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JJ Branch
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Weight:
    190
  • Hometown:
    Milford, Mass.
  • Position:
    RHP
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    Milford
  • Major:
    Criminal Justice/Psychology
  • app
    12
  • gs
    12
  • w
    7
  • l
    1
  • sv
    0
  • ip
    77.2
  • era
    2.43
  • whip
    1.25
  • k
    49
Bio

Awards

Academic
  • 2x CCC Academic All-Conference (2014, 2015)
Athletic
  • 2016 NEIBA, ABCA/Rawlings All-Region second team
  • 2016 NEIBA Senior All-Star Game Selection
  • 2015-16 Endicott Co-Male Athlete of the Year
  • 2016 All-CCC First Team
  • 2x "Player to Watch" by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper (2015, 2016)
  • 2016 CCC Pitcher of the Week (May 2)
  • 2015 ABCA/Rawlings DIII All-New England Third Team
  • 2015 D3Baseball.com All-New England Second Team
  • 2015 NEIBA All-New England Third Team
  • 2014 Named D3Baseball.com All-New England First Team
  • 2014 NEIBA All-New England Second Team
  • 2014 CCC Pitcher of the Year
  • 2x All-CCC First Team (2014, 2015)
  • 2x 2014 CCC Pitcher of the Week (April 7th, May 6th)

Career Summary

2016: Senior season at Endicott... team captain... became program's all-time wins leader (25-7)... started in 12 games... logged 77 2/3 innings pitched to go along with a 7-1 record, a 2.43 ERA and 49 strikeouts... notched nine quality starts (min. 6 IP, 3 ER or less)... spun an eight inning, six hit shutout against Salem State University on April 14... fanned a career-high nine batters versus Framingham State University on April 19

2015: Made 13 appearances (11 starts)... went 7-3 with a 1.44 ERA in 75 innings pitched... struck out 53 batters (6.36 per game)... held opponents to a .221 batting average... struck out a season-high eight batters against MIT on May 5

2014: Started in 13 games... posted an 8-2 record with a 2.88 ERA in 81 1/3 innings pitched... had 45 strikeouts (4.98 per game)... held opponents to a .241 batting average... fanned a season-high seven batters on April 26 against Gordon... NCAA Ranks - T-26th Wins (8)... T-38th Complete Games (5)... T-26th Games Started (13)

2013: Made 12 appearances (seven starts)... had a 3-1 record with a 2.21 ERA in 40 2/3 innings pitched... notched 21 strikeouts (4.65 per game)... limited opponents to a .252 batting average... recorded a season-high six strikeouts versus Gordon on April 13

Professional Aspirations

Completed an internship with the Milford Police Department

Fun Facts

Participated in American Legion baseball with Milford Post

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Appearances 12 3
Games started 12 3
Wins 7 1
Losses 1 1
Saves 0 0
Complete Games 3 2
Shutouts 1 1
Innings Pitched 77.2 18.0
Hits 68 17
Runs 26 7
Earned Runs 21 5
Walks 29 4
Strikeouts 49 8
Strikeouts per Game 5.68 4.00
Doubles Allowed 14 3
Triples Allowed 3 -
WHIP - -
Home Runs Allows 2 -
At Bats Against 289 66
Batting Average Against .235 .258
Earned Run Average 2.43 2.50
Wild pitches 2 -
Hit Batters - -
Balks 1 -
Sacrifice Flies Allowed 2 -
Sacrifice Hits Allowed 2 1
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
May 3 at Saint Joseph's (Me.) W, 19-3
May 5 Gordon W, 28-4
May 6 Salve Regina W, 6-5
May 9 at Western New Eng. W, 9-2
May 11 Salve Regina L, 10-3
May 11 Salve Regina L, 2-1
Date Opponent Score gp ab h rbi bb 2b 3b hr xbh k avg obp slg hbp sf sh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Mar 7 Salem St. W, 8-6 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Mar 13 vs. Franklin & Marshall W, 11-3 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Mar 13 vs. Franklin & Marshall L, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 vs. Mass.-Dartmouth L, 7-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Cortland St. W, 8-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 vs. Wm. Paterson L, 6-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 18 vs. Rowan W, 5-4 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Mar 22 Worcester St. W, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 24 Framingham St. W, 9-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 at Amherst W, 4-3 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Mar 26 at Amherst L, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 Bates L, 12-11 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 30 Southern Me. W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 at MIT W, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 Suffolk L, 5-4 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Apr 8 Worcester St. L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 Roger Williams W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 Roger Williams W, 6-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 at Curry W, 3-2 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Apr 11 at Curry W, 18-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 13 Saint Joseph's (Me.) L, 6-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 at Salem St. W, 3-0 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Apr 16 Gordon W, 12-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Gordon W, 9-8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Western New Eng. L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Western New Eng. W, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Framingham St. W, 8-3 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Apr 20 at Southern Me. W, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 at Nichols W, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 at Nichols L, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 Salve Regina L, 5-0 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Apr 24 Salve Regina W, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 Suffolk L, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 29 at Eastern Nazarene W, 13-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 29 at Eastern Nazarene W, 11-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 Wentworth W, 1-0 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Apr 30 Wentworth W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 1 Mass.-Boston L, 12-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 at Saint Joseph's (Me.) W, 19-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 5 Gordon W, 28-4 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
May 6 Salve Regina W, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 9 at Western New Eng. W, 9-2 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
May 11 Salve Regina L, 10-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 11 Salve Regina L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp r tb sb cs
Mar 7 Salem St. W, 8-6 1 0 0 - -
Mar 13 vs. Franklin & Marshall W, 11-3 1 0 0 - -
Mar 13 vs. Franklin & Marshall L, 8-0 - - - - -
Mar 14 vs. Mass.-Dartmouth L, 7-2 - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Cortland St. W, 8-3 - - - - -
Mar 17 vs. Wm. Paterson L, 6-4 - - - - -
Mar 18 vs. Rowan W, 5-4 1 0 0 - -
Mar 22 Worcester St. W, 5-1 - - - - -
Mar 24 Framingham St. W, 9-5 - - - - -
Mar 26 at Amherst W, 4-3 1 0 0 - -
Mar 26 at Amherst L, 7-3 - - - - -
Mar 29 Bates L, 12-11 - - - - -
Mar 30 Southern Me. W, 4-3 - - - - -
Mar 31 at MIT W, 5-4 - - - - -
Apr 6 Suffolk L, 5-4 1 0 0 - -
Apr 8 Worcester St. L, 3-1 - - - - -
Apr 10 Roger Williams W, 2-1 - - - - -
Apr 10 Roger Williams W, 6-3 - - - - -
Apr 11 at Curry W, 3-2 1 0 0 - -
Apr 11 at Curry W, 18-6 - - - - -
Apr 13 Saint Joseph's (Me.) L, 6-2 - - - - -
Apr 14 at Salem St. W, 3-0 1 0 0 - -
Apr 16 Gordon W, 12-3 - - - - -
Apr 16 Gordon W, 9-8 - - - - -
Apr 17 at Western New Eng. L, 2-1 - - - - -
Apr 17 at Western New Eng. W, 4-2 - - - - -
Apr 19 Framingham St. W, 8-3 1 0 0 - -
Apr 20 at Southern Me. W, 6-5 - - - - -
Apr 23 at Nichols W, 5-4 - - - - -
Apr 23 at Nichols L, 10-7 - - - - -
Apr 24 Salve Regina L, 5-0 1 0 0 - -
Apr 24 Salve Regina W, 5-2 - - - - -
Apr 27 Suffolk L, 8-2 - - - - -
Apr 29 at Eastern Nazarene W, 13-3 - - - - -
Apr 29 at Eastern Nazarene W, 11-4 - - - - -
Apr 30 Wentworth W, 1-0 1 0 0 - -
Apr 30 Wentworth W, 2-1 - - - - -
May 1 Mass.-Boston L, 12-4 - - - - -
May 3 at Saint Joseph's (Me.) W, 19-3 - - - - -
May 5 Gordon W, 28-4 1 0 0 - -
May 6 Salve Regina W, 6-5 - - - - -
May 9 at Western New Eng. W, 9-2 1 0 0 - -
May 11 Salve Regina L, 10-3 - - - - -
May 11 Salve Regina L, 2-1 - - - - -
Date Opponent Score w l ip h r er era k k/9 hr whip
Mar 7 Salem St. W, 8-6 1 0 6.0 4 1 1 1.50 6 9.00 - -
Mar 13 vs. Franklin & Marshall W, 11-3 1 0 4.0 4 3 3 6.75 1 2.25 1 -
Mar 13 vs. Franklin & Marshall L, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 vs. Mass.-Dartmouth L, 7-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Cortland St. W, 8-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 vs. Wm. Paterson L, 6-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 18 vs. Rowan W, 5-4 1 0 6.0 5 3 3 4.50 3 4.50 - -
Mar 22 Worcester St. W, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 24 Framingham St. W, 9-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 at Amherst W, 4-3 0 0 8.0 8 2 2 2.25 4 4.50 - -
Mar 26 at Amherst L, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 Bates L, 12-11 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 30 Southern Me. W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 at MIT W, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 Suffolk L, 5-4 0 0 7.0 5 1 1 1.29 1 1.29 1 -
Apr 8 Worcester St. L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 Roger Williams W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 Roger Williams W, 6-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 at Curry W, 3-2 0 0 4.0 5 2 2 4.50 2 4.50 - -
Apr 11 at Curry W, 18-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 13 Saint Joseph's (Me.) L, 6-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 at Salem St. W, 3-0 1 0 8.0 6 0 0 0.00 5 5.63 - -
Apr 16 Gordon W, 12-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Gordon W, 9-8 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Western New Eng. L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Western New Eng. W, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Framingham St. W, 8-3 1 0 7.2 6 3 1 1.17 9 10.57 - -
Apr 20 at Southern Me. W, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 at Nichols W, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 at Nichols L, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 Salve Regina L, 5-0 0 1 7.0 9 5 3 3.86 2 2.57 - -
Apr 24 Salve Regina W, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 Suffolk L, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 29 at Eastern Nazarene W, 13-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 29 at Eastern Nazarene W, 11-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 Wentworth W, 1-0 1 0 7.0 3 0 0 0.00 4 5.14 - -
Apr 30 Wentworth W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 1 Mass.-Boston L, 12-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 at Saint Joseph's (Me.) W, 19-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 5 Gordon W, 28-4 0 0 4.0 5 4 3 6.75 4 9.00 - -
May 6 Salve Regina W, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 9 at Western New Eng. W, 9-2 1 0 9.0 8 2 2 2.00 8 8.00 - -
May 11 Salve Regina L, 10-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 11 Salve Regina L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp tc po a e pb f% dp sba rcs rcs% ci
Mar 7 Salem St. W, 8-6 1 1 0 1 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Franklin & Marshall W, 11-3 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Franklin & Marshall L, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 vs. Mass.-Dartmouth L, 7-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Cortland St. W, 8-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 vs. Wm. Paterson L, 6-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 18 vs. Rowan W, 5-4 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 22 Worcester St. W, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 24 Framingham St. W, 9-5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 at Amherst W, 4-3 1 0 0 0 0 - - - 1 - - -
Mar 26 at Amherst L, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 Bates L, 12-11 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 30 Southern Me. W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 at MIT W, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 Suffolk L, 5-4 1 2 0 2 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Apr 8 Worcester St. L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 Roger Williams W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 Roger Williams W, 6-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 at Curry W, 3-2 1 2 0 2 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Apr 11 at Curry W, 18-6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 13 Saint Joseph's (Me.) L, 6-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 at Salem St. W, 3-0 1 3 1 1 1 - .667 - 3 - - -
Apr 16 Gordon W, 12-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Gordon W, 9-8 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Western New Eng. L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Western New Eng. W, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Framingham St. W, 8-3 1 2 0 1 1 - .500 1 1 1 .500 -
Apr 20 at Southern Me. W, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 at Nichols W, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 at Nichols L, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 Salve Regina L, 5-0 1 0 0 0 0 - - - 2 1 .333 -
Apr 24 Salve Regina W, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 Suffolk L, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 29 at Eastern Nazarene W, 13-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 29 at Eastern Nazarene W, 11-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 Wentworth W, 1-0 1 2 0 2 0 - 1.000 - - 1 1.000 -
Apr 30 Wentworth W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 1 Mass.-Boston L, 12-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 at Saint Joseph's (Me.) W, 19-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 5 Gordon W, 28-4 1 1 0 1 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
May 6 Salve Regina W, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 9 at Western New Eng. W, 9-2 1 4 0 4 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
May 11 Salve Regina L, 10-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 11 Salve Regina L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
gp ab h rbi bb 2b 3b hr xbh k avg obp slg hbp sf sh hdp go fo go/fo pa
2012-13 12 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
2013-14 13 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
2014-15 13 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
2015-16 12 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 50 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
gp r tb sb cs
2012-13 12 0 0 - -
2013-14 13 0 0 - -
2014-15 13 0 0 - -
2015-16 12 0 0 - -
Total 50 0 0 - -
era w l app gs sv ip h r er bb k k/9 hr whip bf wp hbp
2012-13 2.21 3 1 12 7 0 40.2 37 17 10 15 21 4.65 1 1.28 170 5 3
2013-14 2.88 8 2 13 13 0 81.1 73 33 26 16 45 4.98 1 1.09 333 5 4
2014-15 1.44 7 3 13 11 0 75.0 58 20 12 19 53 6.36 1 1.03 291 2 1
2015-16 2.43 7 1 12 12 0 77.2 68 26 21 29 49 5.68 2 1.25 323 2 -
Total 2.26 25 7 50 43 0 274.2 236 96 69 79 168 5.50 5 1.15 1117 14 8
gp tc po a e pb f% dp sba rcs rcs% ci
2012-13 12 21 6 13 2 - .905 1 3 5 .625 -
2013-14 13 21 5 14 2 - .905 - 5 2 .286 -
2014-15 13 27 8 16 3 - .889 1 4 8 .667 -
2015-16 12 17 1 14 2 - .882 1 7 3 .300 -
Total 50 86 20 57 9 - .895 3 19 18 .486 -
gp ab h rbi bb 2b 3b hr xbh k avg obp slg hbp sf sh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Event
Total 12 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 3 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 6 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 4 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 2 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 10 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 2 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Month
March 4 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
April 6 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
May 2 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
gp r tb sb cs
Event
Total 12 0 0 - -
Conference 3 0 0 - -
Exhibition - - 0 - -
Location
Home 6 0 0 - -
Away 4 0 0 - -
Neutral 2 0 0 - -
Result
Wins 10 0 0 - -
Losses 2 0 0 - -
Month
March 4 0 0 - -
April 6 0 0 - -
May 2 0 0 - -
era w l app gs sv ip h r er bb k k/9 hr whip bf wp hbp
Event
Total 2.43 7 1 12 12 0 77.2 68 26 21 29 49 5.68 2 1.25 323 2 -
Conference 2.50 1 1 3 3 0 18.0 17 7 5 4 8 4.00 - 1.17 72 - -
Exhibition 0.00 - - - - - 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - - - - -
Location
Home 2.09 3 1 6 6 0 38.2 32 14 9 14 26 6.05 1 1.19 158 1 -
Away 1.86 2 0 4 4 0 29.0 27 6 6 8 19 5.90 - 1.21 119 - -
Neutral 5.40 2 0 2 2 0 10.0 9 6 6 7 4 3.60 1 1.60 46 1 -
Result
Wins 2.40 7 0 10 10 0 63.2 54 20 17 25 46 6.50 1 1.24 265 2 -
Losses 2.57 0 1 2 2 0 14.0 14 6 4 4 3 1.93 1 1.29 58 - -
Month
March 3.38 3 0 4 4 0 24.0 21 9 9 10 14 5.25 1 1.29 102 2 -
April 1.55 3 1 6 6 0 40.2 34 11 7 10 23 5.09 1 1.08 160 - -
May 3.46 1 0 2 2 0 13.0 13 6 5 9 12 8.31 - 1.69 61 - -
gp tc po a e pb f% dp sba rcs rcs% ci
Event
Total 12 17 1 14 2 - .882 1 7 3 .300 -
Conference 3 4 0 4 0 - 1.000 - 2 2 .500 -
Exhibition - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 6 8 0 7 1 - .875 1 3 3 .500 -
Away 4 9 1 7 1 - .889 - 4 - - -
Neutral 2 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 10 15 1 12 2 - .867 1 5 2 .286 -
Losses 2 2 0 2 0 - 1.000 - 2 1 .333 -
Month
March 4 1 0 1 0 - 1.000 - 1 - - -
April 6 11 1 8 2 - .818 1 6 3 .333 -
May 2 5 0 5 0 - 1.000 - - - - -