Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
All-NWADG Division II Baseball
Brandon Ulmer
Brandon Ulmer of Booneville is the All-NWADG Division II Baseball Player of the Year. See all of the All-NWADG Division II Baseball selections on
SCHOOL Booneville CLASS Senior
HEIGHT 5-11
WEIGHT 175 POSITION Pitcher/shortstop
THE SCOOP Ulmer did it all for the Bearcats this season as the team’s shortstop and top pitcher. … At the plate, Ulmer put up staggering numbers with a .500 batting average that included 44 hits, 44 runs scored, 12 doubles, nine home runs and 25 RBIs. … Ulmer batted lead-off most of the season and also saw time in the two-hole. Seven of his nine home runs came when he batted leadoff. … As a pitcher, Ulmer was 6-2 with a 1.10 ERA and 65 strikeouts. … Ulmer has signed with Arkansas State, where he will move to the outfield. … As a Bearcat, he played for his father, Darby Ulmer, a longtime Booneville teacher and coach. … Ulmer plays for Sticks Academy out of Little Rock in the summer. … Ulmer was also the quarterback on the Bearcats’ football team and ran track.
DID YOU KNOW Ulmer is named after legendary Arkansas Razorback All-American offensive lineman Brandon Burlsworth, who was tragically killed in a car accident in 1998 near his hometown of Harrison.
QUOTABLE “In the offseason I really worked hard with my dad, a lot of hitting in the cage and mental practice. Just visualizing myself at the plate and seeing yourself hitting the ball. I think baseball is a big mental sport,” Ulmer said of his stellar senior season.