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Brody Brecht - Baseball - University of Iowa Athletics

#14 Brody Brecht

Position RHP
Height -
B/T R/R
Hometown Ankeny, Iowa
High School Ankeny

2024

  • Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List.
  • Perfect Game Preseason All-America Selection.
  • Named to the College Baseball Foundation Pitcher of the Year Award Watch List.
  • Big Ten Pitcher of the Week (4/22, 4/29).
  • Team captain.
  • First-team All-Big Ten.
  • American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings All-Midwest Region Selection.
  • 15 starts on the mound.
  • Went 4-3 with a 3.33 ERA over 78 1/3 innings.
  • Led the pitching staff with a career-high 128 strikeouts, a program season-high.
  • Ranked fourth in the nation in strikeouts per nine innings (14.71) and seventh in total strikeouts.
  • Eight outings with double-digit strikeouts.
  • Held opponents to a  .165 batting average.
  • Pitched a season-high eight innings while striking out 13 against Northwestern on May 4th.
  • Ranked fifth in the nation in hits allowed per game (5.29)
  • Iowa’s career strikeout leader (281).
  • Selected 38th overall by the Colorado Rockies in the Competitive Balance-A round of the 2024 Major League Baseball Draft. He is the highest draft pick under head coach Rick Heller at Iowa.

2023

  • Baseball America Preseason Third-Team All-America Selection.
  • First-Team All-Big Ten.
  • ABCA First-Team All-Midwest Selection.
  • NCBWA Third-Team All-America Selection.
  • Perfect Game Third-Team All-America Selection.
  • Perfect Game Midseason First-Team All-American.
  • Golden Spikes Midseason Watch List.
  • Academic All-Big Ten.
  • Two-time Big Ten Pitcher of the Week (2/21 & 5/22).
  • D1Baseball Pitcher of the Week (2/20).
  • Appeared in 17 games, including 16 starts on the mound.
  • Held a 5-2 record with a 3.74 ERA.
  • Struck out 109 batters in 77 innings.
  • Held opponents to .143 batting average.
  • Career high 13 strikeouts against Maryland on March 31st.
  • Career high seven innings pitched in a win at Indiana, allowing just two hits and striking out seven.
  • Three outings with double digit strikeouts (10 vs Quinnipiac, 10 vs Western Michigan, 13 vs Maryland)
  • Threw 5 perfect innings with 10 strikeouts against Quinnipiac on February 18th.
  • Started against Indiana State at the NCAA Regional, firing seven innings and allowing two earned runs on two hits, while striking out eight on June 3rd.
  • The Hawkeyes were 12-4 in games that Brecht started.
  • Ranked #1 in the nation in hits allowed per nine innings (4.32).
  • Led the Big Ten in strikeouts per nine innings (12.74).
  • Led the Big Ten in limiting opponent batting average (.143).
  • Finished third in the Big Ten in ERA (3.74).

Hawk Item

  • Former dual-sport athlete
  • Scholarship wide receiver on the Iowa football team
  • Was rated as the No. 77 prospect available for the 2021 MLB Draft

2022 Honors

  • Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American
  • Perfect Game Second-Team Freshman All-American
  • Big Ten All-Freshman team selection
  • Went 1-3 with a 3.18 ERA in 17 appearances, including one start
  • Had 44 strikeouts to 25 walks over 22 2/3 innings
  • Allowed one earned run in his last 10 relief outings, spanning 13 1/3 innings with 28 strikeouts
  • Made his first career start against Michigan (5/29) in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals
  • Tossed two shutout innings in the win over Bradley (4/19)
  • Struck out three in 1 1/3 innings of relief at Milwaukee (4/12)
  • Struck out all six batters in two innings at Bradley (4/6)
  • Had four strikeouts over two innings against Central Michigan (3/26)
  • Pitched a 1-2-3 seventh against Cornell College, hitting 101, 101 and 100 on his first three “official” pitches at Duane Banks Field in a combined shutout
  • Notched his first career victory, tossing four innings of scoreless, hitless relief against Ball State (2/19)
  • Fanned seven batters
  • Rated as the top incoming recruit in the Big Ten and the No. 9 recruit nationally by Perfect Game
  • Ranked as the No. 1 prospect in the Big Ten for the 2024 MLB Draft by Perfect Game
  • Ranked as the No. 4 impact freshman in the Big Ten by D1Baseball.com

High School

  • Iowa Gatorade Player of the Year
  • Rated as the No. 3 player in the state of Iowa
  • First-team Elite All-State selection as a senior
  • Three-time all-state honoree, earning first-team honors as a junior and senior and third-team as sophomore
  • Des Moines Register all-Iowa Elite Team and first-team Class 4A selection as a senior
  • Four-time all-conference honoree, including three first-team honors
  • Three-time first-team all-district
  • Went 10-0 with a 0.57 ERA as a senior with 126 strikeouts
  • Limited hitters to a .099 batting average and had a .77 WHIP
  • Tossed a no-hitter as a senior and had a school-record 17 strikeouts against Ames
  • Went 3-0 with a 2.45 ERA as a junior with 69 strikeouts, a .143 batting average against and a 1.25 WHIP
  • Was 6-3 with a 2.46 ERA as a sophomore with 70 strikeouts, a .182 batting average against and a 1.66 WHIP
  • Hit .316 as a freshman with 21 RBIs and three home runs
  • Holds school records for single-season ERA (0.57) and winning percentage (1.000)
  • Led team to a conference title and a third-place finish at state as a senior
  • Also a Des Moines Register Elite All-State selection as a junior and senior where he also earned first-team all-district and all-state honors as a wide receiver
  • Led team to a state title as a senior with an 11-1 record
  • Holds school records for career receptions (124), receiving yards (2,269 and touchdown receptions (29)
  • Earned Academic Achievement Award in three sports and CIML All-Academic recognition
  • Member of the DMACC Dean’s List in 2021
  • Fellowship of Christian Athletes
  • High school coach was Joe Balvanz

Personal

  • Born Sept. 27, 2002, in Des Moines, Iowa
  • Son of Aaron and Kelcy Brecht
  • Has a younger sister, Adyson
  • Majoring in business
Brecht Named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week Brecht Named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week
Brecht and Obermueller Named to Pitcher of the Year Watch List Brecht and Obermueller Named to Pitcher of the Year Watch List
Brecht Named Co-Big Ten Pitcher of the Week Brecht Named Co-Big Ten Pitcher of the Week
Brecht Named to Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List Brecht Named to Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List
Brecht Named Perfect Game Preseason All-American Brecht Named Perfect Game Preseason All-American
Brecht Earns Perfect Game Third-Team All-America Honors Brecht Earns Perfect Game Third-Team All-America Honors
Brecht Earns NCBWA Third-Team All-America Honors Brecht Earns NCBWA Third-Team All-America Honors
Brecht Invited to 2023 Collegiate National Training Camp Brecht Invited to 2023 Collegiate National Training Camp
Brecht Named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week Brecht Named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week
Brecht Named To Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List Brecht Named To Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List
Brecht Named Perfect Game Midseason First-Team All-American Brecht Named Perfect Game Midseason First-Team All-American
Brecht Named Co-Big Ten Pitcher of the Week Brecht Named Co-Big Ten Pitcher of the Week
Brecht Named D1Baseball Pitcher of the Week Brecht Named D1Baseball Pitcher of the Week
Brecht Named Baseball America Preseason Third-Team All-America Brecht Named Baseball America Preseason Third-Team All-America
Brecht Earns PG Freshman All-America Honors Brecht Earns PG Freshman All-America Honors
Anthony, Brecht Named Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-Americans Anthony, Brecht Named Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-Americans