Southeast Missouri State University Athletics

2018:
Pitched in 23 games with 3 starts for a 1-2 record … Had an ERA of 4.80  in 50.2 innings of work … Led the team and was seventh in the OVC in saves with  five …Was third on the team with 23 appearances … Was fourth on the team with 33 batters struck out … Against Tennessee Tech (4/29) had a season-best 3.2 innings of work with a pair of strikeouts and an 4.81 ERA … Named Southeast Scholar-Athlete and Commissioner Honor Roll selection.

2017:
Pitched in 12 games out of the bullpen…Fashioned a 2-1 record…Posted four strikeouts in 10 innings of work…Picked up his first career win when he struck out one in 1.2 innings vs. Tennessee Tech (4/29)…Matched his longest outing of the season when he also worked 1.2 innings at Western Michigan (5/6)…Recorded a season-high two strikeouts in two-thirds of an inning vs. Southern Illinois (4/25)...Southeast Scholar-Athlete and Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection.

2016:
Started two games in five total appearances in his rookie campaign…Pitched six total innings including a season-long 3.0 inning outing in his Redhawk debut at Alcorn State (2/22)…Southeast Scholar-Athlete.

Prep:
Started and lettered three years for Valley Catholic High School…Pitched and played first base…Helped lead Valle Catholic to back-to-back Class 2 State Championships as a junior and a senior…Earned All-State, all-district, and all conference honors as a sophomore, junior, and senior… Struck out 15 batters during the Class 2 state semifinals against Linn in 2014…Threw a one-hitter in the state semis in 2015 while striking out 14…Hit a two-run home run in the state championship game Also competed in basketball…Earned all-conference and all-district honors in basketball…Was a high-honors student.

Personal: Born March 4, 1997…Son of Jerry and Geri Bergtholdt…Sister Abbie plays volleyball at Fontbonne University…Majoring in Corporate Communication at Southeast.