The 6-foot-4, 210-pound senior right-handed pitcher and outfielder compiled a 3-0 record on the mound with a 2.45 ERA and 69 strikeouts in 34.1 innings this past season, leading the Hawks to a 21-9 record and a berth in the Class 4A state final. A First Team All-State selection and Iowa’s No. 3 draft prospect as ranked by Perfect Game, Brecht also posted a .333 batting average with three home runs, 27 RBI and an OPS of 1.084.
Brecht has maintained a 4.08 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play football on scholarship at the University of Iowa this fall, but is projected as an early-round selection in July’s Major League Baseball draft.
A member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Brecht has volunteered locally on behalf of his church youth group.
