At what age did you start playing baseball and how did you get into baseball?
I started playing when I was five. My dad introduced it to me.
Do you have any pregame superstitions or routines?
I need to have pasta the night before. It’s required.
What sport would you play if you did not play baseball and why?
Basketball. I got bunnies, love dunking, and it’s the most entertaining sport.
What is one thing that someone wouldn’t know about you?
I love to cook.
NAME & HOMETOWN PRONUNCIATION
REDSHIRT-JUNIOR – 2026
NCBWAÂ Stopper of the Year Preseason Watch List
Committed in March 2025
KIRKWOOD CC – 2023-25
Spent three years at Kirkwood Community College
All-ICCAC First Team in 2024 and 2025
Four-time ICCAC Pitcher of the Week
Went 7-4 with a 2.83 ERA in 92.1 innings pitched, including five complete games, with 38 walks, 132 strikeouts and a 1.09 WHIP in 24 career appearances (15 starts)
2025: 6-4, 2.83 ERA, 66.1 IP, 21 BB, 97 SO, 0.98 WHIP, 5 CG in 13 appearances (12 starts)
2024: 1-0, 3.46 ERA, 26.0 IP, 17 BB, 35 SO, 1 SV in 11 appearances (three starts)
Helped Kirkwood become ICCAC Conference Champions in 2024
Missed his freshman season with an injury
HIGH SCHOOL
Played four years of baseball at Marion High School in Marion, Iowa
Ranked the No. 7 pitcher in the state of Iowa, and the No. 24 overall prospect in the state by Perfect Game in 2022
All-State First Team, All-WaMaC First Team and All-Metro District First Team in 2021
Academic All-State First Team from 2020-22
Tied the most wins in a single season in school history (12-0)
Helped his team become state champions in 2021, state semifinalists in 2019 and 2020 and WaMaC Conference Champions in 2021
Also played basketball at Marion High School
Assisted in Marion being a state finalist and WaMaC Conference Champions in basketball in 2022
PERSONAL
Son of Chad and Kristen Rahe
Has two brothers, Mason and Taiten
Picked Kansas over Notre Dame, Duke, Iowa, Southern Illinois and Minnesota
Chose Kansas because, “The great atmosphere. Everything from the coaches, fans and town are what you look for when you want to find a place to call home."