After a terrific sophomore campaign, the recognition keeps rolling in for junior-to-be Brody Brecht. Brecht was recognized by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association as a third-team All-American.
The 6-foot-4, 205 pound right-hander ascended into the Iowa Hawkeyes‘ weekend rotation, starting 16 games and registering a 5-2 record with a 3.74 ERA. He posted four quality starts and struck out an astounding 109 opposing hitters across 77 innings of work.
The Ankeny, Iowa, native led the nation in hits allowed per nine innings (4.32) and he established himself as an oftentimes dominant force in the Hawkeye rotation. As a result, he helped Iowa to a regional final appearance in the Hawkeyes’ sixth all-time NCAA Tournament trip. The Hawks tied their school record for wins this season with 44.
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— Iowa Baseball (@UIBaseball) June 14, 2023
It’s the second straight season with serious postseason recognition for Brecht. Last year, Brecht was named a freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball and Perfect Game a year ago. Meanwhile, Brecht’s return alongside fellow junior-to-be Marcus Morgan in the Hawkeyes’ starting rotation has Iowa fans thinking about even more in 2024.
Recently, Iowa has added a pair of transfer arms to bolster its pitching staff via the transfer portal. The Hawkeyes have brought in Oklahoma State transfer Brant Hogue and Dallas Baptist transfer Reece Beuter.
As Hawkeye Reportโs Kyle Huesmann notes, a partial UCL tear cut Hogue’s season short with the Cowboys in April. While he didnโt see much work at all at Oklahoma State, he was fantastic during the 2022 campaign with Iowa Western.
The 6-foot-4, 223 pound lefty tossed 59 1/3 innings with the Reivers, surrendering just 11 earned runs to post a 1.67 ERA across 13 starts and 14 overall appearances. Hogue ended the 2022 season with a perfect 6-0 record and he racked up 93 strikeouts against just 16 walks. His strikeouts per nine innings while at Iowa Western was 14.11. Hogue had one complete game performance as well.
Beuter made 15 appearances with the Patriots, compiling a 4.86 ERA across 16 2/3 innings of work. The 6-foot-1, 196 pound redshirt junior struck out 15 and walked six.
Beuter had a pair of outings in February and March where he tossed two innings against Austin Peay and Grambling, respectively. Those were his longest outings of the 2023 season. He also threw 1 2/3 innings of one-run ball against Oklahoma State in an 18-4 win over the Cowboys in the Stillwater Regional.
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