#33 Cade Obermueller Season 2024-25

2024

• Selected by the Texas Rangers in the 19th round (585th pick)
• Named to the College Baseball Foundation Pitcher of the Year Award Watch List.
• Two-time Big Ten Pitcher of the Week (3/11, 5/20).
• Held a 4-3 record with a 3.92 ERA, fourth best on team.
• Second-most strikeouts on team with 73.
• Started 13 games on the mound, throwing 59 ⅔ innings. 
• Held opponents to a .187 batting average. 
• Threw five innings of one-hit ball and struck out seven against Florida International in Des Moines, Iowa.
• Struck out a career-high nine batters against Jacksonville State.
• Pitched a season-high 6 ⅓ innings against Rutgers, striking out six.
• Earned at least five strikeouts in nine of his 13 starts. 

2023

• Appeared in 15 games making two starts on the mound
• Finished the season with a 4.91 ERA, striking out 36 hitters over 22 innings
• Made his Hawkeye debut against Loras (2/28) striking out two in one inning
• Made his fist start against Coe (3/7) going 3.0 innings and had a season-high six strikeouts
• Pitched a season-high 4.0 innings against Maryland (4/2)

High School

• Ranked as the No. 10 player in Iowa by Prep Baseball Report
• No. 1 ranked LHP in Iowa by Perfect Game
• 77th ranked prospect by Prospects Live in 2022 draft
• First-team all-conference and third-team all-state as a junior
• Second-team all-conference as a sophomore.
• Posted a 4-1 record his junior year with 36 strikeouts in 29.2 innings, 1.01 WHIP and a 1.65 ERA
• Ended senior year with a 7-1 record with 103 strikeouts in 50.1 innings, 0.89 WHIP and 1.11 ERA

Personal

• Born on July 28, 2003
• Son to Wes and Jodie Obermueller
• Has three siblings: Drake, Maeve, and Max
• His father Wes played Baseball at Iowa then played in the majors for Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, and Florida Marlins
• Enterprise leadership major