University of Iowa Athletics
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2024
- Started all 53 games.
- Team captain.
- Batted .284 with 55 hits in 194 at-bats.
- Went 10-10 on stolen base attempts.
- Finished 3-4 at the plate with a home run versus St. Thomas (MN) on March 5th.
- Went 2-4 with three RBIs in a 15-2 win over Florida International on May 17th.
- Had a season-high three hits with a double in the Big Ten Tournament versus Michigan on May 22nd.
2023
- Academic All-Big Ten.
- Team Captain.
- Big Ten All-Tournament selection.
- Appeared in 60 games, starting in 59 — all at shortstop.
- Batted .322 with 73 hits in 227 at-bats.
- Tied for the team lead in triples (5).
- Stole 17 bases in 21 attempts.
- Went 3-5 with two runs in win against #1 LSU on February 25th.
- Went 4-6 with two RBIs, two runs and a home run against Pepperdine on March 5th.
- Finished 5-12 with a stolen base and a run scored in the three game series at Indiana April 7-9.
- Finished the season with at least one hit in 21 of the last 23 games, including a 13-game hitting streak.
- Hit the game-winning RBI-triple in the 13th inning of the elimination game win over North Carolina at the NCAA Regional on June 4th.
- Finished 6-12 with four runs scored in the three game series at Northwestern May 18-20, including two hits in each game.
2022 Honors
- Academic All-Big Ten selection
- Iowa’s leadoff hitter
- Started 54 games — all at shortstop
- Hit .286 (65-of-227) with 31 RBIs and 43 runs scored
- Had 18 multi-hit games (three 4-hit, three 3-hit, 12 2-hit)
- Hit safely in 37 games and reached safely in 45 contests
- Committed only four errors (in 183 chances) and had a .978 fielding percentage
- Hit .348 (8-of-23) in five games at the Big Ten Tournament
- Went 2-for-4 against Purdue (5/27) and tied a career high with four hits, finishing 4-for-6 with a double, RBI and two runs scored against Penn State (5/28)
- Hit .455 (5-of-11) with four RBIs and four runs scored against Indiana (5/19-22)
- Went 1-for-3 with three runs scored and set a school record with five walks in the series opener against IU (5/19)
- Went 4-for-5 with four RBIs, tying a career-high in hits and RBIs
- Went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer — the first of his career — and a career-high four RBIs in midweek win over Western Illinois (4/26)
- Hit .417 (5-of-12) with two multi-hit games with four runs scored in series win at No. 8 Rutgers (4/22-24)
- Went 2-for-5 and scored a career-high three runs in win over Bradley (4/19)
- Finished 2-for-5 with two RBIs in road win at Milwaukee (4/12)
- Went 2-for-4 with three RBIs in road win at Bradley (4/6)
- Hit .385 (5-of-13) with three RBIs in series win at Michigan (4/2-3)
- Had career-highs in hits and RBIs, finishing 4-for-4 with three RBIs in series opener
- Hit a team-best .385 (5-of-13) with two multi-hit games in the series win over Central Michigan (3/25-27)
- Went 1-for-3 with a double and two RBIs in win over No. 12 Texas Tech (3/20)
- Finished 3-for-5 in game one at UC Irvine (3/11)
- Went 2-for-4 against Wichita State (3/4) at the Frisco Classic
- Went finished 3-for-4 with two RBIs in the 3-1 win over Pepperdine (2/25)
- Tied a career-high, finishing with three hits in season opener against Air Force (2/18)
- Finished 3-for-5 with a double and two runs scored
2021
- Started 11 games — eight at shortstop and three in left field — and appeared in 30 contests
- Hit .122 (6-of-49) with 13 runs and five RBIs
- Started the final six games of the regular season at Northwestern (5/21-23) and at Michigan State (5/28-30)
- Went 3-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in game two (5/22) at Northwestern
- Had his first career multi-hit game, going 2-for-2 with an RBI and two runs scored in the series finale against Minnesota (4/11)
- Had his first career hit and stole a base in the series finale at Purdue (4/4)
- Had a safety squeeze RBI and scored a run against Ohio State (3/12)
- Made his first career start on Opening Day against No. 18/21 Michigan, starting in left field
High School
- Top 500 prospect by Perfect Game
- Rated as the No. 9 player in Wisconsin by Perfect Game and the third-ranked shortstop
- Rated as the 393rd-best prospect nationally by Prep Baseball Report
- Ranked as the No. 8 player in Wisconsin and the No. 1 shortstop
- 2019 Home School All-American after hitting .432
- Stole 118 bases over the last three travel seasons and posted a .315 average
- 1,000-point scorer in basketball, where he was the 2019 Home School State Tournament MVP
- Was the 2018-19 Saints Offensive Player of the Year in basketball
- Played under RJ Ferges on Hitters Baseball
Personal
- Born Oct. 11, 2001
- Son of Pat and Bridget Seegers
- Has five siblings — Britney, Shannon, Colleen, Joseph, and Mary
- Dad played baseball at Wisconsin
- Sister, Mary, competed in gymnastics at Wisconsin-Stout
- Brother, Joe, played baseball at Saint Mary’s University, and sister, Mary, plays basketball at Saint Mary’s
- Majoring in pre-business