Concordia Career:
2014: Made eight appearances with six starts on the mound for the Golden Bears … went 2-2 while collecting the fifth-best ERA in the NSIC and eighth-best in the NCAA Central Region at 2.30 … had a 2.03 ERA in his six starts … led the NSIC with a .190 batting average against and led the NCAA Central Region (19th in the nation) with 6.07 hits allowed per game on the season … struck out 22 and walked 12 in 43.0 innings of work … threw at least five innings in each of his six starts … allowed five hits or less and three earned runs or less in all of his appearances … struck out a career-high 10 batters in 7.0 innings of work while allowing five hits and two walks in a win over Malone (3/11) … picked up his second win of the year in a complete game against Winona State (4/7, G1) as he went 7.0 innings and allowed one run on four hits and struck out three … worked a season-high 8.0 innings in the NSIC Tournament against Winona State (5/7) as he allowed one run on four hits and struck out a pair … allowed just three hits and one run in 7.0 innings with three strikeouts against Upper Iowa (4/25).
2013: Had nine appearances with three starts ... pitched into the seventh, eighth and ninth inning in his three starts allowing three runs or less in all three ... finished third on the team among pitchers with at least 20 innings in earned run average (2.60) ... led the team and finished fifth in the league with four saves overall and was fifth in the league with three saves in NSIC-games ... led the team among pitchers with at least 20 innings with a .186 opponent average, allowing 18 hits over 27.2 innings ... did not allow a home run to 97 opponent at bats ... earned a save in his first two appearances of the season against Winona State (3/16/13, G2) and Bemidji State (3/29/13, G2) ... including his third appearance against Bemidji State (3/30/13, G1), did not allow a hit or walk over his first 2.2 innings of relief ... pitched 8.1 innings, allowing two runs on seven hits with four strikeouts and no walks in his first start against Southwest Minnesota State (4/25/13, G2) in a no decision ... pitched 7.1 innings, allowing three runs (two earned) on six hits with two strikeouts and one walk in a loss at Minnesota State (4/30/13, G2) ... pitched NSIC Tournament opening round game against Winona State (5/8/13), working 6.1 innings allowing three runs on three hits with four strikeouts in a no decision with his no-hit bid broken up with two outs in the fifth inning ... held left handed hitters to a .125 (6-48) average ... held opponents to a .154 (4-26) average with runners on base and .197 (14-71) with the bases empty ... leadoff hitters reached base at a .172 rate (5-29) and held bats to a .167 average (5-30) with two outs ... had a 0.8 flyout (27) to groundout (35) ratio ... held baserunners to just three stolen bases in six attempts.
2012: Played in and started one game as a starting pitcher for the Golden Bears ... pitched six 2-hit innings allowing one earned run (1.50 ERA) with three walks and two strikeouts against Jamestown College (3/6/12).
Lakeville North High School:
Named a 2010 All-Lake Conference performer and a 2011 All-South Suburban Conference performer as a two-time All-Conference prep-player ... also played football for the Panthers ... held a career 10-5 record on the mound with a 2.85 ERA in 86.2 innings while walking 32 ... as a senior, worked 43.2 innings with a 5-3 record, striking out 39 with a .261 opponent batting average ... had five complete games and pitched in relief once ... at the plate, posted a .500 on base pct. in 50 plate appearances, scoring 14 runs ... pitched a complete game (7.0 IP), allowing two earned runs on five hits with four strikeouts against Rosemount HS, going 3-3 with two runs, two RBI, a double and a triple in a 5-2 victory ... won his section playoff start against Henry Sibley HS, pitching 5.0 innings, allowing an unearned run with six strikeouts and two walks in the complete game win ... helped Panthers to a 12-10 overall record and 10-7 conference finish in the South Suburban.
Personal:
Born September 30, 1992 ... son of Craig and Sharon Brekke ... is majoring in marketing and minoring in sales at Concordia.
