th round of the 2022 MLB Draft.
2022 (Redshirt Junior)
Named a 2022 Team Captain... Named a Third Team All-American by Collegiate Baseball and the NCBWA... Named a Third Team All-ACC selection... Named an ACC All-Tournament Team selection... Became first Demon Deacon ever to be named a Semifinalist for the Buster Posey Award... Appeared in 60 games, making 59 starts behind the plate... Tallied career highs in every offensive and defensive category... Tied the Wake Forest single season home run record with a career-high 24 home runs, the fourth most in the ACC and ninth most in the nation... Also led the team with 87 hits, a .710 slugging percentage, 15 doubles, 174 bases... Led the ACC in base runners caught stealing and finished tied with an ACC-best .994 fielding percentage... Finished second on squad with 69 RBIs and third on team with a .355 batting average... Registered 28 multi-hit games, the most on the team, and 18 multi-RBI performances... Tallied a career-long 19-game hit streak from April 9-May 11... Ended the season on an 11-game hit streak... Hit a home run in three-straight games twice... Posted a career-high four hits at Georgia Tech (March 19) and Boston College (April 1)... In addition to a career-high four hits, blasted a career-high two home runs and scored a career-high four runs in Wake Forest's 27-7 series-clinching victory at Georgia Tech (March 19)... Posted a career-high two doubles against NJIT on Feb. 26... Drove in a career-high four runs in four games... Led the team in postseason play with a .455 batting average to go along with a team-high 10 hits and two home runs, two doubles, eight RBIs, a .818 slugging percentage and a .500 on-base percentage.
2021 (Sophomore)
Made 28 appearances (26 starts) at catcher, designated hitter and outfield... Finished with a .257 batting average, going 26-for-101 at the plate... Added six double, four home runs, 12 RBIs, 18 runs scored, eight walks and a slugging percentage of .436... Made season debut at Miami (March 12)... Went on a 10-game hit streak from April 4-April 20... Tallied six multi-hit performances... Blasted long flys in contests against Virginia Tech (April 10), Appalachian State (April 13), Clemson (April 25) and Belmont (April 9)... Scored a career-high three runs in victory over Pitt (May 21).
2020 (Sophomore - Season shortened by COVID-19)
Appeared in all 18 games with 17 starts, eight in right field, seven as catcher and two as designated hitter ... Batted .291 with four doubles, two homers and nine RBIs ... Went 2-for-2 with a double, homer, walk and four RBIs against Milwaukee (Feb. 15) ... Also doubled and homered in win over Sacred Heart (March 1) ... Was batting .364 before ending the season on an 0-for-11 skid ... Had a .991 fielding percentage and threw out three of 16 runners attempting to steal.
2019 (Freshman)
Played in 44 games and made 39 starts, including 27 at catcher, eight at designated hitter and four in right field ... Became the first Deacon freshman to hit 10 homers in a season in a decade, and his 10 blasts rank eighth all-time by a Wake Forest rookie ... Batted .265 with nine doubles and a triple to go along with 41 RBIs ... Made just one error the last 33 games, finishing with a .987 fielding percentage ... Recorded first multi-homer game against High Point (Apr. 9), finishing with a season-best five RBIs ... Also left the yard against Furman (March 3), Boston College (March 16), Charlotte (March 19), Duke (March 24), Louisville (March 31), App State (Apr. 2), Virginia Tech (Apr. 6) and Liberty (Apr. 16) ... Hit a two-run triple in ACC Championship win over Florida State (May 21) ... Spent summer ball with the St. Cloud Rox in the Northwoods League.
Background
Rated as the No. 226 prospect in the country by Perfect Game, as well as the top recruit from Maine and No. 18 catcher in the nation ... Picked as the No. 309 overall prospect by Prep Baseball Report ... Named the Gatorade Player of the Year in Maine ... Also earned the Winkin Award as the top senior baseball player in Maine ... Batted .510 with three homers, 12 RBIs and 13 stolen bases as a senior ... Hit .491 with five homers and 20 stolen bases as a junior ... Batted .333 or better with three homers each of his first two seasons ... Four-year all-conference selection and three time all-state honoree ... Also competed in one year of basketball and one year of track ... Played club baseball with North East Baseball, which had 21 Division I commits ... Chose Wake Forest over Vanderbilt and Virginia.
Personal
Son of Patrick and Jennifer Tinsman ... Born on Dec. 6, 1999 ... Brother, Chris, played baseball at Rhode Island, and sister, Ashley, plays softball at Southern Maine.
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