Wichita State Athletics

2017 Senior
Named to the AD's honor roll for Fall 2016 and had a 4.0 GPA.

2016 Junior
Made nine appearances with nine starts…Went 5-3 with a 3.40 ERA and one complete game…Pitched 53 innings with 15 walks and 35 strikeouts…Named Valley Pitcher of the Week on March 28…Named Valley Scholar-Athlete of the Week on March 8…Earned wins against Northern Colorado, Sam Houston State, Nebraska, Cal Poly and Evansville…Pitched a season-best nine innings against TCU on April 1…Struck out a season-high eight against Sam Houston State on March 5…Pitched seven shutout innings with eight strikeouts against Sam Houston State on March 5…Pitched eight shutout innings with six strikeouts against Cal Poly on March 24…Pitched a complete game against TCU on April 1 and allowed three runs with five strikeouts…Named to the AD's honor roll for Fall 2015 and Spring 2016.

2015 Redshirt
Earned a medical hardship in 2015…Made seven appearances with three starts…Went 0-2 with a 3.00 ERA and one save…In 33 innings pitched, struck out 25 with 11 walks…Played in seven games with six starts, four as the designated hitter and two at first base…Hit .182 with three runs, four hits, one triple and two RBI…Pitched a season-best 7.2 innings at Southern Illinois on March 20…Struck out a season-high six against Texas State on Feb. 20 and at Southern Illinois on March 20…Earned save against Texas State…Went 2-for-5 with two RBI against Texas State on Feb. 20…Went 2-for-4 with a triple against Central Michigan on March 8…Drafted in the 22^nd round by the Milwaukee Brewers…Named to the AD’s honor roll for Fall 2014 and had a 4.0 GPA and Spring 2015.
 
2014 Sophomore (Grayson College)
Played sophomore season at Grayson College in Denison, Texas…Played in 53 games with 35 runs, 55 hits, 15 doubles, six home runs, 45 RBI and hit .327…Made 11 appearances and went 2-5 with two complete games and a 4.64 ERA…Pitched 52.1 innings with 24 walks and 26 strikeouts.
 
2013 Freshman (Arkansas)
Played freshman season at Arkansas…Played in 31 games with 22 starts…Hit .214 with nine runs, 15 hits, one home run and five RBI.
 
High School
Attended Wakeland High School in Frisco, Texas…Lettered four years in baseball…Career numbers include a .424 batting average, 148 runs, 177 hits, 54 doubles, six triples, 23 home runs, 152 RBI and 27 stolen bases…As a pitcher, went 28-2 with one save and a 1.79 ERA…Pitched 175 2/3 innings with 226 strikeouts…Named the District 9-4A MVP in 2011 and 2012…Named Dallas Morning News Hitter of the Year in 2012…Named all-District 9-4A in 2010 and was the District Newcomer of the Year in 2009…Named a Louisville Slugger first team All-American in 2012.
 
Personal
Son of Jim and Stephanie Schwanke…Born William Schwanke in Stillwater, Okla…Has one sister, Lesley…Dad was a coach at Oklahoma State and LSU (1990-2000) and made numerous trips to the College World Series with titles in 1996 and 1997…Majoring in sport management at Wichita State.