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20 Chase Torkelson

  • Pos. Right-handed Pitcher
  • Yr. Graduate Student
  • Ht./Wt. 6-2 / 190
  • Hometown Basehor, Kan.
  • HS Basehor-Linwood

Biography

Awards & Honors:
• All-MIAA Honorable Mention (2023)

As a senior in 2025: Appeared in 13 games making four starts throwing 31.0 innings with 22 strikeouts ... posted a 2-0 record with one save, a 6.68 ERA and 2.13 WHIP ... threw a season-high 5.0 innings allowing just one earned run on March 30 against Arkansas-Fort Smith ... season-high five strikeouts against Northwestern Oklahoma State on April 22 ... made five assists on the year  

As a junior in 2024: Made 15 starts on the mound throwing 70.1 innings, second most on the team ... had a 5-1 record with a 6.65 ERA and 52 strikeouts with opponents hitting just .266 ... threw at least five innings in 10 starts, most on the team ... tossed six scoreless innings on March 11 at Missouri Western with two strikeouts and just four hits allowed ... had a season-high six strikeouts in two games 

In 2023: Pitched in 19 games with three starts and led the team in wins with a 7-3 record plus three saves after 50.2 innings of work ... held a 4.80 ERA and struck out 46 ... got the start in the midweek game at Northwest Missouri (April 11) and went seven innings allowing only two runs on five hits and a walk while striking out a season-high eight ... against Newman (March 5), he earned the win throwing 3.1 scoreless innings in relief and surrendered three hits and zero walks to go with six strikeouts ... received an All-MIAA Honorable Mention nod.

Before Washburn: Played two years at Hutchinson Community College ... as a sophomore, made 18 appearances with 13 starts and finished the year with a 6-4 record, a 5.75 ERA, and 61 strikeouts in 67.1 innings pitched ... in his first season, pitched in seven games and made two starts, completing the year with a 2-0 record, 6.75 ERA, and 15 strikeouts in 16.0 innings of work on the mound.

High School: A four-year member of the Basehor-Linwood baseball team ... as a sophomore, helped the Bobcats to a conference title and was named second team All-Conference ... the following year, he earned second team All-State and first team All-Conference honors ... his senior baseball season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... also played quarterback for two seasons and was named to the All-State and All-Conference first teams his senior year and was selected to play in the 2020 Kansas Shrine Bowl ... competed in two seasons of basketball and helped the team to a second place finish at the 5A State tournament in 2019.

Personal: Son of Kurt and Amy ... has two siblings, Aubrey and Brody ... both his mother and sister were swimmers at the University of Arkansas ... majoring in marketing.

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Historical Player Information

  • 20

    2023Sophomore

    Right-handed Pitcher
    6'2" 190 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2024Junior

    Right-handed Pitcher
    6'2" 190 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2025Senior

    Right-handed Pitcher
    6'2" 190 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2026Graduate Student

    Right-handed Pitcher
    6'2" 190 lbs
    20
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