Niagara University Athletics

2022 (Senior)
Made 17 appearances and five starts…Compiled a 4-4 record...Struck out 47 in 47.1 innings pitched batters and had a 5.13 ERA

2021 (Junior)
Started eight games on the mound....Led the pitching staff in strikeouts with 39 in 44.0 innings pitched....Finished the season with a 3-3 record and a 4.30 ERA

2020 (Sophomore)
Made five total appearances on the mound and four starts...Struck out 28 in 23.0 innings pitched and held opponents to a .224 batting average...Finished the season with a 1-1 record and a 2.35 ERA...Struck out a career-high 13 batters against Cornell on Feb. 29. 

2019 (Freshman)
Made 11 appearances and four starts on the mound…Struck out 22 in 22.1 innings pitched…Fanned a career-high six batters at Siena on May 13...Also finished the season with three hits and three RBI

Before Niagara
Was a three-year starter for the Royalton-Hartland varsity baseball team...In his senior year, the team were state semi-finalists...Bruning finished the season with six wins and 83 strikeouts in 55.2 innings pitched and had an ERA of 1.51...As a hitter, Bruning posted a .438 average with nine doubles and two triples his senior season...Was named the Niagara-Orleans League Player of the Year following his senior season and was selected to the All-WNY First Team and the Class B All-State First Team...Was a First Team All-League selection in both his junior and senior years...Bruning starred on the hardwood as well, earning First Team Niagara-Orleans All-League honors in 2018...Played at the club level with the Niagara Junior Thunderwolves for head coach Jeff Ziemecki.