Iowa WR, pitcher Brody Brecht stepping away from football to concentrate on baseball
Iowa dual-sport athlete Brody Brecht is stepping away from football to concentrate on baseball, he announced Friday. Here’s what you need to know:
- Brecht, a sophomore, started five games for Iowa’s football team at wide receiver last season, tallying nine receptions for 87 yards.
- He made his baseball season debut last month; Breceht has struck out 36 batters in 23 innings pitched this season across five starts, posting a 2.20 ERA and 1.24 WHIP.
- As a freshman, Brecht posted a 3.18 ERA in 17 appearances (one start).
- Brecht is a potential first-round pick in the 2024 MLB Draft.
What Brecht said
“Football is my first love. But in the past few years, baseball has become my true passion. With that said, I have decided to step away from football to focus full-time on my college baseball career,” Brecht said in a statement on social media. “I want to be great at baseball and hope to play Major League Baseball in the future. I belive putting my focus fully on baseball is the best way for me to achieve that goal.”
God’s Plan
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— Brody Brecht (@brody_brecht) March 25, 2023
Backstory
Brecht went undrafted in the 2021 MLB Draft out of high school. He told the Des Moines Register at the time that he raised the signing price he would have needed to get in order to forgo college and that “some teams backed out.”
Brecht was an Iowa Gatorade Player of the Year and went 10-0 with a 0.57 ERA as a senior with 126 strikeouts.
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