PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – High Point University junior hurler
Ty Brachbill, who led the way for the 2026 pitching staff with an 11-2 mark, became the 41st player in program history selected in the Major League Baseball Draft on Sunday, July 12th, when he was drafted in the 14th round (425th pick) by the San Diego Padres.
"So happy for Ty and his family," HPU Head Coach Joey Hammond said. "He bet on himself and saw HPU as a place where he could develop and make his dream come true. He is more than just the Big South Pitcher of the Year, he is an example of what can happen when you have a vision and find a place that shares the vision! Congrats to the Padres, they are getting a good one!"
Brachbill becomes the third player to be drafted from High Point under the direction of head coach Joey Hammond. Furthermore, Brachbill is the third Panther in program history to be drafted by the Padres, joining Nick Perlozzo (1970) and Al Brumfield (1975) who were also selected by the organization.
"Being drafted means the absolute world! It's a childhood dream come true and I can't wait to get started," Brachbill said. "I am so thankful to HPU baseball's staff and players. I'm proud to call them all my family and couldn't have done it without their support!"
Brachbill, who captured 2026 Big South Conference Pitcher of the Year honors, boasted a team-best 3.59 ERA among those with 15 starts. He led the way in innings pitched (90.1), strikeouts (81) and had the fourth-most batters struck out looking (13) on the mound for the Panthers. Brachbill, who was a two-time Big South Starting Pitcher of the Week honoree in 2026, claimed five of his 11 wins in league action, where he logged 50 innings and converted 39 strikeouts along the way.
After spending the first two years of his collegiate career at Northern Illinois, Brachbill made his High Point debut against St. Joseph's (Feb. 14), delivering nine K's and issuing just two walks and two hits in a 3-0 victory. That was the first of four straight wins for Brachbill, who took down Maine (Feb. 21), Binghamton (Feb. 28) and No. 9 Florida (March 7) in succession. In the 6-2 win over the nationally ranked Gators, Brachbill tossed 6.2 innings, allowed four hits, two walks and struck out four opposing hitters.
Brachbill's first Big South Conference win came at home against Presbyterian (March 21), closing with six strikeouts along the way. The Shelbyville, Ill., native picked up wins over College of Charleston (April 3), Radford (April 11) and Charleston Southern (April 18) before posting a single-game season-high 11 K's in a 12-6 win over VMI on April 26th.
Brachbill, twice named as D1 Baseball's Weekly Top 100 Pitchers, opened May with a 10-0 victory against Longwood, becoming the fifth different High Point pitcher since the 1972 season to win 10 games as he fanned seven Lancer hitters in an eight-inning outing. His final win of the season came in a complete-game performance against Winthrop (May 9) as he sat down five Eagle hitters and allowed just four hits and three walks along the way.
Brachbill was responsible for six wins, 134 strikeouts and a 7.92 ERA in 144.1 innings during his two-year stint at Northern Illinois.
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High Point All-Time MLB Draftees |
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| Player |
Organization |
Date / Year |
| Lee Sherrill |
St. Louis Cardinals |
1935 |
| Bob Boles |
San Francisco Giants |
1962 |
| Joe Keith |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
1964 |
| Fred Grice |
Washington Senators |
1971 |
| David Mitcham |
San Francisco Giants |
1971 |
| Joe Forte |
Cincinnati Reds |
1965 |
| Forrest Dover |
N.Y Mets |
1967 |
| Ray Blosse |
Detroit Tigers |
1968 |
| Don Hickey |
Baltimore Orioles |
1969 |
| John Euler |
Baltimore Orioles |
1970 |
| Nick Perlozzo |
San Diego Padres |
1970 |
| Ron Slingerman |
Chicago White Sox |
1972 |
| Bob Hickey |
Cleveland Gladiators |
1972 |
| Bill Hegland |
Houston Astros |
1972 |
| Bill Updegraft |
Oakland Athletics |
1973 |
| Dean Boger |
Oakland Athletics |
1973 |
| Joe Turnbull |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
1973 |
| Robbie Cecil |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
1973 |
| Bob Worthington |
Texas Rangers |
1974 |
| Burke Suter |
Boston Red Sox |
1974 |
| Otis Foster |
Boston Red Sox |
1975 |
| Al Brumfield |
San Diego Padres |
1975 |
| Dan England |
Chicago Cubs |
1976 |
| Matt Kniginyzky |
Kansas City Royals (23rd Round / 682) |
2005 |
| Mark Shorey |
St. Louis Cardinals (31st Round / 946) |
2006 |
| Eammon Portice |
Boston Red Sox (12th Round / 384) |
2007 |
| Tim Boleska |
Pittsburgh Pirates (35th Round / 1054) |
2007 |
| Bubba O'Donnell |
Chicago Cubs (34th Round / 1031) |
2008 |
| Nate Roberts |
Minnesota Twins (5th Round / 165) |
2010 |
| Cody Allen |
Cleveland Gladiators (23rd Round / 698) |
2011 |
| Kyle Mahoney |
Anaheim Angels (43rd Round / 1305) |
2011 |
| Jamie Schultz |
Tampa Rays (14th Round / 428) |
2013 |
| Jacob Newberry |
Colorado Rockies (18th Round / 529) |
2013 |
| Sean Townsley |
Miami Marlins (25th Round / 742) |
2013 |
| Willie Medina |
Washington Nationals (31st Round / 946) |
2013 |
| Andre Scrubb |
Los Angeles Dodgers (8th Round / 251) |
2016 |
| Chris Clare |
Baltimore Orioles (21st Round / 631) |
2016 |
| Hunter Lee |
Minnesota Twins (27th Round / 814) |
2018 |
| Daniel Millwee |
Chicago White Sox (30th Round / 890) |
2019 |
| Peyton Carr |
Minnesota Twins (10th Round / 308) |
2024 |
| Gus Hughes |
N.Y. Yankees (18th Round / 541) |
2024 |
| Ty Brachbill |
San Diego Padres (14th Round / 425) |
2026 |
