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Jersey Number 44
Adam Berghorst
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Zeeland, Mich.
- High School:
- East
Bio
CAREER NOTES: Three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection ... Talented, two-sport player, who also played on the Michigan State football team for three seasons (2019-21), was a tight end and defensive end, seeing action in five games, including the Spartans’ Pinstripe Bowl victory in 2019, playing in Yankee Stadium ... The last Spartan to play games for both the football and baseball teams at the same time appears to be Duane Young in 1990 before the tight end went on to spend six seasons in the NFL ... Played in six games of 2021 football season to earn his second letter, before missing remainder of season with an injury.
2023 (REDSHIRT-SOPHOMORE): Earned Academic All-Big Ten recognition ... Made 12 appearances with eight starts, posting a 1-1 record with a 4.94 ERA, with 36 Ks and 23 BB in 31.0 IP ... Fired career-high 11 strikeouts in 6.0 IP vs. Western Carolina (March 11) in Greenville, s, more than doubling his previous career-best of five Ks, most recently done in his last outing on March 6 vs. Air Force, and first done on March 27, 2021 vs. Indiana ... The 11 strikeouts was the first MSU pitcher with 10 or more Ks since teammate Nick Powers rang up 10 strikeouts against the same Western Carolina and almost a year to the day on March 12, 2022 ... Allowed just two hits and yielded three walks ... He rang up three strikeouts in the first frame, working around a one-out walk, then went three-up, three-down in the second stanza with one K, then another 1-2-3 frame in the third with two strikeouts. In the fourth, he worked around a leadoff walk and ended the inning after facing just four batters, finishing the frame with a KL ... After WCU knocked two singles to open the fifth, then fired three-straight strikeouts to slam the door on any Catamount rally ... Chalked up his 11th K of the night in the sixth inning, on his 100th pitch, for the second out of the stanza before a popup to catcher Sam Thompson to end not just the frame, but his outing ... Added six Ks in 3.0 IP vs. Eastern Michigan (May 10), along with five Ks in 4.0 IP vs. Air Force (March 6) ... Had three outings without yielding a run.
2022 (REDSHIRT): Earned Academic All-Big Ten ... Redshirted the season with an injury suffered during football season.
2021 (FRESHMAN): Made 13 appearances, with six starts, posting a 1-2 record while firing 13 Ks in 27.0 IP ... Rang up season-high five strikeouts in 3.2 IP in start vs. Indiana (March 27), adding three Ks in 3.2 IP in season-opening appearance vs. Maryland (March 6) and in next outing, vs. Northwestern (March 13), both in Greenville ... Top three strikeout totals came in first four outings of season ... Two longest outings of campaign were in back-to-back games, going 5.0 IP vs. Northwestern (March 13), for second-longest outing of season behind 5.1 IP in next start at Michigan (March 21), not allowing a run ... Had total of three outings without yielding a run of any kind and one other without an earned run ... Registered four-straight outings without a hit to close out season and tallied two appearances without a walk.
2020 (FRESHMAN): After missing majority of fall and winter practice due to playing football, continued to improve while making six appearances, posting a 1.17 ERA with one save, making one start, ringing up six strikeouts in 15.1 IP ... Ranked third in Big Ten and 71st in NCAA in ERA with 1.17, ranking fifth among freshman pitchers, while tying for the most appearances among freshman pitchers and leading freshman pitchers in games in relief and sharing the lead for saves by a freshman ... Earned save in his Spartan baseball debut vs. Morehead State on Feb. 15, playing for Michigan State football in the fall, and took the mound for his first official action in a Spartan baseball uniform ... Fired 4.0 innings with two strikeouts, yielding just one hit and one unearned run to earn the save ... Made two appearances vs. Merrimack in Greenville, pitching 3.0 IP on Feb. 22 and 2.1 IP on Feb. 23 ... Made first start of Spartan baseball career on March 4 vs. USC-Upstate and went 2.2 IP with three hits and one strikeout ... Came on in relief vs. Louisiana on March 7 and pitched 2.0 IP of no-hit baseball with career-high three strikeouts ... Didn’t yield an earned run in four of six outings, maintaining an ERA below 1.00 through four appearances, finishing with a 1.17 ERA.
HIGH SCHOOL: Talented, two-sport player, lettering in baseball and football at Zeeland East ... Four-year letterwinner and three-year starter at Zeeland East for Coach Matt Sattler ... Selected in the 14th round (415th overall) of the 2019 MLB Draft by the Texas Rangers, but opted to attend MSU ... Earned all-state accolades, as well as a two-time All-O.K. Green Conference honoree ... Also a two-time all-district selection and named to the Holland Sentinel All-Area Baseball Team, playing both pitcher and first base ... Was also selected to the MHSBCA State All-Star Game at Comerica Park ... Finished career as Zeeland East’s single-season and career ERA record holder, as well as second on all-time career strikeouts and single-season lists ... Posted a 5-2 record with three no-decisions, ringing up 80 strikeouts in 49 innings pitched in 10 starts, with a 0.71 ERA after yielding only five earned runs allowed all season, posting a new school record for the second straight season ... Rated as the No. 4 pitcher and No. 11 overall player in Michigan by Prep Baseball Report ... Posted a 7-2 record as a junior, setting a school record for most wins in a season, and both his losses were in one-run games ... Tallied a 0.95 ERA and recorded one no-hitter ... Pitched 51.2 innings, firing 67 strikeouts and only allowing seven earned runs ... At the plate, hit .306 with 32 RBIs, six doubles and two triples ... played summer league for Grand Rapids Elite and 18U Athletics ... On the football field, was ranked one of the top defensive end prospects in the state of Michigan by ESPN.com (No. 2), Rivals.com (No. 2), The Detroit News (No. 2) and 247Sports (No. 5) ... Ranked among the top overall players in the state of Michigan by The Detroit News (No. 12), Rivals.com (No. 15), ESPN.com (No. 15) and 247Sports (No. 21) ... Listed as one of the top strongside defensive ends in the nation by Rivals.com (No. 45) and 247Sports (No. 57) ... Named one of the top players in the Midwest (No. 59) by ESPN.com ... Dream Team selection by The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press ... Two-time Grand Rapids Press Dream Team honoree ... First-team all-state pick (Division 3-4) by The Associated Press ... Chosen to USA TODAY’s All-USA Michigan First Team ... Four-year letterwinner and three-year starter under Coach Derek Pennington at Zeeland East High School ... Two-time All-OK Green Conference First Team honoree ... chosen to the Holland Sentinel All-Area Team back-to-back years as a junior and senior ... As a senior, helped lead Zeeland East to an 11-2 record, a regional title, and a berth in the state semifinals ... Recorded 72 tackles as a senior, including 16 for losses ... Also played offensive tackle ... Named to the 2017 Grand Rapids Press Dream Team as a junior after tallying 71 stops, including nine tackles for loss ... A first-team all-state selection by the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News ... Also named to the AP All-State Second Team (Division 3-4) ... Garnered all-league honors in basketball as a junior and Holland Sentinel All-Area accolades as a sophomore and junior
PERSONAL: Son of Chuck and Joy Berghorst ... Father, Chuck, played basketball at Aquinas College ... Majoring in business ... His brother, Johnathan, is a redshirt freshman defensive lineman for Central Michigan.
2023 (REDSHIRT-SOPHOMORE): Earned Academic All-Big Ten recognition ... Made 12 appearances with eight starts, posting a 1-1 record with a 4.94 ERA, with 36 Ks and 23 BB in 31.0 IP ... Fired career-high 11 strikeouts in 6.0 IP vs. Western Carolina (March 11) in Greenville, s, more than doubling his previous career-best of five Ks, most recently done in his last outing on March 6 vs. Air Force, and first done on March 27, 2021 vs. Indiana ... The 11 strikeouts was the first MSU pitcher with 10 or more Ks since teammate Nick Powers rang up 10 strikeouts against the same Western Carolina and almost a year to the day on March 12, 2022 ... Allowed just two hits and yielded three walks ... He rang up three strikeouts in the first frame, working around a one-out walk, then went three-up, three-down in the second stanza with one K, then another 1-2-3 frame in the third with two strikeouts. In the fourth, he worked around a leadoff walk and ended the inning after facing just four batters, finishing the frame with a KL ... After WCU knocked two singles to open the fifth, then fired three-straight strikeouts to slam the door on any Catamount rally ... Chalked up his 11th K of the night in the sixth inning, on his 100th pitch, for the second out of the stanza before a popup to catcher Sam Thompson to end not just the frame, but his outing ... Added six Ks in 3.0 IP vs. Eastern Michigan (May 10), along with five Ks in 4.0 IP vs. Air Force (March 6) ... Had three outings without yielding a run.
2022 (REDSHIRT): Earned Academic All-Big Ten ... Redshirted the season with an injury suffered during football season.
2021 (FRESHMAN): Made 13 appearances, with six starts, posting a 1-2 record while firing 13 Ks in 27.0 IP ... Rang up season-high five strikeouts in 3.2 IP in start vs. Indiana (March 27), adding three Ks in 3.2 IP in season-opening appearance vs. Maryland (March 6) and in next outing, vs. Northwestern (March 13), both in Greenville ... Top three strikeout totals came in first four outings of season ... Two longest outings of campaign were in back-to-back games, going 5.0 IP vs. Northwestern (March 13), for second-longest outing of season behind 5.1 IP in next start at Michigan (March 21), not allowing a run ... Had total of three outings without yielding a run of any kind and one other without an earned run ... Registered four-straight outings without a hit to close out season and tallied two appearances without a walk.
2020 (FRESHMAN): After missing majority of fall and winter practice due to playing football, continued to improve while making six appearances, posting a 1.17 ERA with one save, making one start, ringing up six strikeouts in 15.1 IP ... Ranked third in Big Ten and 71st in NCAA in ERA with 1.17, ranking fifth among freshman pitchers, while tying for the most appearances among freshman pitchers and leading freshman pitchers in games in relief and sharing the lead for saves by a freshman ... Earned save in his Spartan baseball debut vs. Morehead State on Feb. 15, playing for Michigan State football in the fall, and took the mound for his first official action in a Spartan baseball uniform ... Fired 4.0 innings with two strikeouts, yielding just one hit and one unearned run to earn the save ... Made two appearances vs. Merrimack in Greenville, pitching 3.0 IP on Feb. 22 and 2.1 IP on Feb. 23 ... Made first start of Spartan baseball career on March 4 vs. USC-Upstate and went 2.2 IP with three hits and one strikeout ... Came on in relief vs. Louisiana on March 7 and pitched 2.0 IP of no-hit baseball with career-high three strikeouts ... Didn’t yield an earned run in four of six outings, maintaining an ERA below 1.00 through four appearances, finishing with a 1.17 ERA.
HIGH SCHOOL: Talented, two-sport player, lettering in baseball and football at Zeeland East ... Four-year letterwinner and three-year starter at Zeeland East for Coach Matt Sattler ... Selected in the 14th round (415th overall) of the 2019 MLB Draft by the Texas Rangers, but opted to attend MSU ... Earned all-state accolades, as well as a two-time All-O.K. Green Conference honoree ... Also a two-time all-district selection and named to the Holland Sentinel All-Area Baseball Team, playing both pitcher and first base ... Was also selected to the MHSBCA State All-Star Game at Comerica Park ... Finished career as Zeeland East’s single-season and career ERA record holder, as well as second on all-time career strikeouts and single-season lists ... Posted a 5-2 record with three no-decisions, ringing up 80 strikeouts in 49 innings pitched in 10 starts, with a 0.71 ERA after yielding only five earned runs allowed all season, posting a new school record for the second straight season ... Rated as the No. 4 pitcher and No. 11 overall player in Michigan by Prep Baseball Report ... Posted a 7-2 record as a junior, setting a school record for most wins in a season, and both his losses were in one-run games ... Tallied a 0.95 ERA and recorded one no-hitter ... Pitched 51.2 innings, firing 67 strikeouts and only allowing seven earned runs ... At the plate, hit .306 with 32 RBIs, six doubles and two triples ... played summer league for Grand Rapids Elite and 18U Athletics ... On the football field, was ranked one of the top defensive end prospects in the state of Michigan by ESPN.com (No. 2), Rivals.com (No. 2), The Detroit News (No. 2) and 247Sports (No. 5) ... Ranked among the top overall players in the state of Michigan by The Detroit News (No. 12), Rivals.com (No. 15), ESPN.com (No. 15) and 247Sports (No. 21) ... Listed as one of the top strongside defensive ends in the nation by Rivals.com (No. 45) and 247Sports (No. 57) ... Named one of the top players in the Midwest (No. 59) by ESPN.com ... Dream Team selection by The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press ... Two-time Grand Rapids Press Dream Team honoree ... First-team all-state pick (Division 3-4) by The Associated Press ... Chosen to USA TODAY’s All-USA Michigan First Team ... Four-year letterwinner and three-year starter under Coach Derek Pennington at Zeeland East High School ... Two-time All-OK Green Conference First Team honoree ... chosen to the Holland Sentinel All-Area Team back-to-back years as a junior and senior ... As a senior, helped lead Zeeland East to an 11-2 record, a regional title, and a berth in the state semifinals ... Recorded 72 tackles as a senior, including 16 for losses ... Also played offensive tackle ... Named to the 2017 Grand Rapids Press Dream Team as a junior after tallying 71 stops, including nine tackles for loss ... A first-team all-state selection by the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News ... Also named to the AP All-State Second Team (Division 3-4) ... Garnered all-league honors in basketball as a junior and Holland Sentinel All-Area accolades as a sophomore and junior
PERSONAL: Son of Chuck and Joy Berghorst ... Father, Chuck, played basketball at Aquinas College ... Majoring in business ... His brother, Johnathan, is a redshirt freshman defensive lineman for Central Michigan.
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