Northern Illinois University Athletics

2024:
- Academic All-MAC
- Appeared in 20 games on the mound
- Threw a scoreless inning at #2 LSU (Feb. 24)
- Came in for 2.2 innings of relief in NIU’s 8-6 win at Ohio (Mar. 8)
- Allowed one unearned run in two innings at Purdue (Mar. 13)
- Had his longest relief appearance of the year in NIU’s 17-8 win at Northwestern (Mar. 26), allowing one run in 3.1 innings
- Set career-highs with five strikeouts and five innings pitched in first career start on Apr. 23 against Valparaiso
- Earned the win in NIU’s 15-14 win over Eastern Michigan (May 17) with two scoreless innings

Prior to NIU: Appeared in seven games for Iowa Central Community College in 2022…A four-year letterwinner at Johnsburg High School…Named First-Team all-conference three times.
 
Personal: Son of Sue and Mark Linkletter…Finance major…Father played baseball at UIC and sister plays softball at Wisconsin.

Career Highs:
Innings Pitched: 5.0 vs. Valparaiso, 4/23/24
Strikeouts: 5 vs. Valparaiso, 4/23/24
Hits Allowed: 5 at Northwestern, 3/26/24
Runs Allowed: 5, 2x (M.R. vs. Ball State, 5/5/24)
Earned Runs: 5, 2x (M.R. vs. Ball State, 5/5/24)
Walks Allowed: 3 vs. Eastern Michigan, 5/17/24