Outlook

Brody Bunting possesses number one stuff and is trying to recover from an arm injury … If he can get healthy he has a chance to push for the number one spot in the rotation. 

Freshman Year 2023

Appeared in two games, with one start … Logged 2.2 innings with four strikeouts an earned run average of 13.50 … Earned the start in his collegiate debut, allowing a run, a walk with a strikeout in an inning pitched in an 8-3 loss to Des Moines Area (3-14-23) … Logged 1.2 innings in relief, allowing four runs, three walks, two hits with three strikeouts in a 7-4 win at Baker JV (4-26-23).

Freshman Year 2022

Redshirt season … Did not appear in any games.

High School  

Was a three-year starter for coach Randy Sandefer at North Little Rock High School, North Little Rock, Ark. … Did not play his sophomore year due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Graduated 2022 … Rated as the No. 54 overall recruit and No. 15 right-handed pitcher in Arkansas, by Perfect Game … Rated the 38th best pitcher in the state of Arkansas by MaxPreps.com … Earned all-conference and all-state honors his senior year …  Helped North Little Rock make history in 2019 when it became the first No. 6 seed and first team with a losing record to win a state championship … Finished 8-0 with a 1.69 earned run average with 92 strikeouts over 62 innings as a senior ... As a junior did not allow a run in 10.2 innings and finished 2-0 with 19 strikeouts … Finished 2-0 with a 2024 ERA with 23 strikeouts in 30.2 innings pitched.

Personal  

Born Brody Lynn Bunting on November 1, 2002, in North Little Rock, Ark. … Nickname is Bro … Son of Jimmy and Becca Bunting … Has two siblings, Trent and Lauren … His brother is a pitcher at the University of Arkansas at Monticello … Major is undecided … Also recruited by Mississippi Delta Community College and Three Rivers Community College … Favorite foods are Chinese, chicken and fried shrimp … Favorite fast food restaurant is Chipotle … Favorite restaurant is Texas Roadhouse … Favorite TV shows are Family Guy, All-American and Outer Banks … Favorite movies are The Green Mile and Anchorman … Favorite sports movie is All-American … Favorite actor is Kevin Hart … Favorite book is Bud Not Buddy … Favorite music entertainers are Moneybagg Yo and Zach Bryan … Favorite cartoon character is SpongeBob SquarePants … Favorite athlete is David Ortiz … Favorite sports teams are the Boston Red Sox and Dallas Cowboys … Greatest sports moment was winning a state championship … Best players he has played against is Kansas State pitcher Blake Adams and Tink Hense, the 63rd overall pick in the 2020 MLB Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals … Notable alumni are Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, academy-award winning actress Mary Steenburgen and NFL wide receiver K.J. Hill.