Senior infielder entered play Wednesday batting .296/.347/.401 for the Thunder Bay Border Cats
2012: Redshirt
2011: Pitched 15.2 innings in 12 games ... amassed a 0-2 record with a 8.62 ERA ... struck out 14 batters ... allowed one earned and struck out one through two innings at Belmont (2/18) ... struck out two and allowed two earned runs through two innings at Austin Peay (2/26) ... pitched one shutout inning with one strikeout versus Ohio State (3/11) ... threw two shutout innings with two strikeouts versus Chicago State (4/1) ... pitched three innings, allowing one earned run and striking out two against Indiana State (5/26).
2010: Went 2-0 with a 7.53 ERA ... appeared in 23 games out of the bullpen ... pitched 34.2 innings ... earned his first collegiate victory at Austin Peay, going 1.2 innings, allowing one earned run and striking out two (2/21) ... tossed a career-high 3.1 innings of relief against Lipscomb (4/3) and Northern Illinois (4/6) ... struck out a career-best five batters through 2.2 innings versus Wichita State (5/1) ... pitched three innings of the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament championship game against Wichita State, allowing just two earned runs while striking out three in the winning effort (5/29).
Fenwick HS: Three year starter in baseball ... went 9-4 with a 1.48 ERA during senior year ... struck out a school-record 120 batters and walked just 24 in 76.2 innings ... appeared in 13 games as a junior with a 7-4 record ... pitched 63.2 innings with 53 strikeouts and 25 walks while posting a 3.12 ERA ... also started all four years on the hockey team ... a two-time all-state honoree and three-time Catholic League Defenseman of the Year selection ... team won the Kennedy Cup, the top team in the Catholic League during freshman and sophomore seasons.
Personal:Born 10-31-90 in Chicago, Ill. ... son of Jim and Julie Verbeke ... has a brother, Aidan, and sister, Haley ... major: Construction Science
