#43 Gehrig Christensen Season 2022-23

2023

• Appeared in 11 games making six starts
• Hit .214 with two RBIs and had an OBP of .480.
• Made his Hawkeye debut against Loras (2/28) and had two walks and one run scored.
• Picked up his first career hit and RBI against Coe (3/7)

2022

• Did not see any game action.

High School

• Ranked as a top-500 player nationally by Perfect Game
• Rated as the sixth-best player in Iowa by Prep Baseball Report
• Three-time all-state selection, earning first-team honors as a junior and senior and second-team honors as a sophomore
• Des Moines Register all-Iowa Elite Team and first-team Class 4A selection as a senior
• Three-time first-team all-conference and all-district honoree
• Hit .450 with 17 doubles, two home runs and 36 RBIs as a senior with a .574 OBP
• Finished with a .376 average with seven doubles, two triples, one home run and 17 RBIs as a junior with a .514 OBP
• Hit .412 with 12 doubles, one triple, one home run and 33 RBIs as a sophomore with a .522 OBP
• Holds school records for career hits and most walks in a single season
• Helped team to back-to-back state titles as a sophomore and junior and a fourth place finish as a senior
• Won a conference title as a freshman
• Played for the DSM Yankees, Red Storm, Iowa Capitals and Iowa Sticks
• High school coach was Jeremy Heinen

Personal

•  Born Jan. 18, 2003, in Des Moines, Iowa
• Son of Craig and Becky (step-mom) Christensen and Jill and Mark (step-dad) Mingles)
• Has a younger brother, Johnny Mingles
• High school teammate of pitcher Ty Langenberg
• Majoring in pre-business