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Braden Curry totaled 42.2 innings with a 3.16 ERA, a .227 opposing batting average and 45 strikeouts as a freshman in 2025.
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Braden Curry Selected to Stopper of the Year Watch List
2/11/2026 4:43:00 PM | Baseball
Rocket sophomore selected among 105 relief pitchers by National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association
TOLEDO, Ohio – Toledo right-handed pitcher Braden Curry was selected to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Stopper of the Year Watch List, it was announced earlier this week.
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The Rocket sophomore was selected among 105 players representing 18 conferences in NCAA Division I.
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Last season, Curry put together a stellar freshman campaign, logging 42.2 innings in 17 appearances, with a 3.16 earned run average, 45 strikeouts to 23 walks and a .227 opponent batting average. He also totaled three saves and a 2-0 record. Curry only allowed one home run in 2025.
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Curry's performances last season included a 3.1-inning save against Akron in which he allowed just one hit in a scoreless effort to preserve a 1-0 win. In the MAC Tournament, he pitched 4.0 innings to close out an elimination game against Eastern Michigan, allowing just one run on two hits, with a season-high seven strikeouts.
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The Stopper of the Year award recognizes the top relief pitcher in college baseball. The mid-season watch list will be announced in April, with finalists and the winner announced in June.
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Toledo opens up its season on Friday, Feb. 13 at Memphis. First pitch is at 5:00 p.m.
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The Rocket sophomore was selected among 105 players representing 18 conferences in NCAA Division I.
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Last season, Curry put together a stellar freshman campaign, logging 42.2 innings in 17 appearances, with a 3.16 earned run average, 45 strikeouts to 23 walks and a .227 opponent batting average. He also totaled three saves and a 2-0 record. Curry only allowed one home run in 2025.
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Curry's performances last season included a 3.1-inning save against Akron in which he allowed just one hit in a scoreless effort to preserve a 1-0 win. In the MAC Tournament, he pitched 4.0 innings to close out an elimination game against Eastern Michigan, allowing just one run on two hits, with a season-high seven strikeouts.
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The Stopper of the Year award recognizes the top relief pitcher in college baseball. The mid-season watch list will be announced in April, with finalists and the winner announced in June.
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Toledo opens up its season on Friday, Feb. 13 at Memphis. First pitch is at 5:00 p.m.
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