Freshman Year 2026

Member of a Johnson County  team that will be regarded as one of the greatest teams in college baseball history … Helped the Cavaliers to a perfect 32-0 conference championship season, a program-record 41-game winning streak, a Region 6/District title and the first JUCO World Series National Championship in program history, finishing with a remarkable 67-3 overall record … Consensus National Player of the Year (NJCAA, ABCA/Rawlings, Perfect Game & The JUCO Baseball Blog) and consensus All-America first-team (NJCAA,ABCA/Rawlings & The JBB) … Also named The JBB All-JUCO Player of the Year which includes all NJCAA Divisions, California Community College Athletic Association and Northwest Athletic Conference … Named All-Region 6 and All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference East Division first-team … Selected East Jayhawk Conference  Freshman of the Year … Voted the KJCCC East Player of the Week five times, earing the honor week 1, 4, 7, 10 and 12 … Was the NJCAA National Player of the  Week twice … Played in and started 69 games … Delivered a historic season … Batted .437 (114-for-261) with 24 doubles, six triples, 42 home runs, 72 extra bases, 36 walks, 128 runs scored and 113 driven in … Is one of only five players in college baseball history to hit 40+ home runs (48 - Pete Incaviglia/Oklahoma State, 42 – Jeff Ledbetter/Florida State, 41 – Lance Berkman/Rice and 40 – Brandon Larson/LSU) …His 42 home runs set a new single-season mark in JCCC, KJCCC and NJCAA history … His 113 RBI tie for the program record, tied for second-most in conference history and tied sixth-most in NJCAA history … Led the conference in triples, home runs, extra base hits, slugging percentage (1.057),  RBI and runs scored, and was second in hits, doubles and walks, third in batting average and sixth in on-base percentage (.522) … Nationally led in home runs, runs scored  and extra base hits, second in slugging percentage and RBI and third in hits … Set team records for longest hitting streak at 31 games,  most consecutive games with an RBI at 28 games, runs scored and most multiple-home runs games with nine … Also ranks among the program’s season leaders in hits (2^nd), multiple-hit games (2^nd-37), at bats (2^nd-261), doubles (T-2^nd), multiple-RBI games (T-3^rd-29) and triples (16^th) … In KJCCC history ranks first all-time homers, runs scored and longest hitting streak, tied for third in RBI and fourth in hits … His first collegiate hit was a solo home run in a 10-8 victory over Amarillo in the season opener (2-1-26) … Followed with a double, home run, walk, two stolen bases, four runs and five RBI in a 20-9 win in the second game … Closed out the four game series hitting .500 (7-for-14) with two doubles, a triple, two home runs, seven stolen bases, 10 runs scored and 10 runs driven in … That performance earned him KJCCC East Player of the Week … Helped JCCC take the series against Crowder 3-1 with an impressive hitting display in the final two games (2-9-26) … Was 3-for-3 with a double and home run, two runs and four RBI in a  20-2 victory, and followed with a 3-for-5 effort that included a double, home, two runs scored and four RBI in a 15-5 win … Was 4-for-5 with two double and two homers and three RBI in a 12-11 win over Pratt (2-19-26) … The next day belted another two home runs to drive in three in a 12-0 victory over the Beavers (2-20-26) … Was named the KJCCC East and NJCAA Player of the Week following that series … Began his record 31-game hitting with three hits, including a home run, three runs and two RBI in 10-1 win over Iowa Western (2-28-26) … That was also start to JCCC’s record 41-game winning streak … led the charge in a 19-7 win over Coffeyville by hitting for the cycle — just the fourth in program history and the first since the 2020 season (3-12-26) … Doubled in the first inning, singled in the second, blasted a three-run homer in the sixth and tripled in the seventh to finish with four RBI, a walk and three runs scored … Two days later in Coffeyville went 6-for-10 to help JCCC complete the sweep against the Red Ravens (3-14-26) … In the opener recorded two doubles, a solo home run, and scored three times in a 12-8 win, then followed that with a single and two homers in the nightcap, finishing with two runs scored and three RBI and earned his third KJCCC East and second NJCAA Player of the Week honor … Led the Cavaliers to a four-game sweep over Labette going 5-for-15 with a double, two home runs, six runs scored and seven driven in (3-19-26 & 3-21-26) … Continued to swing a hot bat in the series sweep over Neosho County … In the opening doubleheaders was 3-for-5 with two home runs, two walks, four runs and three RBI in wins of 13-3 and 28-0 (2-26-28) … Capped the series going 4-for-7 with a triple, a home run, three runs and two RBI in wins of 8-0 and 20-0 (3-28-26) … Opened a four-game series with Allen with a two-run homer in an 11-0 win, and followed with a single and sole blast in a 12-6 win (4-2-26) … Two days later hit a home run to drive in two, walked three times and scored three runs in a 12-11 win and capped the series going 3-for-6 with a double, three runs and three RBI in a 16-0 pounding over the Red Devils (4-4-26) … Blasted two solo home runs to help power the Cavaliers to a 6-2 win the opening game of a twin bill against Southwestern, and hit a two-run shot in a 13-2 victory in the second game (4-11-26) … Went 3-for-5 with two homers, three runs and five RB in an 18-4 win over Kansas City Kansas (4-18-26) … Batted .491 (60-for-122) over the 31-game hitting streak, with nine doubles, three triples, 26 home runs, 60 runs scored and 60 RBI … Blasted two homers and drove in four next game after the streak ended to lead JCCC to an 8-5 win over Cowley (4-25-26) … Went 4-for-5 with a double, home runs, a walk, five runs and three RBI in a 20-1 win over Fort Scott in the final game of the regular season (5-1-26) … Helped power the Cavaliers to a 19-7 win over Garden City in the opening game of the Region 6 Tournament going 3-for-5 with two home runs and four runs driven in (5-7-26) … Launched a walk-off grand slam to complete an 11-9 comeback victory over Barton and keep the Cavaliers alive in the Region 6 Tournament (5-15-26) … His blast was his second of the game, capping a five-RBI night and ignited a celebration on the field with his teammates … Delivered another memorable performance to the postseason, blasting three home runs to drove in six to help JCCC to another comeback win over Kansas City Kansas and force a winner-take-all-final championship game (5-16-26) …  Batted .378 (14-for-37) in the Region 6 Tournament with two doubles, eight home runs, 20 runs and 19 driven in … Was named to the All-Tournament Team after leading all players in the tournament in home runs, extra base hits and RBI …  Opened the JUCO World Series with a double, home run, walk, three runs scored and two RBI in a 19-2 rout over Harford (5-23-26) … Had a triple and scored to help the Cavaliers to an 8-5 win over Miami-Dade and capture the first National Championship in program history (5-29-26) … Hit .235 in the World Series (4-for-17) with a double, a triple, a home run, five walks one hit-by-pitch, seven runs scored and two driven in … Ranks second in JCCC World Series in walks, tied for fourth in hit-by-pitch, tied for fifth in extra base hits (3), seventh in runs and tied for 13^th in hits … JCCC Student-Athlete Academic Award recipient …Ranked No. 407 on Perfect Game USA’s Too-500 Prospect List for 2026.

High School
Was a three-year starter for coach Brad Hogedorn at Seckman High School, Imperial, Mo. … Graduated 2025 … Rated the no. 38 overall prospect in the state of Missouri and No. 7 outfielder by Perfect Game … Perfect Game also rated him the No. 222 outfielder nationally …  Rated the No. 34 prospect in the state of Missouri and No. 8 outfielder in the state by Prep. Baseball Report … Rated the No. 40 prospect in the state of Missouri by Sports Illustrated … Named Missouri Class 6A All-State first-team as a junior … Also named All-Metro first-team and selected the City Player of the Year … As a junior helped power Seckman to its first District Championship since 2013 going 7-for-9 with three home runs, two doubles and four RBI in wins over Popular Bluff, Oakville and Fox … Led off the first two games with a homer … Hit .305 with 32 hits, nine doubles, one triple, four home runs, 35 runs, 15 stolen bases and 13 RBI as a sophomore … As a junior hit .489 with 44 hits, seven doubles, three triples, eight home runs, 38 runs, 19 stolen bases and 24 RBI … Saw limited action as a senior due to an injury … Batted .267 with four hits, a double, three runs, four stolen bases and four RBI … Represented Team Missouri at the Prep Baseball Report Future Games … Was on the A & B Honor Roll.

Personal
Born Ryan Gerard Bradford on July 17, 2006, in Imperial, Mo. … Nickname is Brad … Son of Terry and Jenn Bradford … Has a brother, Riley … Major is undecided … Also recruited by Arkansas State University, Kansas State University, Indiana State University, University of Missouri and the University of Notre Dame … Favorite food is steak … Favorite fast food restaurant is Chipotle … Favorite restaurant is Texas Roadhouse … Favorite TV show is Walking Dead … Favorite sports movie is The Sandlot … Favorite actor is Adam Sandler … Favorite book is The Energy Bus ... Favorite music entertainer is Drake … Favorite cartoon character is Patrick Star … Favorite athlete is Koby Bryant … Favorite sports team is the St. Louis Cardinals … Best player he has played against is MLB pitcher Pete Fairbanks.