Brian Curley

Position:
RHP
Height:
5-10
Weight:
212
Class:
Junior
B/T:
R/R
Hometown:
Midlothian, Va.
High School:
Trinity Episcopal
Prev School:
VCU

2025 (Junior/Georgia): Selected in the 3rd round of the 2025 MLB Draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks
*Made 17 appearances including 10 starts for the Bulldogs as they went 43-17 (18-12 SEC) and played host to an NCAA Athens Regional as a No. 7 national seed
*Posted a 4-4 record, two saves, 3.55 ERA in 66 innings with 27 walks and a team-high 85 strikeouts
*Began season as late-inning option and then moved into the starting rotation in mid-March and earned All-SEC Second Team honors going 3-3 with a 3.66 ERA league play
*Limited opponents to a .179 batting average overall and just .181 in SEC action
*Tallied wins over Florida Gulf Coast, at No. 13 Florida, at Missouri and No. 23 Alabama
*Collected saves versus Kennesaw State (1 IP, 2K) and Columbia (2 IP, 2K)
*Battled through five innings with four walks, two earned runs and a career-high nine strikeouts in a win at No. 23 Alabama
*Tossed six shutout innings and eight strikeouts at No. 19 Vanderbilt and then allowed a pair of runs in a 3-1 loss
*Got a no decision in three starts including at No. 5 Texas when he fanned a career-high nine in only five innings
*Started and provided five scoreless frames in a clinching a road sweep of No. 13 Florida
*Made one start in the NCAA Athens Regional, a 6-3 loss against Duke (4.1 IP, 8H, 4R, 1BB, 7K)
*Named a preseason All-America by the NCBWA (First Team) and D1Baseball.com (Second Team) plus on the NCBWA Stopper of the Year list
*Named to SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

2024 (Sophomore/VCU): A 16th round pick of the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2024 MLB Draft
*Went 6-0 with three saves for the Rams who captured the Atlantic 10 Conference crown and finished 38-23 after advancing to an NCAA Greenville Regional under Bradley LeCroy
*Named All-Atlantic-10 Conference First Team
*Posted a team-best 2.87 ERA in 78.1 innings with 78 strikeout and 35 walks in 19 relief appearances
*Limited opponents to a .253 batting average with 12 appearances at least four innings and seven going five innings or more
*Tossed 5.2 innings pitched with a run against St. Joseph’s to get first win in the Atlantic 10 Tournament
*Secured final three outs for a save in 1-0 win over No. 22 Wake Forest in NCAA Winston Salem (N.C.) Regional
*Tallied career-high nine strikeouts over 4.2 scoreless innings in a win against Western Carolina
*Pitched a career-high 7.2 scoreless innings, surrendering just four hits with two walks and six strikeouts against St. Bonaventure
*Tossed six innings in a win against George Washington, allowing two runs on four hits with four strikeouts
*Registered eight strikeouts in five shutout innings against Fordham

2023 (Freshman/VCU): Went 2-3 with a 5.52 ERA in 11 appearances including three starts for the Rams as they went 25-30 under Bradley LeCroy
*Tallied 35 strikeouts and 14 walks in 29.1 innings as opponents batted .281 against him
*Named the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week for the week of May 1
*Went 0-2 as a starter including final game of the season against Rhode Island, allowing four runs on six hits with two walks and career-high eight strikeouts
*Threw an “Immaculate Inning” in the top of the seventh against Norfolk State on March 28, finished with six strikeouts and one hit allowed in two innings
*Struck out a then career-high six batters against Norfolk State
*Collected first career win with 3.2 scoreless innings of relief and four strikeouts against VMI
*Tossed a career-high 5.1 scoreless innings for second win of the season, tying a career-high with six strikeouts against Saint Louis

High School: A graduate of Trinity Episcopal in Richmond, Va., where he played for Chris Gerrity
*Played baseball and golf for the Titans
*Named to the 2021 All-Prep team

Personal: Born June 1, 2003
*Son of Kevin and Rosemarie Curley
*Major: Psychology