Hall of Fame
Austin Kretchmar appeared in 30 games on the mound with 28 starts, going 18-7 over two seasons (2015-2016) with Jewell after transferring from Redlands Community College. As a junior, he was the No. 1 pitcher for the Cardinals, going 9-3 over 16 games with a 2.66 earned run average to lead hist team to the program's first appearance in the NCAA Tournament. That season, he struck out 53 batters over 98 innings of work on his way to First Team All-GLVC honors, the first Cardinal to do so. As a senior, he boasted a 3.07 ERA in 14 games (91 IP) with 63 strikeouts. Over two seasons, he was twice named to the All-GLVC First Team and was a member of three All-Region Second Team squads, twice as junior (NCBWA & D2SIDA) and once as a senior (ABCA). He graduated as the Cardinals NCAA era leader in career ERA (2.34) and wins (18), and single season innings pitched (98).
