Braydn O’Neal is going into his junior year at Columbia College as a champion.
O’Neal and his summer collegiate team the Sedalia Steamers won the Diamond Baseball League title on August 5 …
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Braydn O’Neal is going into his junior year at Columbia College as a champion.
O’Neal and his summer collegiate team the Sedalia Steamers won the Diamond Baseball League title on August 5 with a 14-2 victory over the Grand Island Fightin’ Cranes. The Steamers won two of three in the championship series to finish the season.
The Steamers finished with the best record at the end of the regular season, so they hosted the decisive third game. They outhit Grand Island 16-7 and took an 11-0 lead after the third inning.
During the second game in Nebraska, the Steamers lost a 2-1 pitcher’s duel and were held to one hit. In Game 1 in Sedalia, the Steamers won after forcing Grand Island to leave nine runners on base.
Sedalia finishes the season 28-13. O’Neal had a .250 batting average, .416 on base percentage and a .766 OPS in 60 at bats for the Steamers this summer. He also recorded 15 hits and nine RBIs at the plate, seven stolen bases on the bases, and a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in the field in 19 games.
