Autumn Behlke

Class:
Senior
Position:
RHP
Height:
5-8
B/T:
R/R
Hometown:
North Ridgeville, Ohio
High School:
North Ridgeville
Prev School:
Youngstown State
Club:
Thunder Elite

2026 (Junior): Logged 61 innings in the circle, posting a 5.05 ERA and 4-3 record - the only pitcher on staff with a winning record .... Threw a team-high 11.1 innings in Clearwater over opening weekend, earning wins over BYU and Pitt (2/6-8) ... Started two games at the Queen City Classic at Charlotte ... Threw a combined five innings in two games at LSU (2/20-21), scattering five hits and allowing just one earned run ... Threw four innings of three-hit relief vs. Kentucky (2/28), her longest outing since opening weekend ... Threw a pair of four-inning outings at the Marucci Classic (3/5-7) earning a win in her start against Stetson where she allowed five hits, two earned runs, and struck out two ... Threw a team-high eight innings at the Marucci Classic (3/5-7), earning a win over Stetson in the finale ...Threw twice in the Nebraska series (3/20-21), for a combined 5.1 innings; scattered nine hits and allowed just two earned runs ...Delivered 4.2 innings of relief at home against Illinois (4/3) ... Threw in each midweek game vs. Western Michigan and Notre Dame, (4/21-22) ... Provided 2.1 innings of relief in the opener vs. Maryland (4/24).

2025 (Sophomore, at Youngstown State): Made 21 appearances in the circle, starting 14 games (second most on the team) … Threw 83.2 innings, striking out 49…Had 23 at-bats over 16 games, with three hits and a walk.

2024 (Freshman, at Youngstown State): Appeared in 27 games… Helped the Penguins to a regular-season Horizon League title ... Made 12 appearances in the circle, including seven starts…Batted .271 with two doubles, three home runs, eight runs scored and 13 RBIs…Recorded a .310 batting average against Horizon League opponents…Drove in eight runs in league play…Posted a record of 4-2 with 41 strikeouts in 41 innings pitched.

Club: Played for Mike Combs and Jeff Steiner for Thunder Elite (Warren, Ohio)

High School: Was a four-year letterwinner at North Ridgeville High School...Named the Lorain County Player of the Year and the Southwestern Conference Player of the Year in 2023...Earned player-of-the-year honors from the Lorain Morning Journal and Cleveland.com...Posted a career batting average of .481 with 18 home runs, a 1.28 earned-run average, and 471 strikeouts in 262 innings pitched...Had 209 strikeouts as a senior...Set the school single-season records for most home runs, perfect games, not hitters, strikeouts, and earned-run average.

Personal: Daughter of Shawna and Joseph Behlke...Both parents were collegiate athletes at Tiffin: her mother played both soccer and softball, while her father played baseball … Has a brother, Joshua... Major is Creative Advertising … Hobbies include painting and aspires to a career as a creative art director.