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2017 Baseball Roster

26 Joey Lenihan

  • Position Right Handed Pitcher
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 190
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Wayne, Neb.
  • Highschool Wayne HS

Biography

2017: Season was cut short due to arm injury...made 12 appearances and was 0-2 with two saves and a 9.00 ERA...pitched 11 innings and allowed 15 hits and 13 runs (11 earned) with nine strikeouts and 10 walks...earned save in first Wildcat win of the season pitching one inning of perfect relief with one strikeout in 12-10 win at Newman (2/18/17)...earned another save with one inning of hitless relief, recording two strikeouts in 7-5 win vs. Winona State at US Bank Stadium (3/10/17)...pitched season high 2 2/3 innings of relief with two strikeouts at University of Mary (4/2/17)...finished WSC career tied for sixth in appearances with 50...received the NSIC Myles Brand All-Academic with Distinction Award and was named the Bob Cunningham Male Scholar Athlete of the Year...also served as President of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee and was a repeat selection to the NSIC Spring All-Academic Team.

2016: Led Wildcat pitching staff with 18 appearances (all in relief), posting 0-2 record with three saves and 5.75 ERA (second on the team)...pitched 20 1/3 innings, allowing 26 hits and 20 runs (13 earned) with 25 strikeouts and nine walks...earned save with one perfect inning of relief and one strikeout at Panhandle State (2/28/16)...earned back to back saves at Minot State (4/9/16) and vs. Winona State (4/13/16)...pitched season high 2 1/3 innings vs. Augustana (4/23/16) and had three strikeouts...also had three strikeouts in one inning of relief vs. Minnesota Crookston (4/3/16)...was a repeat selection to the NSIC Spring All-Academic Team.

2015:  Tied for second on the team in appearances with 16, going 0-1 with a 6.14 earned run average...pitched 14.2 innings and allowed 16 hits and 11 runs (10 earned) with 14 strikeouts and five walks...struck out three batters while allowing one hit in one inning of work in 9-3 win at Southwest Minnesota State (5/1/15)...also struck out three batters in two innings of work vs. Upper Iowa (4/26/15)...had two strikeouts in one scoreless inning of relief vs. Northern State (3/29/15)...named to the NSIC Spring All-Academic Team. 

2014: Made four relief appearances during the season...was 0-0 with a 15.00 ERA...in three innings pitched, allowed six runs on seven hits with two strikouts and six walks...pitched one inning of relief at Southern Indiana (3/8/14) and at Southwest Minnesota State (4/13/14).

2013: Redshirted during freshman season with WSC.

High School: Graduate of Wayne High School...two year started in baseball, football and track and field at Wayne high school...excels in the classroom earning Academic All-State honors in football (2010-11), basketball and baseball...was elected baseball team captain during senior season...in 2010 helped the Wayne Junior Legion team to a third place finish at Class B State Tournament.

Personal: Son of Mark and Lisa Lenihan...born on January 17, 1994...majoring in Sport Management at WSC.

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Historical Player Information

  • 30

    2013Freshman

    Right Handed Pitcher
    6'0" 165 lbs
    30
  • 30

    2014Redshirt Freshman

    Right Handed Pitcher
    6'0" 165 lbs
    30
  • 30

    2015Sophomore

    Right Handed Pitcher
    6'0" 165 lbs
    30
  • 30

    2016Junior

    Right Handed Pitcher
    6'0" 165 lbs
    30
  • 30

    2016Junior

    Right Handed Pitcher
    6'0" 165 lbs
    30
  • 26

    2017Senior

    Right Handed Pitcher
    5'11" 190 lbs
    26