2017: Drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks with the 68
th pick on Day 1 of the 2017 Major League Baseball Draft ... selection came in Competitive Balance Round B, which immediately followed the second round ... enjoyed an impressive junior campaign, named a Second-Team All-American by D1Baseball and Third-Team All-American by
Baseball America ... led the Horizon League in batting average (.362), slugging percentage (.643), on-base percentage (.490), triples (6) and walks (46), while also finishing fourth in total bases (128), fifth in hits (72), sixth with a team-high 11 home runs and seventh in runs scored (47) ... became the first UWM baseball player to be named a Preseason All-American (by Collegiate Baseball) ... went on to become a semifinalist for the Johnny Bench Award ... named to the 2017 Horizon League Baseball All-Academic Team and was a Second-Team All-Horizon League honoree in 2017 ... finished career with 199 hits, coming up just one hit short of becoming the first UWM junior to reach the 200-hit level ... four hits at Evansville March 3 ... 3-for-5 with two runs scored, two home runs and two RBI, part of a week in which he was named Horizon League Batter of the Week ... 3-for-3 at Bradley April 7, on base all five times with two walks ... 3-for-3 with three more walks the next game against Chicago State to reach base in 11 straight at bats ... three hits, three RBI, two runs scored and a pair of stolen bases against Oakland April 23 ... 4-for-4 with a home run and three runs scored at Illinois State May 2 ... added four more hits May 7 aganst Northern Kentucky, driving in three and scoring three more times ... had a streak of consecutive games reaching base safely snapped at 41 in early May, the second-longest streak in program history ... walked three times, drive in two and scored a career-best four times in a win over Chicago State May 7 ... named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll.
• 2017 game-by-game in PDF Format
2016: Became the sixth Panther to be named Horizon League Player of the Year and just the second sophomore in the past 20 years to win the league award (joining
Mike Porcaro in 2013) ... named ABCA First Team All-Midwest Region and First-Team All-Horizon League ... had a tremendous second season in a Milwaukee uniform, leading the Horizon League in batting average (.381), slugging percentage (.610), hits (88), triples (6, which tied the school record) and total bases (141) ... in addition, he ranked third in RBI (51) and doubles (17), fourth in on-base percentage (.447), fifth in home runs (8) and stolen bases (16) and sixth in runs scored (50) ... also threw out 20 runners attempting to steal while being the everyday catcher ... 88 hits are most-ever for a UWM sophomore ... batted .425 in conference play and .400 against lefties ... named to the Horizon League Spring All-Academic Team ... started and played in 57 of 58 games overall ... opened the season with a three-hit effort against No. 25 Texas Tech, adding a home run ... also blasted a home run the next day to help lead UWM to an upset of the Red Raiders, finishing with two hits, two runs scored and three driven in ... ripped a pair of home runs against Bethune-Cookman Feb. 26, finishing with three hits, two walks and a career-high six runs driven in ... named Horizon League Player of the Week after batting .421 in Florida Tournament at the end of February, posting seven RBI in four games ... 4-for-6 with a double, triple and three runs scored as the Panthers routed Kansas State March 11 ... marked the first 4-hit game of his collegiate career ... broke the school record with eight at bats in UWM's 18-inning win at Illinois State March 20 ... recorded four hits and knocked in five runs in a win at Youngstown State March 26 ... also stole two bases against the Penguins ... 3-for-4 against Valparaiso April 3 ... 7-for-12 with four runs scored and five RBI in a three-game set at UIC April 15-17 ... next game against the Flames, broke the school record by drawing three intentional walks April 24 ... drew four on the day overall to tie the school record ... double, triple and two RBI against Northern Kentucky April 30 ... three hits - two doubles - against Oakland May 6 ... ended the season on an 11-game hitting streak (.468, 22-for-47) ... stretch included seven multi-hit efforts including four against Northern Illinois May 17 ... went 6-for-12 with seven RBI in three games to earn a spot on the Horizon League All-Tournament Team ... named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll.
• 2016 game-by-game in PDF Format
2015: Named to the Horizon League All-Freshman Team after starting 43 of 51 games, batting .238 with 24 runs scored and 34 runs driven in ... recorded 39 hits, including 18 for extra bases (9 2B/4 3B/5 HR) ... slugged .433 and threw out 44.4 percent (12-of-27) would-be base-stealers ... had one of the best-ever campaigns statistically for a newcomer, with his 51 games played the second-most for a freshman in school history ... other entries into the UWM freshman record book include triples (first), RBI & HR (second), doubles & slugging (fourth) and at bats & runs (fifth) ... picked up his first collegiate hit in his first start against Maine Feb. 14 ... hit his first home run in a win over Mizzou March 6 ... opened April by hitting safely in 10 of 11 games, batting .467 (14-for-30) in the stretch ... season-high three hits in a 3-for-4, 3-RBI day against Chicago State April 15 that included a pair of doubles ... topped that two days later with three more hits and a season-high four RBI against Youngstown State ... hit one of the more memorable home runs in recent team history, with his three-run blast off the Horizon League Closer of the Year with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning giving Milwaukee a 5-4 walk-off victory over Wright State May 9.
• 2015 game-by-game in PDF Format
High School: A Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association First-Team All-State honoree as a senior at Marshfield High School ...
Gannett Central Wisconsin Media's Player of the Year ... earned WisSports.net senior Baseball Award for top senior infielder/catcher ... one of the top prep prospects in the state ...
Wisconsin Valley Conference Player of the Year his final season ... hit .462 with 31 RBI and six home runs for the Tigers ... stole 17 bases and scored 35 runs ... an All-WVC selection each of his four years, earning unanimous first-team status as a senior and junior, second-team recognition as a sophomore and honorable mention honors as a freshman ... four-year varsity starter ... named 2013 Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association Second-Team All-State after hitting .406 as a junior ... a multi-sport athlete, was also a first-team all-state defensive back on the football field in addition to earning MVP honors on the baseball field.
Personal: Son of Gary and Kay Varsho ... father played eight seasons in the Major Leagues and has spent many years as a coach and scout ... sister Taylor played basketball at Colorado State and the University of Sioux Falls ... other sister Andie played softball at Purdue ... majoring in education ... chose UWM because of the coaches and the atmosphere they bring with them ... career goal is to play professional baseball ... hobbies include hunting, fishing and hanging out with family and friends ... most memorable sports experience was hitting on the field with his dad when he was younger ... born July 2, 1996.
