Milwaukee Athletics

2016: Appeared in 10 games in his only season at Milwaukee while battling through injuries ... pitched in 11.0 innings, recording seven strikeouts ... posted one save ... limited lefties to a .133 batting average (2-for-15) ... made UWM debut in season opener at No. 25 Texas Tech, throwing a scoreless frame ... earned the save in the longest game in program history, striking out two of the three batters he faced in an 18-inning victory over Illinois State March 20 ... put in scoreless innings of work against Valparaiso April 3 and UIC April 16.

• 2016 game-by-game in PDF Format

Prior to UWM: A graduate student who will be eligible immediately after earning his undergraduate degree from Western Illinois University ... while at WIU, made 32 appearances throughout his first three seasons, spent mainly in relief, striking out 54 batters in 54.1 innings of work ... was named the Summit League Pitcher of the Week in 2013 after beating No. 1 Arkansas ... a regular on the Academic All-Summit League Team ... Dean's List member.

High School: A unanimous First-Team All-Fox Valley Association selection as a senior ... also named all-area ... an all-state honoree, he went 10-1 with a 0.94 ERA in high school, piling up 80 strikeouts in 73 innings.

Personal: Son of Todd and Donna Pingel ... a mechanical engineering major ... chose UWM because of the proximity to home and wanted a chance to win a conference championship ... career goal is to invent something to get on "Shark Tank" ... most memorable sports experience was starting and getting the victory over No. 1 Arkansas as a sophomore ... lists hobbies as video games, building stuff and hanging out with friends ... born Nov. 12, 1992.