Wichita State Athletics

2018 Junior
Played summer ball for the Lima (Ohio) Locos and earned honorable mention all-league honors.
 
2017 Sophomore
Played in 35 games with 12 starts, nine at first base, two in left field and one in right field…Hit .176 with four runs, nine hits, one double, nine RBI and three stolen bases…Had two multiple-RBI games…Had a season-long four-game hitting streak two times…Went 1-for-2 with two RBI against Utah Valley on Feb. 18…Went 1-for-4 with two RBI against Illinois State on April 28...Named to the AD's honor roll for Fall 2016 and Spring 2017.
 
2016 Freshman
Played in 36 games with 13 starts, 12 in left field and one in right field…Hit .286 with 17 runs, 18 hits, two doubles, one triple, five RBI, 17 walks and four stolen bases…Had a season-best seven-game hitting streak from April 24-May 13…Had four multiple-hit games and one multiple-RBI game…Scored a season-high two runs four times…Had a season-high two hits four times…Had a season-high three RBI at Nebraska on March 18…Went 2-for-3 with a triple at Cal State Fullerton on March 13…Went 2-for-4 against Oklahoma on April 12…Went 2-for-4 against Creighton on May 10…Named to the AD's honor roll for Fall 2015 and Spring 2016.
 
2015 Redshirt
Redshirted in 2015…Named to the AD’s honor roll for Fall 2014 and Spring 2015…Earned the Valley Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award.
 
High School
Attended Lee’s Summit North High School in Lee’s Summit, Mo…Lettered three years in baseball and one year in basketball…Member of team that was district runner-up during junior and senior seasons…Named all-conference, all-district and all-state as a senior…Selected and played in the Missouri state All-Star game in St. Louis…Selected and played for the Missouri Jr. Sunbelt team…Academic letter winner and academic all-state…International Baccalaureate diploma winner…As a senior, led the team with a .442 batting average…As a junior, hit .348 with a .979 fielding percentage…Member of the National Honor Society member, a Bronco Smart Sargent of Arms, and a member of the Principal’s honor roll.
 
Personal
Son of Mike and Darla DeBacker…Born Joshua Michael DeBacker in Independence, Mo…Has two sisters, Amy and Ellie, and one brother, Matthew…Is majoring in international business at Wichita State.