Brennyn Cutts

The Cardinals after winning the 2025 Louisville Super Regional.

Photo by: Nicole Finch | Louisville Athletics

B/T:
R/R
Ht./Wt.:
6-3 / 240
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Greenup, Ill.
High School:
Cumberland
Prev School:
Indiana State

CAREER HONORS
• 2025 Academic All-ACC Team
• 2024 MVC Pitcher of the Year
• 2024 ABCA/Rawlings All-Midwest Region Second Team
• 2024 NCAA Lexington Regional All-Tournament Team
• 2024 MVC All-Conference First Team

2025: Made 26 appearances on the mound with a pair of starts ... Finished 3-1 with two saves ... Posted a 4.97 ERA with 46 strikeouts in 38.0 innings, holding opponents to a .211 batting average ... Threw a scoreless inning out of the bullpen in his Louisville debut against Arizona on Feb. 16 ... Worked 3.2 scoreless innings against Western Michigan on Feb. 24 for his first win at Louisville ... Earned the win with two shutout frames against St. John’s on Feb. 28 ... Struck out three in 2.1 scoreless innings against Morehead State on March 4 ... Made his first start with the Cardinals against Cal on March 29 ... Picked up the win with 3.0 innings of relief at NC State on April 12 ... Threw three hitless innings across two appearances at Clemson, allowing just an unearned run ... Worked three innings, allowing just a solo homer for the save against ETSU in the NCAA Regional opener on May 30 ... Made two scoreless appearances in the Super Regional against Miami, including recording the series clinching out ... Drew the start against Oregon State on June 17 in an elimination game at the College World Series, setting a season high with seven strikeouts over three innings.

2024 (Indiana State): Made 18 appearances on the mound with 16 starts over the course of the 2024 season … Went 7-1 on the mound with a 3.69 ERA over 83.0 innings … Allowed 67 hits and 38 runs (34 earned) … Posted a 75:40 strikeout-to-walk ratio … Allowed opponents to hit .220 from the plate … Led the MVC in both ERA (3.69) and opponent batting average (.220) … Fifth in the MVC in innings pitched (83.0) … 10th in the MVC in strikeouts (75) … Second in the MVC in strikeouts looking (25) … Fourth in the MVC in wins (7) … Made his season-debut in relief against Louisville in the 2024 season opener in taking the win against the Cardinals … Went 7.0 innings allowing two hits and a run while striking out six in a complete-game effort against Bradley on April 13 … Went 7.0 innings in four consecutive starts against Murray State (Apr. 6), Bradley (Apr. 13), Illinois State (Apr. 20), and Southern Illinois (Apr. 27) … Season-high 9.0-innings in a complete-game effort allowing eight hits and two runs while striking out five against Illinois on June 2.

2023 (Indiana State): Pitched in 18 games earning eight starts on the mound in the 2023 season … Served primarily as Indiana State’s midweek starter on the mound, while also earning two saves … Finished the season with a 2-3 record and a 3.74 ERA over 43.1 innings … Allowed 35 hits and 18 runs … Posted a 44:19 strikeout-to-walk ratio … Allowed opponents to hit .227 from the plate … Made his 2023 debut with a start on February 22 at Miami (Fla.) … Picked up his first win of 2023 on April 18 at Vanderbilt after going 3.1 innings allowing one hit while striking out three … Recorded saves at Purdue (Apr. 11) and Evansville (Apr. 29) … Second win came after a 5.0-inning start on May 9 against Ball State in ISU’s 11-1 win … Season-high 6.1 innings allowing five hits and two runs in the MVC Tournament against Evansville on May 27.

2022 (Indiana State): Made 15 appearances with six starts in the 2022 season … Posted a 2-3 record with an 8.54 ERA … Recorded 26.1 innings allowing opponents to hit .258 from the plate … Posted a 30:19 strikeout-to-walk ratio … Recorded wins over Marshall (Feb. 20) and Illinois (Apr. 19) … Went a season-long 6.0 innings with 10 strikeouts on Apr. 12 against Indiana.

High School: Member of the 2021 Regional Championship squad ... Three-time All-Conference selection at Toledo Cumberland HS ... Received the Pitching Award in three seasons and the hitting award in his sophomore and senior years ... Also competed in Basketball at Toledo Cumberland ... Four-Time All-Conference selection on the Toledo Cumberland basketball team and set the career 3-point record.

Personal: Parents are David and Rachel Cutts … Has two siblings – Blayke and Bryson … Brother, Blayke, played baseball at Eastern Illinois … Father, David, played at Lake Land College … Chose Louisville over Miami and USF … Enjoys anything outdoors and lifting … Favorite movies are Top Gun and Top Gun: Maverick … Favorite athlete is Jack Flaherty … Fan of the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Bears.