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12 Bryan Arendt

  • Position C
  • Class Senior
  • Ht./Wt. 6-2 / 210
  • Hometown Holly Springs, N.C.
  • High School Holly Springs

Biography

2025 (Senior): Earned CAA All-Tournament honors ... Started 52-of-53 games played his final season ... Made 39 starts at catcher ... Also made six relief appearances on the mound ... Hit a career-best .279, scored a career-high 36 runs, belted seven home runs and knocked in 33 runs ... Hit 19 doubles, ranking in UNCW's single-season top-20 ... Stole a career-high 10 bases ... Had 16 multi-hit games and nine multi-RBI games ... Double twice and homered against Monmouth (5/3) ... Also had three hits against Charlotte (3/14) and Stony Brook (5/10).

2024 (Junior): Started 55-of-56 games, including 53 at catcher … Seahawks were 35-18 with him in the lineup … Posted career-highs in games (55), runs (34), at bats (199), hits (40), doubles (8), home runs (9) and RBI (35) … Homered in back-to-back games to open the season against Kent State (2/16-17) … Hit game-tying home run in the bottom of the ninth against Saint Joseph’s (3/10) … Also homered against Georgia Tech (5/31) at Athens Regional … Drove in career-high five runs in that game.

2023 (Sophomore): Played in 38 games, starting 34 ... Had career highs across the board including runs (22), doubles (5), hits (31), home runs (4) and RBI's (18) ... Homered twice in William & Mary series (5/18-20) as UNCW clinched the CAA regular season title ... Doubled twice against Duke (6/2) at the NCAA Conway regional ... Collected three hits and knocked in two runs in UNCW's series-clinching win at #23 TCU (4/16) ... Also had a three-hit game against Columbia (3/4) ... Had two hits, two RBI's and a pair of stolen bases in a win at Towson (3/18) ... Twice hit in four straight games ... Played for Harwich in the Cape Cod League.

2022 (Freshman): Started 30-of-33 games played as a rookie for the Seahawks ... Split time between catching, first base and designated hitter ... Hit .267 with eight extra base hits before a foot injury ended his season in May ... Had seven multi-hit games and drove two or more runs on four occasions ... Opened career with a RBI pinch-hit single in his collegiate debut to start a modest three-game hitting streak ... had three hits and drove in three runs against Towson (4/16) ... Homered in back-to-games against VMI (4/2) and Hofstra (4/9) ... Also homered at Delaware (4/24) ... Hit .311 in the CAA with eight runs scored and a pair of home runs.

Prior to UNCW: Three-year starter for Holly Springs High School and coach Rod Whitesell … Participated in the first MLB Draft Combine (Cary, N.C.) … All-State honorable mention … Served as team captain his sophomore and senior seasons … Helped Holly Springs to three South Wake Athletic Conference championships and a state tournament final four appearance in 2019 …  Hit .316 with two home runs and scored 18 runs as a senior … Also stole 12 bases in 2021 … Hit .302 during his career with the Golden Hawks with 33 runs scored and stole 25 bases … Also played basketball … Played with Canes American 17U travel program.

Personal: Full name: Bryan Bradley Arendt … Born in Holly Springs, N.C. … Son of Rachel and Brad Arendt … Father played football at Central College (Iowa) … Old brother, Jayson, also plays at UNCW.

Statistics

Season:
2025

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2022Freshman

    C
    6'1" 205 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2023Sophomore

    C
    6'2" 210 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2024Junior

    C
    6'2" 215 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2025Senior

    C
    6'2" 210 lbs
    12