Bowling Green State University Athletics
2026 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 32
Ethan Stade
- Position:
- LHP
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- New Ulm, Minn.
- High School:
- New Ulm
- Prev School:
- Minnesota State
- Bats/Throws:
- L/L
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Bowling Green |
Career Highlights
- Registered 103 strikeouts during the 2026 season, ranking third in program history for single-season strikeouts
- All-MAC First Team
- 2026 CSC Academic All-District
- Three-Time MAC Pitcher of the Week (March 9, 2026; April 20, 2026; May 11, 2026)
- MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week (April 8, 2026)
2026
- Appeared in 14 games for the Falcons, including 10 starts to tie for the team lead, totaling 64.0 innings of work
- Logged 103 strikeouts, becoming the third Falcon in program history to have 100+ strikeouts in a season and finishing third all-time
- Averaged 14.5 strikeouts per nine inning, ranking fourth in the nation
- Tallied 15 strikeouts against Western Michigan (May 8) over 7.2 innings, the most by a Falcon in over 25 yearsÂ
- Added 14 strikeouts against UMass on April 18 over 7.0 innings
- Logged 11 strikeouts over 4.0 shutout relief innings against Kent State (March 7), giving up just one hit and no walks, to earn the save
- Orchestrated a 5.15 strikeout-to-walk ratio, leading the MAC and ranking 27th in the country
- Allowed only 20 walks over the course of the season
- Held opposing batters to a .220 batting average, ranking fourth in the MAC
- Maintained a 4.36 ERA, ranking 10th in the MAC among qualified pitchers
- Recorded three wins to tie for the team lead, coming against Ohio (March 20), Akron (April 2) and Western Michigan (May 8)
- Finished the season with five outings where he allowed one or fewer earned runs
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Minnesota State |
Mankato, Minn. |
- Made 35 appearances out of the bullpen over the last three years for the Mavericks, making at least 10 appearances each season
- Logged two saves for Minnesota State
- Struck out 50 batters over 40.1 innings of work
- Coming off a summer with the Willmar Stingers in the Northwoods League where he made six appearances with a 3-0 record
- Logged at least five innings in five of his six appearances for Willmar, totaling 30 innings of work
- Struck out 43 batters for the Stingers while maintaining a 1.50 ERA
New Ulm High School |
New Ulm, Minn. |
- Posted an 8-1 record as a senior, striking out 60 batters while leading New Ulm to a conference title
- Concluded his senior campaign with a 1.10 ERA over 47.1 innings of work
- Earned All-Conference honors in addition to being the New Ulm Sports Journal Player of the Year
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