2019 (Senior Year): Appeared in 19 games ... posted a 5-5 record with a 5.96 ERA with 14 starts on the mound ... his 83 innings pitched were second most on the team ... struck out 69 batters while walking just 25 ... struck out a season-high nine batters at Southern Illinois (4/20) ... pitched five stellar innings in relief in the regular-season finale against Evansville (5/18) to help the Redbirds clinch a share of the MVC regular-season title.
2018 (Junior Year): Appeared in 25 games all in relief … posted a 3-4 record with a 5.94 ERA … struck out 29 batters while walking 12 in 36.1 innings on the mound … struck out a season-high three batters three times … tossed a season-high two and two-thirds innings twice … struck out at least two batters nine times.
2017 (Sophomore Year): Appeared in 20 games, with one start … posted an 0-4 record and 5.67 ERA … struck out 17 batters in 27 innings on the mound … did not allow an earned run over first five appearances of the season, spanning 6.2 innings … struck out a season-high three batters against Milwaukee (5/2) in his only start of the season … tossed a season-high four innings versus Western Illinois (4/25), allowing just one hit, no walks and no runs … made four-straight scoreless outings, totaling eight innings (4/7 to 4/29) … allowed one run in one-third of an inning in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament title game versus Dallas Baptist (5/28) … named MVC and AFNI honor rolls.
2016 (Freshman Year): Appeared in 19 games, with two starting assignments … posted an 0-1 record and a 6.67 ERA … tallied 21 strikeouts in 27 innings of work … made collegiate debut at Belmont (2/20), allowing one run over two innings of work … made first career start against Michigan State (3/8) … made 11 scoreless appearances, including six in a row (between 4/2 and 4/16) … recorded a career-high five strikeouts at No. 9 Oregon (2/25) … tossed a career-high 4.2 innings against Michigan State (3/8) … walked zero or one batter in all but three appearances … named to the AFNI Honor Roll.
Centennial HS: Competed as a member of school’s baseball and basketball teams … earned all-state honors as a senior … named an All-Big 12 First-Team pick in baseball his junior and senior years … named a News Gazette All-Area selection his sophomore, junior and senior years … helped the baseball team win two regional championships and one sectional championship … served as team captain as a senior … went 10-1 with a 0.58 ERA and 96 strikeouts, against only 13 walks, as a senior … went 5-4 with a 2.58 ERA as a junior … went 6-2 with a 1.15 ERA as a sophomore … graduated with high honors … earned Big 12 Scholar-Athlete Award and IHSA Scholastic Achievement Award three times each.
Personal: Born Sept. 17, 1996 in Urbana, Illinois … son of John and Kimberly Lindgren … has an older sister, Allyson, and a younger brother, Will … sister attended Illinois State … father played football at Henderson State … majoring in business administration.
