#37 Brandon Kaminer Season 2020
LSU Graduate, Spring 2021 (Sport Administration)
Worked as a midweek starter/reliever during the 2020 and 2021 seasons, recording a 3-1 mark and a 4.76 ERA in 14 appearances (four starts) eight walks and 14 strikeouts in 17 innings … received an LSU bachelor’s degree in sport administration in the spring of 2021 … a strike thrower with an advanced feel for his change-up and slider … has a mid-to-upper 80s fastball that is capable of getting into the low 90s … began his collegiate career at the University of Miami (Fla.) in 2018 before transferring to Wallace Community College in Dothan, Ala. for the 2019 season.
2021 Season
Pitched in seven games as a reliever, posting no decisions and a 10.38 ERA in 4.1 innings with three walks and two strikeouts.
2020 Season
Appeared in seven games (four starts), posting a 3-1 mark and a 2.84 ERA in 12.2 innings with five walks and 12 strikeouts … defeated South Alabama on March 11, working three innings and limiting the Jaguars to one run on four hits with two walks and five strikeouts … defeated Southeastern Louisiana on March 3, allowing one run on three hits in three innings with one walk and two strikeouts … posted a win over Louisiana Tech on Feb. 26, limiting the Bulldogs to no runs on one hit in two innings with no walks and one strikeout.
Prior to LSU
Recorded an 8-2 mark during the 2019 season at Wallace College with nine walks and 68 strikeouts in 65 innings with a fastball that reached 93 mph … a two-time All-Broward County selection at Stoneman Douglas High School, where he posted a 22-0 career mark, a 1.16 ERA and 190 strikeouts in 162 innings … helped lead Stoneman Douglas to the 2016 state title … as a high school senior, he was 10-0 with one save and a 1.30 ERA, earning 2017 Rawlings-Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-America recognition … named the 2016-2017 Miami Herald Pitcher of the Year for Broward County … a 2016-2017 Louisville Slugger All-American and a 2016 Max Preps Underclass All-American … voted a 2018 South Florida Collegiate Baseball League All-Star.
Personal
Full name is Brandon Scott Kaminer … parents are Steve and Carrie Kaminer … dad works as a realtor in south Florida … also has one older sister, Carly … on attending LSU: “LSU has been a dream school for years; the tradition here is unbelievable. It’s like no other, and this place is like a home to me. I love to compete, and I came here to win a National Championship, and I expect nothing less. I hope to help this team in any way I can and get to Omaha and win the CWS. It would be a dream come true” … majoring in sport administration at LSU … born May 28, 1999, in Parkland Fla.
Kaminer’s LSU Career Highs
Innings: 3.0 twice, most recently vs. South Alabama (3/11/20)
Strikeouts: 5 vs. South Alabama (3/11/20)
Hits Allowed: 4 vs. Southern (3/3/21)
Runs: 3 vs. Oral Roberts (3/5/21)
Earned Runs: 3 vs. Oral Roberts (3/5/21)
Walks: 2 twice, most recently vs. Oral Roberts (3/5/21)