Bowling Green State University Athletics
2023 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 22
Owen Recker
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Kalida, Ohio
- High School:
- Kalida
Years of Remaining Eligibility including 2022-23: 3
2023
2022
2021
2020
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
Career Highlights
- Two-time Academic All-MAC (2022, 2023)
2023
- Made 15 appearances out of the bullpen for the Falcons
- Recorded a team-high three saves, tied for 10th in the MAC
- Saves came against Louisville (Feb. 25), Purdue Fort Wayne (March 21) and Eastern Michigan (April 15)
- Tallied his lone win of the season against Ball State (April 29)
- Registered six scoreless outings over the course of the season
- Ended the season with a 6.41 ERA over 19.2 innings pitched with 12 strikeouts
2022
- Appeared in 14 games, making six starts
- Threw 15 strikeouts in 29.2 innings
- Threw three shutout innings over two back-to-back appearances against Toledo on 5/7-10
2021
- Did not see game action for the Falcons
2020
- Made two appearances for the Falcons, both of them being starts
- Pitched 7.1 innings
- Posted an ERA of 4.91
- Recorded five strikeouts
- Finished the shortened season with a record of 0-1
HIGH SCHOOL
- Highest-rated recruit to commit to BGSU since Prep Baseball Report (PBR) began ranking players in 2012
- PBR ranked him as the No. 4 pitcher in Ohio and the No. 11 overall player in Ohio's 2019 class
- Four-year letterwinner for coaches Joe Recker, Ryan Hoffman and Brian Klausing at Kalida High School
- Also lettered in basketball
- Two-time All-League performer on the diamond
- Named the 2018 Putnam County League Player of the Year
- Earned First Team All-Ohio honors in 2018
- Posted an 8-0 record as a junior, allowing just one earned run while striking out 91 batters in 46.1 innings
- Played travel baseball for the Midland Braves
PERSONAL
- Son of Joe and Lori Recker
- Has three older brothers (Kyle, Brandon and Jordan) and one older sister (Nicole)
- Brother Jordan played college baseball at Owens CC and Siena Heights
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