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Jersey Number 36
Patrick Steitz
- Position:
- RHP
- B/T:
- R/R
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Height:
- 6-8
- Weight:
- 215
- Hometown:
- Peoria, Ariz.
- High School:
- Liberty HS
- Prev School:
- Central Arizona College
Get to Know Patrick ...
At what age did you start playing baseball and how did you get into baseball?
- I started playing when I was 6 and I stuck with it.
- Basketball, I played in high school and had fun.
- Wade Davis
NAME & HOMETOWN PRONUNCIATION
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
- Innings pitched: 6.0, vs Illinois-Chicago, Feb 18, 2024
- Walks allowed: 2, vs Kentucky, Feb 25, 2024 ; TCU, Mar 10, 2024 ; at Cincinnati, Mar 17, 2024
- Strikeouts: 5, vs Illinois-Chicago, Feb 18, 2024
- Batters faced: 28, at Cincinnati, Mar 17, 2024
- Field chances: 4, Texas Southern, Mar 03, 2024
- Putouts: 2, Texas Southern, Mar 03, 2024
- Assists: 3, Omaha, Mar 02, 2025
SENIOR – 2025
- Started six games
- 2-0, 3.55 ERA, 12.2 IP, 2 BB, 8 SO
- W, 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 SO at Tarleton State 2/23/25
- Made his return from Tommy John surgery on opening weekend (GS, 2.0 IP, 2 H 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO)
JUNIOR – 2024
- 2-2, 2.16 ERA, 25.0 IP, 8 BB, 20 SO, .275 BAA
- Underwent Tommy John surgery in April
- Started on Sunday each of the first six weekends
- W, 5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 SO vs. Texas Southern 3/3/24; only allowed one of 17 BF to reach second base
- W, 6.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 SO vs. Illinois-Chicago 2/18/24; only allowed one of 21 BF to reach second
- Ranked the No. 32 JUCO to 4-year school transfer by Perfect Game
- Transferred to Kansas with two years of eligibility remaining
- Committed in October 2022
CENTRAL ARIZONA COLLEGE – 2022-23
- Spent two years in the Central Arizona program
- NJCAA DI Third Team All-American in 2023
- Career: 18-4, 2.17 ERA, 133.0 IP, 31 BB, 165 SO, 0.93 WHIP in 28 appearances (25 starts)
- 2023: 9-1, 1.06 ERA, 76.2 IP, 10 BB, 109 SO, 0.65 WHIP in 14 appearances (13 starts)
- 2022: 9-3, 3.67 ERA, 56.1 IP, 21 BB, 56 SO in 14 appearances (12 starts)
- Helped Central Arizona win the NJCAA Division I World Series in 2022
- Ranked 220th on the 2022 Perfect Game Top 500 JUCO Prospect List
HIGH SCHOOL
- Played four years of baseball at Liberty High School in Peoria, Arizona
- Ranked the No. 3 ranked right-handed pitcher in the state of Arizona, and the No. 8 overall prospect in the state according to Perfect Game in 2021
- All-State selection
- All-West Valley Preps Second Team
- Helped his team win the 6A State Championship
- Threw a complete game in the semifinals of the state tournament
- Also played basketball for four years at Liberty
PERSONAL
- Son of Jay and Melody Steitz
- Has one older sister, Lauryn
- His aunt attended KU
- Picked Kansas over Grand Canyon
- Chose Kansas because, “Kansas just felt right and with many relatives in Kansas it’s going to be a home away from home.”
- Majoring in liberal arts & sciences
Baseball Highlights vs St. Thomas
Friday, March 06
Kansas Baseball Press Conference
Wednesday, March 04
Dan Fitzgerald Preseason Press Conference
Thursday, February 05
Baseball 2026 Preseason Press Conference
Tuesday, February 03
