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37 Michael Letkewicz

  • Position Pitcher
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 215
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Waterloo, Iowa
  • High School Columbus Catholic

Biography

2016 (Senior): Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 23rd round (692nd pick) of the MLB First-Year Player Draft ... All-NSIC First Team  … D2CCA All-Region Second Team … Academic All-NSIC … NSIC Pitcher of the Week April 19 … CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 … Started all 12 games he pitched in … Posted an ERA of 3.59 … Had a 5-2 record … In 62.2 innings pitched he gave up 67 hits, 11 doubles, two triples and four home runs … Gave up 30 runs and 25 earned runs … Struck out 54 batters … walked 25 batters … Had a batting average against of .278 … In the field he four putouts and nine assists … Tied for sixth in career wins with 15 … Seventh in innings pitched in a career with 169.1 … Third most strikeouts in a career with 178

2015 (Junior): Appeared in 11 games, started in seven … Academic All-NSIC … posted a 1-5 record on the hill … tossed 29.2 innings … compiled a 8.19 ERA … struck out 24 batters … held opponents to a .278 batting average … had a season-high five strikeouts at Harding on January 31 … pitched a season-high 4.2 innings against Wayne State on April 19 … allowed a season-low one hit four times.

2014 (Sophomore): Named Academic All-NSIC … made 16 appearances, including eight starts on the mound … tied for the team-lead in wins with eight … 8-2 record on the bump … tossed 60.2 innings … 85 strikeouts lead the team and ranked second in the NSIC … ranked third in the NCAA with a 12.68 strikeouts per nine inning rating … posted a 3.28 ERA, 20th in the NSIC … held the opposition to a .223 batting average, eighth in the NSIC … three games of double-digit strikeouts …season-high 11 strikeouts against Northern State on Mar. 21.

2013 (Freshman): Made eight relief appearances and one start on the mound ... posted a 1-1 record ... compiled a 7.71 ERA ... tossed 16.1 innings ... struck out 15 batters ... struck out two or more batters in a game six times. 

High School:  2012 Graduate of Columbus Catholic High School … three-year letter winner and starter … had a 1.49 ERA his junior year while getting 51 strikeouts in 52 innings of work … also batted .304 during his junior season … named academic first team WaMaC conference his junior and sophomore years.

Personal: Son of Michael and Beth Letkewicz ... born Jan. 31, 1994 ... political science and philosophy major.

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Historical Player Information

  • 37

    2013Freshman

    Pitcher
    6'3" 210 lbs
    37
  • 37

    2014Sophomore

    Pitcher
    6'4" 215 lbs
    37
  • 37

    2015Junior

    Pitcher
    6'4" 215 lbs
    37
  • 37

    2016Senior

    Pitcher
    6'4" 215 lbs
    37