2021 (Senior): Second-Team All-NSIC… NSIC Preseason Pitcher of the Year… Made 10 starts on the mound for the Vikings… Had a 2.81 ERA, 8-2 record and 54 strikeouts in 57.2 innings pitched… Earned a spot on the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence.
2020 (Senior): NSIC Preseason Pitcher of the Year… Named to Spring NSIC All-Academic Team… Season cut short due to COVID-19.
2019 (Junior): NCBWA Division II Second-Team All American…NCBWA Central Region Pitcher of the Year… NCBWA Central Region First-Team… D2CCA Central Region Pitcher of the Year… Named to the NCBA/Rawlings NCAA Division II All-Region First Team… NSIC Pitcher and Newcomer of the Year… First Team All-NSIC… NSIC Gold Glove award winner… Appeared in 16 games on the mound and made 15 starts including seven complete games… Went 9-1 with a 2.77 ERA in 97.1 innings pitched… Struck out 68 hitters and had an opponent batting average of .235… Broke the Augustana record for starts and innings pitched and led the NSIC in starts and innings pitched... Second in the NSIC in wins... Named to the Spring NSIC All-Academic Team.
Prior to Augustana
2018 - Made 12 appearances, all starts and threw 68 innings as a sophomore for the Tritons ... Posted a 5-2 record with a 5.82 ERA ... Struck out 59 batters ... In his last five starts threw 34 innings and struck out 29 batters while posting a 1.85 ERA ... Was named Honorable Mention All-Region ... Was named First-Team NJCAA Academic All-American after posting a 4.0 GPA.
2017 - Posted a 7-2 record with 6 complete games as a freshman ... Made 12 appearances, all starts ... Threw 71.2 innings and struck out 54 with a 3.14 ERA ... Only walked 10 batters. Led ICCAC (conference games only) in Innings Pitched (40), wins (6), ERA (1.35), CG, and WHIP ... Led the nation in shutouts (3), ranked fifth in the country in complete games ... Was named First Team All-Region and First Team All-District ... Named NJCAA DII Pitcher of the Week after a 2-hit shutout of #14 Southeastern CC (3/26/17) ... Helped team to a 36-18 record and an ICCAC Regional Tournament Championship.
High School: Played at Central DeWitt High School in DeWitt, Iowa ... Set school records for wins (30) and saves (17) during high school career ... As a junior made 14 appearances and posted a 8-1 record in 66.1 innings ... Had an ERA of 0.95 and struck out 73 batters while only walking 4 ... As a senior made 17 appearances and posted a 7-2 record with 6 saves ... Struck out 89 batters in 68.2 innings and had an ERA of 1.53 and only walked eight batters ... Was a four-time All-State and All-Conference Selection ... Earned All-District honors three times ... Played in the IHSBCA All-Star Series as senior ... Helped the Sabers to the class 3A state tournament in 2016 ... Also played basketball ... Member of National Honor Society.
Personal: Born 10/2/97 ... Son of Todd and Paula Steffens ... Has an older brother, Alex ... Majoring in Sport Management at Augustana.
