Honors and Awards
- 2025: Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team
- 2025: All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
- 2025: Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List
- 2025: Astros Foundation College Classic All-Tournament Team (OF)
- 2025: Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List
- 2025: NCBWA Second Team Preseason All-American
- 2025: Baseball America First Team Preseason All-American
- 2025: Preseason All-Big 12
- 2025: Perfect Game Third Team Preseason All-American
- 2024: Cape Cod League All-Star
- 2024: Pac-12 All-Tournament Team
- 2024: Pac-12 All-Conference
Arizona 2024 (Sophomore)
Broke through as a sophomore to earn Pac-12 All-Conference honors...Pac-12 Conference regular season and tournament team champion...Hit walk-off two-run double against Oregon State on May 18 to secure Arizona's sixth Pac-12 regular season title...Started in 58 of the Wildcats 59 games, primarily in center field...Led the team and ranked 14th in the conference with a .324 batting average...Also paced the team with a .399 on-base percentage...Tallied 50 runs scored, 18 doubles, six triples, eight home runs, and 59 RBI...Drew nearly as many walks (31) as strikeouts (36)...Six triples ranked second on the team and in the Pac-12...Totaled 32 extra-base hits, the most on the team and tied for the fifth most in the conference...Finished the year second on the team in runs, doubles, triples, home runs, RBI, walks, and slugging percentage...Tied program single-game record with a six-hit performance on Feb. 20 against Utah Tech (6x6, 3 R, 2 2B)...Swatted walk-off home run on March 28 in series opener against UCLA...Active on the base paths, stealing seven bases on 13 attempts; second most stolen bases on the team...Started 29-of-30 conference games and hit .314 with 20 runs scored, seven doubles, one triple, four home runs, and 27 RBI...Drew more walks (19) than strikeouts (16) against Pac-12 competition...Split time defensively between center field (44 starts), left field (11 starts), right field (2 starts), and designated hitter (1 start)...Posted a .965 fielding percentage on 141 total chances...Against Pac-12 opponents raised fielding percentage to .975 on 81 total chances.
POSTSEASON: Started all six of Arizona's postseason games and hit .250 with three runs scored, one home run, and six RBI...Earned Pac-12 All-Tournament Team recognition after hitting .294 (5x17) with three runs, one home run, and five RBI in Scottsdale.
Arizona 2023 (Freshman)
Made an immediate impact as a true freshman, logging time in 22 games with 18 starts in his first collegiate campaign...Posted a .259 batting average with 12 runs scored, three doubles, two home runs, and six RBI...Also drew 15 walks for an impressive .419 on-base percentage...Registered three multi-hit performances and one multi-RBI effort...Made collegiate debut as a defensive replacement on Feb. 24 against West Virginia and did not log an at-bat...Earned first career start the next day on Feb. 25 against West Virginia and went 2-for-4 with a pair of singles...Scored first career run on Feb. 26 against West Virginia (3-for-5, R)...Swatted first career home run, an inside-the-parker, on April 11 against New Mexico State (2-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI)...Left the ballpark for the first time four days later in a start on April 15 against Washington State (1-for-3, R, HR, RBI)...Reached base safely in 18-of-22 games played, including a 15-game on-base streak that ranked sixth on the team...Saw time defensively in right field, where he made 12 starts and posted a flawless 1.000 fielding percentage on 16 chances.
POSTSEASON: Made one postseason appearance, a start against Oregon State in the Pac-12 Tournament, and went 0-for-2.
High School
Prepped at Whitney Young High School in Chicago under head coach Chris Cassidy…Four-year varsity player who logged 86 hits and a .441 career batting average…As a senior, hit .451 with 46 hits, 43 RBI, and a .667 on-base percentage…Finished prep career ranked as the No. 4 outfielder in the state of Illinois by
Perfect Game…2021 Perfect Game Preseason Underclass All-American…Two-time All-Conference and All-City selection as a junior and senior…Two-time Illinois 4A All-State selection by Prep Baseball Report…Rawlings Second Team All-American as a senior…Holds Whitney Young HS program records for single-season home runs (10), OPS (1.876), and batting average (.551).
Personal
Brendan Michael Summerhill…Son of Michael and Lauren Summerhill…One older brother, Colin…One younger sister, Abby…Majoring in Communication...Father played baseball at Ohio State…Brother played baseball at Troy and Northern Illinois…Enjoys fishing, listening to music, and playing with his dogs in his free time…Can juggle…Chose Arizona because, “Going out West is something that really interested me, but the warm weather, the coaching staff, and the culture made Arizona the best spot.”
