Saint Joseph's College of Maine

Accolades:
GNAC All-Conference Third Team: 2025
MCBSA All-State Second Team: 2025

2025: Played in 27 games and started 20...pitched 49.2 innings across nine appearance including eight starts...had a 4-1 record with a 3.08 ERA...recorded 48 strikeouts, one complete game and one shutout...led the team in ERA, innings pitched and tied for the team lead in strikeouts...recorded a .310 batting average...tallied 13 hits, 11 RBI's, three runs, one walk and one home run...recorded seven strikeouts in 5.0 innings pitched to record the victory in the season opener vs. Penn State Brandywine (Mar. 9)...pitched 8.0 scoreless innings tallying six strikeouts and recorded the victory vs. Norwich (Apr. 6)...pitched a career-high 9.0 innings and allowed zero runs to record his first career complete game and shutout along with recording a career-high nine strikeouts to secure the victory vs. Anna Maria (Apr. 14)...hit his first career home run in a two hit game adding two RBI's and two runs vs. Maine-Farmington (Apr. 19)...matched his career-high three hits including a double and a triple and added two RBI's in the GNAC Tournament vs. Colby-Sawyer (May 3)

2024: Played in 37 games and started 33...pitched 43.0 innings across 11 appearances including five starts...had a 2-2 record with a 3.35 ERA...recorded 34 strikeouts...recorded a .268 batting average...tallied 33 hits, 16 RBI's, 12 runs, nine walks and one stolen base...hit a double with a career-high three RBI's vs. Emerson (Mar. 13)...tallied five hits including three RBI's in the double-header vs. Suffolk (Mar. 15)...recorded four strikeouts in 4.0 scoreless innings at Elms (Apr. 9)...pitched a career-long 7.2 innings recording a career-high seven strikeouts while allowing only three hits and no earned runs to secure the win vs. New England College (Apr. 27)...recorded three hits including one double and added two RBI's and one run vs. Mitchell (May 3)

2023: Played in 22 games and started five...pitched 18.1 innings across 14 appearances...had a record of 1-1 with a 3.93 ERA...recorded 16 strikeouts...recorded his first career hit and run vs. Plymouth State (Mar. 28)...posted his first career win at Clark (Apr. 7)...tallied a career-high three strikeouts in 2.0 scoreless innings at Rivier (Apr. 16)

Why Saint Joseph's?: I decided to attend Saint Josephs because of the great community it has built along with the amazing, winning, and hardworking culture of the baseball team.

High School: Played baseball and basketball at Merrimack High School…listed on the Academic Honor Roll and earned the New Hampshire Scholar Award…played club for two years for the Northeast Wildcats, which was ranked second in New England and honorable mention nationally.

Community Service: Coached for MHS Baseball Camp, Mighty Max's Toy Drive.   

Personal: Dylan Joseph Brander, son of Kristen and Gregg Brander…has one sibling, Kyle Brander.