2020 (R-Senior) | Game-by-Game
Totaled 12.0 innings pitched in four appearances... Led qualifying pitchers with a 3.75 earned run average... Led the Panthers with innings pitched out of the bullpen... Struck out 10 batters... Held opponents to a .233 batting average... Pitched 3.0 innings of scoreless relief, helping Milwaukee to a 8-6 win over No. 17 Wake Forest... Struck out two in 4.0 innings at Sacramento State on February 22, surrendering just one earned run... Struck out four batters in 2.1 innings of relief at Miami (OH) on March 7... Season cut short due to COVID-19 pandemic... Horizon League All-Academic Team.
2019 (R-Junior) | Game-by-Game
Set career highs across the board in a junior campaign that saw him go 7-1 in 18 games ... made six starts and also picked up a save ... posted a 4.69 ERA ... recorded the second-best winning percentage (.875) of any MKE pitcher in the last nine seasons (minimum five decisions) ... struck out 46 batters in 55.2 innings of work ... tied for fourth in the Horizon League in victories and tied for ninth in strikeouts ... picked up the win in his first appearance of the season, throwing 3.0 shutout innings against Villanova Feb. 16 ... struck out three Wildcats and walked none ... recorded the victory in his next outing against Jackson State Feb. 24, striking out five in 4.0 scoreless innings ... was the winning pitcher in three straight starts, defeating Northern Kentucky March 23, Oakland April 6 and Youngstown State April 12 ... struck out a career-high seven batters against the Norse ... allowed just one run in 6.0 innings against the Golden Grizzlies ... earned the victory out of the bullpen against NKU April 26, recording three K's in 2.1 innings ... pitched brilliantly to save the Minnesota victory May 1, striking out four while working back-to-back 1-2-3 innings to preserve the 5-4 decision ... also picked up a win at YSU May 17.
2018 (R-Sophomore) | Game-by-Game
Earned a spot in the weekend rotation at the opening of the season before getting hurt ... made three starts among his 11 appearances on the year ... limited opponents to a .224 average ... recorded 15 K's in 16.0 innings ... finished 0-1 with a 5.06 ERA ... struck out six in 6.0 innings of his first start against Canisius Feb. 18 ... got hurt against Bethune-Cookman Feb. 25 and did not return to action until April 25 at Iowa ... limited the remainder of the season, never throwing more than 2.0 innings ... struck out three in 1.1 innings at Northern Kentucky May 6 ... put together a strong outing against Oakland May 17, fanning three while not allowing a hit in 2.0 scoreless innings of work.
2017 (R-Freshman) | Game-by-Game
Saw action in eight games in his first season, recording a team-best 1.12 earned run average ... limited opponents to a .160 average, striking out six in his 8.0 innings of work ... made his collegiate debut at Bradley April 8 ... pitched a scoreless inning in the victory at Chicago State April 11 ... struck out the only batter he faced at Northwestern April 18 ... added two K's in a scoreless inning of work of a shutout win over Northern Kentucky May 7 ... also struck out two in an appearance against Chicago State May 10.
2016: Redshirted and maintained freshman eligibility.
High School: The staff ace as a senior, posting a sparkling 0.73 earned run average his final campaign en route to all-conference honors ... a
Herald News Second-Team All-Area selection, posted 63 K’s in 68.2 innings of work, with one of the highlights coming when he closed out a combined no-hitter in the season opener.
Personal: Son of Glenn and Theresa Vanek ... a business major ... chose UWM because he liked the school and the success of the baseball team ... career goal is to be a businessman and invent something ... most memorable sports experience was playing in the Connie Mack World Series ... lists hobbies as baseball, mini-golf and bowling ... played club baseball for the Prairie Gravel ... did community service work with Feed My Starving Children ... born June 10, 1997.
