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8 Preston Betz

  • Position RH Pitcher
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 165
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Plano, TX
  • Highschool Plano West Senior High

Biography

Record Book
- Career

    - T-18th - Strikeouts - 151
    - 22nd - Innings Pitched - 190.2
    - T-23rd - Wins - 17
    - T-23rd - ERA - 3.73
    - T-23rd - Starts - 25
Career Summary
- 49 Appearances - 25 Games Started
- 17-6 - 3.73 ERA - 190.2 IP - 151 K's - 2 Saves
- 2019 Centennial Academic Honor Roll
2019
- Made 14 appearances with nine starts on the season
- Finished the season with a 5-3 record
- Pitched a season-high eight innings in a 11-0 victory over Muhlenberg on 3/30
- Struck out a season-high six batters on 3/2 against Elmira
- Notched 42 Ks and surrendered just tem walks in 54.1 innings of work. 
2018
- Made nine appearances with eight starts on the year
- Went 4-0 on the year with a 3.42 ERA
- Struck out 41 batters on the year and registered his 100th career K on 4/29 against Dickinson
- Registered a career-high 13 strikeouts against Lakeland on 3/16 during a complete game shutout (7 innings).
- Pitched his first career nine inning complete game on 5/5 against F&M in the Centennial Conference Tournament. 
- Finished third on the team in ERA, opponent's batting average (.258), innings pitched (50.0) and strikeouts. 
2017
- Made seven starts in 12 appearances on the mound
- Ranked third on the team with 35 strikeouts
- ERA of 3.06 was the fourth-best on the team
- Earned a 5-2 record, pitching 50.0 innings
- Struck out a career-high eight batters in his first start of the season against St. Joseph's (LI) (3/19)
- Pitched a career-high 7.0 innings against McDaniel, allowing seven hits for four runs and striking out five (4/9).
2016
- Appeared in 14 games, making one start against Thiel (3/11)
- Recorded 33 strikeouts, tied for second most on the team, in 36.1 innings pitched on the season
- Earned a 3-1 record in his freshman season 
- Gave up the third fewest runs (18) and the third fewest earned runs (12)
- Combined with Jacob Enterlin to pitch a one-hitter against McDaniel (5/7)
- Struck out five batters in four innings in that game
- Struck out a season high seven batters against Lancaster Bible (3/29).
High School
- Four year team member and three year varsity letter winner
- Perfect Game Underclass All-America Honorable Mention as a junior and senior
- Lead the team in strikeouts, saves, and innings pitched as a junior and senior
- ranked in the top 22 for Texas 6A pitchers as a senior
- Played five years of club baseball for the Dallas Mustangs.
Personal
- Son of Maureen and Michael Betz
- Has two older sisters Shelby and Alexis
- Summer baseball volunteer
- Majoring in earth and planetary science with a minor in global environmental change and sustainability
- Had a Clean Energy internship during the summer
- Has done conservatory volunteer work.

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2016Freshman

    RHP
    5'10" 165 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2017Sophomore

    RHP
    5'11" 165 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2018Junior

    RH Pitcher
    5'11" 165 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2019Senior

    RH Pitcher
    5'11" 165 lbs
    8