Honors
• Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025
• All-Centennial Conference second team, 2023
Career Statistics
| Year |
GP |
GS |
|
Avg |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
Slg |
OBP |
| 2021 |
9 |
1 |
|
.200 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
.800 |
.200 |
| 2022 |
16 |
4 |
|
.154 |
13 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
.231 |
.294 |
| 2023 |
30 |
29 |
|
.314 |
70 |
11 |
22 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
.371 |
.388 |
| 2024 |
24 |
23 |
|
.196 |
46 |
7 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
0 |
.348 |
.383 |
| Totals |
79 |
57 |
|
.254 |
134 |
21 |
34 |
6 |
0 |
3 |
17 |
1 |
.366 |
.370 |
Career Highs
hits – 3 vs. Penn State Berks, Franklin & Marshall and Washington College, 2023
| Year |
GP |
GS |
|
ERA |
W-L |
Sv |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
K |
| 2021 |
6 |
0 |
|
3.68 |
2-1 |
0 |
14.2 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
9 |
15 |
| 2022 |
10 |
1 |
|
9.31 |
0-2 |
1 |
19.1 |
22 |
25 |
20 |
20 |
32 |
| 2023 |
10 |
9 |
|
6.60 |
1-4 |
0 |
45 |
59 |
35 |
33 |
24 |
45 |
| 2024 |
10 |
10 |
|
5.36 |
2-4 |
0 |
50.1 |
52 |
35 |
30 |
23 |
54 |
| Totals |
36 |
20 |
|
6.19 |
5-11 |
1 |
129.1 |
141 |
102 |
89 |
76 |
146 |
Career Highs
innings pitched – 8 vs. Dickinson, 2023
strikeouts – 9 vs. Franklin & Marshall, 2024
Career Highlights
2024
• Was the ace of the Mule staff as a senior
• Led the team in games started, innings pitched and strikeouts
• Ranked fifth in the Centennial Conference in strikeouts
• Finished career 11th in program history in strikeouts and second in strikeouts per nine innings
• Had ERA of 2.36 through first eight starts
• Best outing came at Franklin & Marshall - 7 innings, 2 hits, one run and 9 strikeouts in 3-1 win
• Fanned 7 batters in each of first two starts, vs. Rutgers-Newark and Eastern
• Threw 5 scoreless innings to earn win vs. RIT
• Also tossed 6 scoreless frames at Gettysburg
• Started 13 games at catcher and designated hitter
• Went 4-for-5 with two home runs in first game of McDaniel doubleheader
• First Muhlenberg catcher to hit two home runs in a game in 39 years
• Hit two-run single in win vs. Penn State Berks
2023
• Had an outstanding season both behind the plate and on the mound
• Was sixth on the team in batting average and hit .372 in Centennial Conference games
• Committed only two errors at catcher and threw out 9 runners attempting to steal
• Hit two-out, two-run game-tying double in bottom of the ninth in first game of Gettysburg doubleheader
• In second game, tied score with sacrifice fly in eighth and hit walkoff single in 10th
• Scored winning run in season-ending walkoff vs. Ursinus
• Went 3-for-4 with 2 doubles in first game of Washington twinbill and scored 3 runs in nightcap
• Ranked second on the pitching staff in strikeouts and third in innings pitched
• Pitched 8 stellar innings to earn win vs. Dickinson, allowing 3 runs and striking out 7
• Also fanned 7 in 6 innings at Ursinus and 6 in 5 frames vs. RIT
2022
• Pitched in 10 games and caught in six as a sophomore
• Was third on the staff in strikeouts despite being seventh in innings pitched
• Averaged 14.90 strikeouts per nine innings
• Struck out only batter he faced with the bases loaded to earn save in 13-9 win vs. St. Lawrence
• Tossed 4.2 hitless innings at DeSales, allowing no runs and fanning 6
• Fanned 6 in 2.1-inning relief stint at Dickinson
• Made first career start at Ursinus
• Went 2-for-13 at the plate
• Scored twice, doubled and drove in the first run of the game with a sacrifice fly in win vs. Johns Hopkins
2021
• Had an impressive freshman season on the mound
• Averaged more than a strikeout per inning and held opponents to a .167 batting average
• Allowed one run or fewer in five of six appearances
• Pitched four scoreless innings in relief to pick up first career win vs. Dickinson
• Earned win in relief with two hitless innings vs. Ursinus
• Fanned 5 in two-inning outing vs. McDaniel
• Also played catcher in three games, going 1-for-5
• Lone hit was home run vs. Haverford
Personal
• Lettered two years as a catcher and pitcher at IMG Academy
• Won IMG Award as a senior
• Earned Cy Young Award for IMG White team as a junior and MVP Award as a senior
• Parents are Justin and Kim Friesen
• Born Jan. 9, 2002
• A finance major
