Outlook

Brady Slavens returns to the area after playing his freshman year at Wichita State University … Is a primary infielder with fluid footwork … Possesses clean glove actions while working through the baseball with quick exchanges … Has good range to each side and throws accurately across the infield … Can create hard, loud contact … Has really impressed the coaching staff since his arrival and made a huge impact for the Cavaliers ... Ranked 20th on Prep Baseball Reports's Top 100 JUCO prospects in March 2020 ...

Sophomore Year 2020

Selected the National Player of the Year by JUCO Baseball Blog ... Voted team MVP and was selected the overall JCCC Male Athlete of the Year ... Played in and started 22 games … Was on pace for an All-America campaign with his team's season was suspended due to the coronavirus on March 12 ...  Batted .507 (38-for-75) with nine doubles, two triples, 14 home runs, 25 runs scored and 47 driven in … Collected 13 multiple-hit games and 12 multiple-RBI games … Led the Kansas Jayhawk Conference in hits, home runs and RBIs, and ranked tied for third in doubles … Led in the NJCAA in both homers and RBIs, and ranked sixth in hits … Was the Kansas Jayhawk Conference Player of the Week for three consecutive weeks, earning the honor in week 3, 4 and 5 … In week 3, batted .470 (8-for-17) with a double, a triple, five home runs, nine runs and 12 driven in over six victories … Had a solo home run in a 13-3 win over Ellsworth (2-17-20) … Followed with a home run and three RBIs in a 10-3 win in game two with the Panthers … Had a triple, home run and three RBIs in a 7-4 win over Southwestern (2-21-20) … Capped the week with a two homer game and four RBIs in a 21-1 win Southwestern (2-22-20) … In week 4, batted .600 (9-for-15) with two doubles, a triple, two home runs, six runs scored and 13 RBIs in for victories … Had three hits and an RBI in the first game of the series, a 14-0 win (2-28-20) … Belted a three-run home run for a 4-1 win in the second game (2-28-20) … In the final game of the series he was 4-for-4 with a double, two home runs and six RBIs … In week 5, batted .636 (7-for-11 ) with two doubles, four home runs, seven runs scored and 15 RBIs in four victories … That effort also earned him the NJCAA National Player of the Week … Hit a three-run home run in an 11-3 win over Labette to open the four-game series (3-5-20) … Hit a two-run shot in an 10-0 win in the second game … Belted two doubles and home run to drive in five runs in a 14-4 win at Labette in game three (3-7-20) … Closed out the series with a home run, single, three runs and five RBIs in a 32-0 blowout victory (3-7-20) … Cracked two solo home runs in a 16-2 win at Fort Scott (3-11-20).

Freshman Year 2019

Played in 46 games, including 38 starts for coach Eric Wedge at Wichita State University, Wichita, Kan. ... Hit .218 with 32 hits, 20 runs, four doubles, a homer, 23 RBI, 21 walks and four stolen bases ... Had eight multi-hit and seven multi-RBI games ... Posted a season-best four-game hitting streak and nine-game on-base streak … Collected his first hit, a single, in a 13-8 loss to Pepperdine (2-17-19) … Was 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run scored in a 10-7 loss at Oklahoma State (3-6-19) … Went 3-for-3 with three RBI and a double in WSU's victory vs. Oral Roberts 3-12-19) ... Drove in two runs with a single in a 6-1 win over Rhode Island (3-15-19) … Drove in two runs in an 11-4 win over Bethune-Cookman (3-30-19) … Was 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored in a 6-8 win over Central Florida (4-18-19) … Belted a three-run home run to help the Shockers stun top-seeded East Carolina 6-2 in the American Athletics Conference Tournament (5-21-19).

High School 

Was a two-year starter for head coach Rick Setter at Olathe Northwest High School … Number one ranked overall player and shortstop in the state of Kansas, according to Prep Baseball Report … Also the top-ranked shortstop in the state, according to Perfect Game … 2018 Preseason Rawlings All-American by Perfect Game … Named to the 2017 Midwest Top Prospects Showcase and Top Prospects List … Named first team All-State and first team All-USA Today High School Sports as a junior … Offensive MVP for team in 2018 … Hit .391 with 10 doubles, four triples, two homers and a .739 slugging percentage as a junior… First team all-conference selection as a junior and second team all-conference and All-State honoree as a sophomore … Was a member of the 2017 and 2018 Substate championship teams … The 2017 team went on to finish fourth at the state tournament … Also played basketball as a freshman … Honor roll student. 

Personal 

Born Brady Ryan Slavens on October 12, 2000, in Shawnee Mission, Kan. … Nicknames are Brad and Slav … Son of Jennifer and Ryan Slavens … His father played baseball at Johnson County Community College … Has two sisters, Ellan and Rylie … Majoring in finance … In addition to Wichita State, was recruited by Kansas State, Missouri, Illinois, Missouri State, Arkansas and Xavier … Favorite food is a burrito … Favorite fast food restaurant is Taco Bell … Favorite restaurant is McCormick and Schmick’s … Favorite TV show is First Take … Favorite movie is Lord of the Rings … Favorite sports movie is 42 … Favorite actor is Jim Carrie … Favorite music entertainer is Kanye West … Favorite cartoon character is Patrick Star … Has a superstition of sleeping when he gets a new bat … Favorite athletes are Tim Tebow and Bo Jackson … Best player he has faced is University of Connecticut pitcher Jacob Wallace … His greatest sports moment was hitting a home run in the conference tournament … A notable alumnus from his school is current NBA center and former Olathe Northwest and Kentucky star Willie Cauley-Stein.