Outlook
Brayden Giesler is physical and athletic with bat strength from the left side … Became a player opponents had to plan around when facing him.

Freshman Year 2026

Member of a Johnson County  team that will be regarded as one of the greatest teams in college baseball history … Helped the Cavaliers to a perfect 32-0 conference championship season, a program-record 41-game winning streak, a Region 6/District title and the first JUCO World Series National Championship in program history, finishing with a remarkable 67-3 overall record … Named All-Region 6 second-team and All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference East Division first-team ... Played in 53 games, 38 as a starter … By the end March became a fixture in the lineup … Batted .437 (66-for-151), second-best on the team, with 16 doubles, five triples, 21 home runs, 42 extra base hits, 23 walks, 72 runs scored and 65 driven in … Posted an on-base percentage of .543 and slugging percentage of 1.026, second-best on the team, second-best in the conference and fourth-best in the NJCAA … Produced 21 multiple-hit games and 18 multiple-RBI games … Ranked  third in the conference in batting average, triples and on-base percentage, sixth home runs and extra base hits and 12^th in doubles … Nationally ranked 29^th in home runs,  32^nd in batting average and triple and 37^th in on-base percentage … On JCCC’s season charts ranks fourth in multiple-home runs games (5), seventh in extra base hits, tied for 12^th in runs scored ,  tied for 16^th in RBI, tied for 18^th in multiple-RBI games, tied for seventh in home runs, 22^nd in batting average, and  tied for 32^nd in doubles … Collected his first hit, a single, and RBI in an 11-0 win over Amarillo (2-2-26) … Belted a double for his extra base hit and came around to score in a 12-0 win over Pratt (2-20-26) .. Ripped and double and a home run to drive in three in a 22-2 win at Highland (3-5-26) … Two days hosting the Scotties had a two-run single in a 10-0 win followed by an RBI single in a 14-2 victory (3-7-26) … Doubled and scored and blasted a solo home run in a 19-7 victory over Coffeyville (3-12-26) … Belted a three-run homer in a 14-1 win at Labette (3-21-26) … Led the barrage in one of JCCC’s most explosive offensive performances of the season with three hits, including two home runs, and a game-high seven RBI in a 28-0 romp over Neosho County (3-26-26) … His seven-RBI effort ties the seventh-best game in program history … Two days later he again led the charge with a 4-for-5 performance that again saw two bombs, scoring four runs and driving in five in a 20-0 rout over the Panthers (3-28-26) … Followed with another big series against Allen where he hit .667 (6-for-9) a double, three home runs, one each of the final three games, five runs and eight runs driven in … Starting a nine-game hitting streak going 3-for-5 with a double, home runs, a run scored and three RBI in a 12-5 victory at Allen (4-2-26) … Two days later opened the twin bill by delivering a walk off three-run blast in the bottom of the seventh to complete a 12-11 victory, and capped the series with single, homer, three runs scored and two RBI in a 16-0 rout of the Red Devils (4-4-26) … Went 3-for-5 with two home runs, a walk, four runs scored and three RBI in a 26-3 win over Baker JV (4-9-26) … Produced a double and a triple to drive in two in a 13-2 win over Southwestern … Belted a solo homer and a two-run shot in a 20-1 win over Baker JV (4-12-26) … Batted .586 (17-for-29) over the streak with three doubles, a triple, seven home runs, 16 runs and 16 driven in … Was 3-for-4 with a double, triple and three runs scored in an 11-6 win at Cowley (4-23-26) … Had an RBI triple, walked and scored twice in an 8-5 win over the Tigers (4-25-26) … In the second game of the final series of the regular season blasted a two-run homer to help JCCC get past Fort Scott 7-4 (4-29-26) … Followed with a grand slam and RBI single for five RBI in a 13-3 win at Fort Scot, and capped the series with a single, double, a run and RBI in a 20-1 over Greyhounds (5-1-26) … Provided two solo homers, a triple and three runs scored in a 19-7 win over Garden City in the opening game of the Region 6/Plains District Tournament (5-7-26) … Ripped a bases clearing triple  to help to an 11-3 win over Seward County (5-13-26) … Was 3-for-4 with two runs and an RBI but it wasn’t enough to keep the Cavaliers 41-game winning streak alive, falling 11-5 to Cowley and into the loser’s side of the bracket (5-14-26) … Set the tone with a two-hit performance that included a home run and three RBI in a 13-4 win over Cloud County, sending the Thunderbirds packing (5-15-26) … Went 3-for-4 with a double and three runs scored in a 9-1 victory over Cowley, helping the Cavaliers avenge a loss to the Tigers earlier in the tournament (5-16-26) … Doubles and scored in a 15-10 win over Kansas City Kansas (5-16-26) … Singled and came around to score in a 9-2 win over the Blue Devils and clinch the Region 6/Plains District Championship (5-17-26) … Batted .441 (15-for-34), second-best on the team in the tournament, with two doubles, two triples, three home runs, 13 runs and nine RBI … Opened the World Series with a double, home run, two runs and four RBI in a 19-2 rout over Harford (5-23-26) … Followed with two hits, including a double, two runs and three RBI in a 12-7 win over Walters State (5-25-26) … Had his third consecutive multiple hit game that included a solo homer and three runs scored in a 19-1 win over Miami-Dade (5-27-26) … Had a single, double and scored a run to help the Cavaliers to an 8-5 win over Blinn and secure the first National Championship in program history (5-29-26) … Hit .471 (8-for-17) over the five World Series games with three doubles, two home runs, eight runs and eight RBI … Was named to the JUCO World Series All-Tournament Team … During JCCC postseason run produced a season-long 10-game hitting streak batting .486 (18-for-37) with four doubles, one triple, three home runs, 18 runs and 15 driven in … Hit .471 (8-for-17) with three doubles, two home runs, three walks, two hit-by-pitch, eight runs and eight RBI … Set a new team World Series record with five extra base hits, ranks tied for first doubles and hit-by-pitches,  third in hits, tied for third in RBI, runs scored and home runs, tied for fifth in walks and seventh in batting average … JCCC Student-Athlete Academic Award recipient.

High School
Was a four-year starter for coach Terry Gobert at Jasper High School, Jasper, Ind. … Graduated 2025 … Rated the No. 65 overall prospect in the state of Indiana and No. 13 rated outfielder in the state by Perfect Game … Rated the No. 69 prospect in the state of Indiana and No. 14 rated outfielder in the state by Prep Baseball Report … Was a PBR All-State selection …Named Indiana Class 3A All-State first-team as a junior and senior … Was the Courier & Press All-Southwestern Indiana Player of the Year as a senior … Selected to play in the 2025 Indiana North/South All-Star series as a member of the South Team  … Was a two-time All-SIAC performer … Named to the second-team as a junior and first-team as a senior … Hit .447 (46-for-103) with 11 doubles, three triples, nine home runs, 42 runs and 35 RBI with 21 walks and 19 stolen bases and on base and slugging percentages of .561 and .845 his senior year … Produced 16 multiple-hit and nine multiple-RBI games … Led the state in home runs … Was a single shy of a cycle in an 11-1 win over Evansville Memorial (4-15-25) … Also logged seven innings on the mound, finishing 1-1 with six strikeouts … Helped the Wildcats reach the Indiana Class 3A State Championship Game falling to No. 1-ranked Andrean 4-3 … Helped the Wildcats to Sectional Championships in 2022, 2023 and 2025 … Hit .340 with 32 hits, 11 doubles, three triples, two home runs, 27 runs, 13 stolen bases and 30 RBI his junior year … As a sophomore hit .320 with 27 hits, five doubles, a triple, 22 runs and nine driven in … Began his prep career batting .400 with 26 hits, five doubles, a triple, a home run, 22 runs, eight stolen bases and 13 RBI … Tallied 131 hits, 32 doubles, eight triples, 12 home runs, 113 runs, 44 stolen bases and 87 RBI over his four varsity seasons … Earned three varsity letters in basketball … Named team captain … Finished among the top 30 in rebounds in the state … Also earned one varsity letter in tennis … Earned Academic Honors Diploma.

Personal
Born Brayden Louis Giesler on March 22, 2007, in Jasper, Ind. … Nicknames are Giz and Gisse …. Son of Ross and Deborah Giesler … Has three siblings, Paige, Bryce and Beckett … His mother played basketball and volleyball at Marion University … Has three cousins who played college baseball – Neil Giesler at University of South Carolina, Dan Giesler at University of Dayton and Mark Giesler at Indiana State University … Majoring in biomedical science … Also recruited by Indiana State University, Indiana Wesleyan University, University of Norther Kentucky and New Mexico Junior College … Favorite foods are steak and potatoes … Favorite fast food restaurant is Chipotle … Favorite restaurant is Texas Roadhouse … Favorite TV show is Reacher … Favorite movie is Billy Madison … Favorite sports movie is The Sandlot … Favorite actors are Adam Sandler and Will Ferrell … Favorite book is When the Shot Drops … Favorite music entertainer is Huson Westbrook … Favorite cartoon character is SpongeBob SquarePants … Favorite athlete is Freddie Freeman … Favorite sports team is the St. Louis Cardinals and New Orleans Saints … Greatest sports moment was hitting a go-ahead home run in the state semifinals … Best player he has played against in Seth Hernandez … A notable alumnus from this school is Scott Rolen.