#22 Anthony Watts Season 2024-25

2024

• Made 21 appearances with three starts on the mound. 
• Held a 3.18 ERA, good for second-lowest on the team.
• Struck out 58 batters over 45 ⅓ innings.
• Earned his first career save as a Hawkeye when he pitched 3 ⅓ innings and struck out six against Ball State on February 17th. 
• Iowa went 3-0 when Watts started on the mound. 
• Pitched a season-high 4 ⅔ innings while striking out seven versus Northwestern on May 3rd. 
• Recorded a season-high nine strikeouts against Virginia on February 24th.

2023 SEASON (CREIGHTON)

• Went 2-3 with a 5.15 ERA in 14 appearances.

• Started eight games for the Blue Jays.

• Recorded 26 strikeouts in 43 2/3 innings pitched.

High School

• 16-4 record with 199 strikeouts in 128 innings pitched.
• Made the semifinals of the state tournament as a senior.
• Watts was a leader of the pack on the mound for the Wolves in 2022, earning Iowa Pitcher of the Year, First Team All-State, and First Team All-Conference in the Central Iowa Metro League.
• Holds 10 school records.
• Anthony recorded a 9-1 record with a dominant 1.20 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, .167 opponents batting average and 121 strikeouts in 62 innings pitched.
• As a senior, Watts threw the first no-hitter in school history and a 16-strikeout no-hitter with no walks.
• Reached the final eight of the WWBA Worlds with the Midsouth Prospects

Personal

• Born March 8, 2004.
• Parents are David and Tricia Watts.
• Mother played basketball at Drake.
• Has five siblings, Lily, Natalee, Leanna, Ashley and Sam.
• Undecided major.