Northern Illinois University Athletics

2024:
- MAC All-Academic Team
- Made 13 appearances on the mound
- Allowed one hit over two scoreless innings in win at Abilene Christian (Feb. 18)
- Threw two scoreless innings at #2 LSU (Feb. 24)
- Had two strikeouts in a two-inning start at Eastern Illinois (Apr. 9)
- Struck out two batters in 1.1 scoreless innings at Illinois (Apr. 14)

2023:
- Appeared in 14 games, making five starts
- Made his NIU debut at Oral Roberts on Feb. 17
- Allowed two runs in three innings of relief against Penn State on Feb. 24
- Made his first start of the year at UIC on April 4, striking out a season-high five batters in four innings
- Earned the win in NIU’s 6-5 victory at Bowling Green on May 14, allowing one run on four hits over five innings

Prior to NIU: Played two years at Des Moines Area Community College…Started 12 games and struck out 50 batters in 48.2 innings…Threw 42.1 innings in 2021, averaging 10.84 strikeouts per nine innings… Played his prep baseball at Johnston High School…Led Johnston to an Iowa state championship in 2020 and the state championship game in 2019.
 
Personal: Son of Kari and Tracy Draeger…Sport Management major.

Career Highs:
Innings: 5.0 at Bowling Green (5/14/23)
Walks Allowed: 5 at UIC (4/4/23)
Strikeouts: 5 at UIC (4/4/23)