Keagen Jirschele

Photo by: Jenna Batka

Photo by: Bob Solorio

Height:
5-10
Weight:
185
Position:
Pitcher/Infielder
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Wausau, Wis.
High School:
Mosinee H.S.
Major:
Business Economics

PRONUNCIATION

2025: Contributed as both a second baseman and pitcher during freshman campaign ... played in 37 games overall, including 10 appearances on the mound ... singled home a run in collegiate debut versus Pacific (Calif.) (2/21) ... hit safely in all three games he played in opening series of season at Pacific (2/21-23) ... pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings of relief in series opener at Sacramento State (2/26), then went 3-for-4 at the plate with a walk, stolen base and run scored the next day ... drove in pair of runs in series finale at Northern Colorado (3/16) ... began season-best six-game hitting streak with 2-for-4 effort, including a double, in first game of twinbill at Oral Roberts (4/6) ... hit first collegiate home run in Game 2 of doubleheader at Oral Roberts ... tossed 1 2/3 scoreless innings in relief role at Kansas (4/2), which was followed by scoreless appearances in back-to-back games at Minnesota (4/16) and St. Thomas (4/17) ... doubled and homered in series opener versus Northern Colorado (5/2) ... made relief appearance against Oral Roberts in first game of Summit League Baseball Championship (5/21) and later made pinch-hitting appearance against Omaha (5/22)

BEFORE SDSU: Keagen excelled in three sports at Mosinee High School and was selected as Boys/Male Athlete of the Year at the Northeast Wisconsin High School Sports Awards and by Newswatch 12 ... was honored as Division 2 State Player of the Year by the Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association as a senior ... earned first-team all-conference honors as both an infielder and pitcher three times, while receiving all-state recognition as a position player three times, including a first-team selection in 2024 ... batted .402 with five home runs, 25 runs batted in and 37 stolen bases as a senior ... added 77 strikeouts in 58 innings on the mound ... 54 of his 115 career hits went for extra bases as he tallied 33 doubles, 9 triples and 12 home runs ... career totals also included a .404 batting average, 94 stolen bases, 211 strikeouts in 168 2/3 innings, 24 victories and a 1.08 earned run average ... Great Northern Conference Player of the Year in both baseball and football (offensive and defensive) ... 2023 recipient of the Jim Leonhard Award as the most outstanding senior defensive back in Wisconsin ... also was a first-team all-conference and honorable mention all-state pick in basketball ... member of the National Honor Society and an academic all-state honoree