BRANDYN

DURAND

CATCHER

BISHOP HENDRICKEN HS

WARWICK, RHODE ISLAND

JUNIOR

HEIGHT: 6-FOOT-3

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“Brandyn Durand is the best baseball athlete at Hendricken since (first round draft pick and seven-year big-leaguer) Rocco Baldelli in 2000. He is a five-tool player and I expect him to be drafted after his senior year.”

Ed Holloway

Head Coach - Bishop Hendricken head coach

Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-3, 230-pound junior catcher posted a .463 batting average with three home runs, 20 RBI and 14 runs scored this past season, leading the Hawks to an 11-4 record and the Division I postseason. New England’s No. 5 draft prospect in the Class of 2022 as ranked by PrepBaseballReport, Durand averaged an RBI every two at-bats and produced an OPS of 1.406.

Academic Achievement

Durand has maintained a 3.44 GPA in the classroom. He has made a verbal commitment to play baseball on scholarship at the University of Kentucky beginning in the fall of 2022.

Exemplary Character

Durand has volunteered locally at a nursing home and has donated his time as a youth baseball coach.