Biography
Career
A .320 hitter (54 for 169) with 28 runs, 12 doubles, two triples, two home runs, 27 RBIs and eight stolen bases in 54 games with 50 starts ... has a 1-0 record and 6.35 ERA in three relief appearances ... has nine strikeouts and eight walks in 5.2 innings pitched.
GAC/NCAA Rankings
17th in GAC - 2, Triples, 2021
2021
Hit .331 (45 for 136) with 25 runs, nine doubles, two triples, two home runs, 20 RBIs and six stolen bases in 41 games, all starts ... started 36 games in RF and five at DH ... hit .353 vs. right-handed pitchers and .397 with the bases empty ... had 13 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games ... had a season-best six-game hitting streak and seven-game on-base streak ... 3-for-5 with two runs, two RBI and a home run vs. Henderson St. (3/12) ... 2-for-4 with two runs, two RBIs and a home run vs. Southwestern Okla. (4/26).
2020
Hit .273 (9 for 33) with three runs, three doubles, seven RBIs and two stolen bases in 13 games with nine starts ... started five games in RF and four at DH ... hit .375 with runners on, .417 with runners in scoring position and .400 with two outs ... had three multi-hit games and two multi-RBI games ... had a three-game hitting streak and four-game on-base streak ... 2-for-3 with a run, an RBI and a double at Ark.-Monticello (2/16) ... 2-for-5 with two runs and two doubles at East Central (2/29).
Went 1-0 with a 6.35 ERA in three relief appearances ... struck out nine with eight walks in 5.2 innings pitched ... limited right-handed hitters to a .188 average ... allowed only one earned run over four innings with five strikeouts vs. Williams Baptist (2/25).
Career 3+ Hit Games
4 vs Henderson St., Mar 12, 2021 (4-2-4-0, 2B)
3 at Southeastern Okla., Feb 26, 2021 (3-1-3-0)
3 at Ouachita Baptist, Mar 07, 2021 (5-1-3-1)
3 vs Henderson St., Mar 12, 2021 (5-2-3-2, HR)
3 at Northwestern Okla., Apr 18, 2021 (5-0-3-2)
Career Home Runs
vs Henderson St., Mar 12, 2021
vs Southwestern Okla., Apr 26, 2021
Previous Schools
Transferred to Harding from Des Moines Area Community College in Boone, Iowa
Stats: 2-1 with one save and a 4.61 ERA in nine appearances (two starts) as a sophomore ... struck out 18 in 13.2 innings
A 2017 graduate of Humboldt High School in Humboldt, Iowa
Honors: four-time first-team All-North Central Conference ... two-time All-State
Personal
Born: Aug. 5, 1997
Major: Applied Studies - Business
Parents: Cal and Melinda Witzke ... has one brother (Cade) and one sister (Lydia)
Wrestled in high school ... holds 17 Humboldt High School records ... can write with either hand
Career Highs
Hits: 4, Henderson State, Mar 12, 2021
Doubles: 2, at East Central, Feb 29, 2020 ; Ozarks (AR), Apr 06, 2021
Triples: 1Â [t-5th], at Okla. Baptist, Mar 20, 2021 ; Southern Nazarene, Mar 26, 2021
Home runs: 1, Southwestern Okla., Apr 26, 2021 ; Henderson State, Mar 12, 2021
Total bases: 6, Henderson State, Mar 12, 2021
RBI: 2, 8 times
Runs scored: 2, 5 times
Walks: 2, 4 times
Hit by pitch: 1, Southwest Baptist, Feb 09, 2020 ; at Christian Brothers, Mar 24, 2021 ; East Central, May 08, 2021
Sac flies: 1, at Ouachita Baptist, Mar 06, 2021 ; Henderson State, Mar 13, 2021
Sac bunts: 1, Ark.-Monticello, Apr 02, 2021 ; at Southern Arkansas, Apr 10, 2021
At bats: 5, 4 times
Stolen bases: 2, Williams Baptist, Feb 24, 2021 ; Southern Nazarene, Mar 26, 2021
Innings pitched: 4.0, Williams Baptist, Feb 25, 2020
Strikeouts: 5, Williams Baptist, Feb 25, 2020
Batters faced: 17, Williams Baptist, Feb 25, 2020
Field chances: 5, Southwestern Okla., Apr 26, 2021
Putouts: 4, Ark.-Monticello, Apr 03, 2021 ; Southwestern Okla., Apr 26, 2021
Assists: 2, Williams Baptist, Feb 25, 2020
Runners CS: 1, Williams Baptist, Feb 25, 2020
