University of Toledo Athletics

AS A SOPHOMORE (2018)
Made six starts and six relief appearances. Ended the season as Toledo’s Friday starter…Threw five innings, allowed five runs against Bowling Green (5/17)...Made his fourth start of the season against Ball State (5/11), throwing six innings, allowing three runs, and striking out four...Started game one against NIU (5/4), threw 4.1 innings, struck out three, allowed three runs...Made his second start of the season against Kent State (4/27), threw 6.0 innings, allowing three runs (all in the first inning)...5.1 innings out of the bullpen against Eastern Michigan (4/20), struck out four and allowed just one run...Made his first start of the season against Madonna at Comerica Park (4/11). Threw five shutout innings, retired the first 14 batters he faced...Five appearances this season: vs. Pittsburgh (2/17), at Austin Peay (2/23), and at Southeastern Louisiana (3/6), at Ohio State (3/28), and vs. Ohio (4/6)...Threw 1.1 innings, struck out three against the Bobcats...Credited with 1.2 scoreless innings against the Buckeyes.

AS A FRESHMAN (2017)
Made 17 appearances, including six starts…Had a season-long outing of 7.0 innings at Eastern Michigan on May 20, when he allowed only one run and earned his second win of the season…Struck out a season-high four batters on two occasions: April 12 at Notre Dame and May 10 vs. Dayton…Threw 43.1 innings, fourth-most on the team.

HIGH SCHOOL 
A 2016 graduate of Rochester Adams High School...Earned four letters in baseball, two in football and one in basketball...Recorded a 4-1 ledger with one save and a 2.10 ERA as a senior...Hit .300 with one home run and 20 RBIs as a senior...Went 4-2 with a save and a 2.00 ERA as a junior...Hit .340 with a home run and 21 RBIs as a junior...Two-time all-league and all-district selection. 

PERSONAL 
Born Joseph Patrick Prechtel...Parents are Scott and Amy Prechtel...Has one brother, Alec, and one sister, Maddy...Majoring in finance and professional sales.

Career Highs
IP: 7.0 (at EMU, 5-20-17)
K’s: 4, Two times (Last vs. Dayton, 5-10-17)