University of South Alabama Athletics

Transferred to South Alabama for the 2023 season after playing four years (2019-22) at Niagara (N.Y.) University.

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2022 (Junior):  Made 17 appearances and five starts…Compiled a 4-4 record...Struck out 47 in 47 1/3 innings pitched with a 5.13 ERA.

2021 (Sophomore):  Started eight games on the mound....Led the pitching staff in strikeouts with 39 in 44 innings pitched....Finished the season with a 3-3 record and a 4.30 ERA.

2020 (COVID Freshman):  Made five total appearances on the mound and four starts...Struck out 28 in 23 innings pitched and held opponents to a .224 batting average...Finished the season with a 1-1 record and 2.35 ERA...Struck out a career-high 13 batters against Cornell on Feb. 29. 

2019 (Freshman):  Made 11 appearances and four starts on the mound…Struck out 22 in 22 1/3 innings pitched…Fanned a career-high six batters at Siena on May 13...Also finished the season with three hits and three RBI.

High School:  Lettered at Royalton-Hartland High School in Middleport, N.Y., where he was a three-year starter ... Helped lead the Rams to a state semifinal appearance as a senior after finishing with six wins and 1.51 ERA with 83 strikeouts in 55 2/3 innings pitched ... Also posted a .438 batting average with nine doubles and two triples his senior season ... Was named the Niagara-Orleans League Player of the Year following his senior season and was selected to the All-WNY First Team and the Class B All-State First Team ... Was a First Team All-League selection in both his junior and senior years ... Also lettered in football and basketball at RHHS ... Earned First-Team Niagara-Orleans All-League honors in 2018 in basketball.

Personal:  Full name is Jacob William Bruning ... Born Sept. 1, 1999, in Gasport, N.Y. ... The oldest of three children to William and Patricia Bruning ... Has one younger brother, Charlie, and one younger sister, Natalie ... Majoring in sport management.