Kyle Branch

Position:
Infield
Class:
Sophomore
Height:
5-11
Weight:
182
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Hometown:
Lucas, Texas

2026: Played in 65 of 66 games … started 61 games all at second base … batted .222 with 42 hits, five doubles and four home runs … slugged .312 with 29 RBI and 40 runs scored … 27 walks and two hit-by-pitches helped him to a .324 on-base percentage … stole five bags … had nine multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI games … tied for a team-high eight RBI in the CWS and all four hits resulted in runs scored (all four hits came in the finals) … in five games at the 2026 NCAA Atlanta Regional he batted .438 with three RBI and four walks … went 3-for-4 with a home run and a career-high six RBI in game three of the CWS Finals vs. North Carolina (6/22).

2025: SEC All-Freshman Team … Round Rock Classic Most Outstanding Player ... Round Rock Classic All-Tournament Team ... one of four players and the only freshman to start all 60 games for the Sooners … .288 batting average was good for third on the team … tallied 64 total hits with nine doubles, one triple, and a pair of home runs … compiled 33 RBIs, 38 runs scored and 19 walks … was the only Sooner with at least five stolen bases to have a 1.000 stolen base percentage, going a perfect 14-for-14 … 81 total bases was the fourth most on the team … had an on-base streak of 16 straight games, which was tied for the second longest of the season … first collegiate home run came in the season opener on an inside-the-park homer vs. Lehigh (2/14) ... other home run on the year came at Missouri (4/18) ... registered a season-high three RBIs in two games: vs. No. 7 Oregon State (2/22) and vs. CSUN (2/28) ... was named the Round Rock Classic Most Outstanding Player after a 6-for-13 weekend with four RBIs and timely defense at second base ... knocked four hits and six total RBIs through five games at the 2025 NCAA Chapel Hill Regional.

High School: An infielder from Lovejoy High School in Lucas, Texas ... team captain and 1st team All-District as a senior ... named to the 2024 Perfect Game first-team all-region ... was a four-year letterman in baseball ... also lettered in football.

Personal: Born May 4, 2005 ... Son of Rusty and Kari Branch... has three siblings, Kolby, Carson, and Cooper ... brother, Kolby, plays baseball for the University of Georgia ... intended major is Business Finance.