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2021 Baseball Roster

16 Ben Petschke

  • Position RHP
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 185
  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Wexford, Pa.
  • Highschool North Allegheny

Biography

2021 (Freshman)
• Made eight appearances on the mound for the Flyers, making one start
• Finished the season with a 3.60 ERA, the lowest of any Flyer to make a start
• Finished third on the team in earned run average among pitchers to pitch at least nine innings this season
• First career appearance and strikeout came on April 3 against Xavier
• Allowed just one earned run in 2.2 innings on the mound against the Musketeers
• Picked up first career save on April 17 against George Mason, striking out two in one scoreless inning
• Made first career start on May 9 at Richmond, going 2.2 innings against the Spiders
• Set a career high with three strikeouts against George Washington on May 22
• In the opening round of the Atlantic 10 Championship, pitched four scoreless innings in relief against Rhode Island

High School
  • Was a varsity letter winner at North Allegheny High School under head coach Andrew Heck
  • Before his senior season was cancelled due to COVID-19, was named one of the WPIAL Players to Watch for his senior year
  • Also lettered in football, named WPIAL quarterback and punter honorable mention
Personal
  • Son of Mark and Jennifer Petschke
  • Siblings are Madison, Elizabeth, and Jacqueline Petschke

Statistics

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