2019: Put together a brilliant senior campaign, earning Horizon League Second-Team honors after going 2-2 with 10 saves and a 3.60 earned run average ... selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 10th round of the 2019 Major League Baseball Draft ... was even better in Horizon League action, posting a 1.29 ERA and five saves ... batters hit just .170 against him in conference play, recording 18 K's in 14.0 innings of work ... made a career-high 23 appearances, ranking fourth in the Horizon League ... became just the fourth MKE reliever to notch 10-or-more saves, leading the Horizon League with his total of 10 ... save total finishes tied for third for a single season in school history ... his 14 career saves ranks fifth in program history ... saved the season opener with a dominant ninth inning, striking out the side on 12 pitches ... became the second MKE pitcher in 15 years to save two games on the same day against Jackson State Feb. 24 ... pitched the ninth in both games, allowing no runs and just one hit, striking out a pair ... picked up saves in back-to-back games against Illinois State March 26 (3K in 1.1 IP) and Northern Illinois April 3 ... season-high four K's against Youngstown State April 13 and Wright State April 20 ... put together an impressive run to end the regular season, recording saves in five straight scoreless appearances ... closed out wins against Northern Kentucky April 27, UIC May 5, Oakland May 10 and back-to-back games at YSU May 16 and 17 ... named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll.
• 2019 game-by-game in PDF Format
2018: Filled a different role as a junior, working as a part of the weekend starting rotation for the majority of the campaign ... finished with three victories in 15 appearances, making 13 starts ... struck out 54 batters in 62.0 innings of work ... his 13 starts was second on the squad ... picked up the win in the second game of the season against Canisius Feb. 17 ... struck out what was then a career-high eight batters in 5.0 innings, allowing three runs ... struck out a career-best nine batters (0 walks) at Youngstown State March 17, not figuring into the decision despite allowing no earned runs in 6.0 innings ... worked in and out of trouble to pick up the victory at Oakland March 30, fanning six in 5.0 innings ... had his best outing of the season at YSU April 21, striking out eight in 7.0 shutout frames of the 6-1 win ... named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll.
• 2018 game-by-game in PDF Format
2017: Saw action in 21 games on the season, mostly out of the bullpen ... did make two starts and recorded a pair of saves ... picked up a victory ... struck out 21 batters in 23.0 innings of work ... recorded saves in each of his first two appearances of the season, closing out victories over Lamar Feb. 19 and Eastern Michigan Feb. 26 ... struck out the side in his one inning of work at UT Arlington March 12 ... fanned a season-high four batters against Oakland April 30 ... started against Northern Illinois May 16, striking out two in 3.0 shutout frames.
• 2017 game-by-game in PDF Format
2016: Saw action in 14 games as a freshman, all out of the bullpen ... went 2-2 with two saves, striking out 16 batters in 17.0 innings of work ... opponents batted just .238 against him ... collegiate debut came in a pressure situation, throwing 3.0 scoreless innings to save the victory over No. 25 Texas Tech Feb. 20 ... fanned three and gave up just two hits in that outing ... did not allow a run in three of his first four appearances ... also had a save against Illinois State March 19, striking out the side in the ninth for the 4-3 win ... picked up the win the very next day, allowing a run in 2.0 innings against the Redbirds ... recorded the victory against Northern Illinois April 19, striking out two in 2.0 innings ... ended the season with three scoreless appearances over his final four outings, including two shutout frames at Wright State May 14, recording two K's.
• 2016 game-by-game in PDF Format
High School: Earned First-Team All-Fox Valley Association honors ... four-year letterwinner ... batted .468 as a senior, scoring 21 runs, driving in 27, adding three home runs and five triples ... also went 1-0 with a 1.77 ERA on the mound, piling up 44 K’s in 27 innings ... an
Appleton Post-Crescent Honorable Mention All-Area honoree as a junior ... also a four-year member of the basketball and football teams, including as an FVA Second-Team All-Conference selection at quarterback ... National Honor Society member.
Personal: Son of Mike and Lori Sommers ... undecided on a major ... brother, Joe, plays football at UW-Oshkosh ... chose UWM because of the baseball program and the campus ... career goal is to play in the Major Leagues ... most memorable sports experience was playing in Cooperstown as a kid ... lists hobbies as ping pong, video games, playing sports and hanging out with friends ... played club baseball with Hortonville Legion and Wisconsin Panthers ... has done community service work with kids camps and on mission trips ... born May 5, 1997.
