2026 (JUNIOR)
Season: Made a team-best 25 appearances on the mound, including three starts…Went 1-0 with a save and contributed to one shutout…Recorded 33 strikeouts in 41 innings and held opponents to a .239 average…Had 14 appearances going 1+ inning and allowing no earned runs…Had 10 appearances with multiple strikeouts…In Big Ten play, pitched in 16 games and made one start…Picked up one win and one save while contributing to one shutout…Notched 17 strikeouts in 21 innings and limited opponents to a .231 average.
Rankings: Finished the regular season ranked ninth in the Big Ten with 25 pitching appearances.
Game-By-Game: at Richmond (2/21): Tossed four scoreless innings…Allowed three hits and recorded one strikeout. at Texas Tech (3/6): Threw 3.1 frames…Gave up one run and tallied two strikeouts. St. Bonaventure (3/24): Fired 2.1 shutout innings…Surrendered one hit and registered four strikeouts. Illinois (3/29): Threw a scoreless inning and secured one strikeout. at Nebraska (4/5): Recorded a scoreless innings. vs. West Virginia (4/15): Threw 1.1 shutout innings. Bucknell (4/21): Made the start and threw three shutout innings…Gave up two hits and notched three strikeouts. at Oregon (4/25-26): Threw 1.1 scoreless innings and struck out two batters in both the second and third games of the series. Minnesota (5/2-3): Tossed two scoreless innings, allowing two hits, and recorded three strikeouts in game two...threw 1.2 frames and picked up the win in game three. Washington (5/8-9): Earned the save with a perfect inning, including two strikeouts, in the series opener…Worked a scoreless inning in game two. at Maryland (5/14-16): Appeared in all three games…Went two scoreless innings and struck out one batter in game one…Threw two-thirds of an inning and didn’t allow a run in game two…Fired two scoreless innings and struck out one in game three.
2025 (SOPHOMORE)
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.
Season: Made 15 appearances and 11 starts on the mound…Recorded four wins…Pitched 49 innings and recorded 29 strikeouts…Had four outings going 2+ innings and allowing two or less runs…In Big Ten games, made 10 appearances and seven starts and collected 15 strikeouts in 30 innings.
Game-by-Game: vs. Missouri (2/14): Fired five shutout innings…Gave up one hit while striking out a season-high seven batters. at Longwood (2/23): Earned the win with six scoreless innings…Allowed two hits and notched five strikeouts. at Richmond (2/28): Secured the win, throwing five innings. vs. Michigan State (3/22): Earned the win, going six innings. at Minnesota (4/5): Went 6.1 innings, allowing two runs and striking out four. vs. Maryland (5/3-4): Threw two scoreless innings and recorded three strikeouts in the second game of the series…Tossed 1.2 shutout innings and secured two strikeouts.
2024 (FRESHMAN)
Awards: Voted to All-Big Ten Freshman team…Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week (5/20).
Season: Made 21 appearances, including three starts…Went 4-1 with two saves…Tossed 55.2 innings and recorded 28 strikeouts…Had eight outings going 1+ inning and allowing no earned runs…Had five outings going 4+ innings and giving up two or less earned runs…In conference games, went 2-1 with save and a 4.05 ERA in 12 appearances (one start).
Rankings: Led Big Ten freshmen with four wins.
Game-by-Game: vs. Monmouth (2/16): Went one inning and did not allow an earned run, while striking out three. at Stanford (2/24): Tossed three shutout innings to pick up the save. at Davidson (3/3): Earned the win…Fired five innings, allowing two runs on one hit and one walk. vs. Harvard (3/8): Threw two innings without giving up an earned run and striking out three. Michigan (3/24): Tossed one shutout inning and struck out one. at Indiana (4/13): Threw four innings…Allowed two runs and recorded two strikeouts. at Georgetown (5/3): Fired two shutout innings and tallied three strikeouts. Rutgers (5/12): Threw four shutout innings. at Maryland (5/16-17): Picked up the save in the series opener, firing four scoreless innings and striking out one…Earned a win in game one of a doubleheader on Friday, going three shutout innings.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Avonworth High School for head coach Christopher Bardakos…Helped Avonworth to a 16-9 mark and an appearance in the WPIAL Class 3A Semifinals in 2022…As a junior, went 7-1 on the mound with a 1.80 ERA and 61 strikeouts in 36 innings…Ranked as the No. 51 prospect in No. 19 right-handed pitcher in Pennsylvania by Prep Baseball Report…Tabbed as the No. 72 prospect and the No. 28 right-handed pitcher in the state by Perfect Game…Played travel ball for US Elite.
PERSONAL
Son of Bob and Jackie Horwat…Has a brother, Nick…Undecided on a major.