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Jersey Number 14
Tommy Szczepanski
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 235
- B/T::
- R/R
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Bay City, Mich.
- High School:
- Garber HS
- Prev School:
- Virginia Tech
CAREER NOTES: Third-year Spartan, coming to MSU after one season (2023) at Virginia Tech ... A two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree, earning the honors in 2025 and 2026 ... Has struck out the side in first outing of season in back-to-back seasons, doing so in his Spartan debut on Feb. 16 vs. Merrimack and in his collegiate debut at Virginia Tech on Feb. 26, 2023 ... Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 19th round (pick no. 565), but turned down the chance to sign to attend VA Tech.
2026 (SENIOR): Collected Academic All-Big Ten accolades ... Made 23 appearances, all in relief, logging two saves, along with 55 strikeouts against 27 walks, in 34.1 IP ... The 23 appearances is tied for third on MSU staff, while the 23 games in relief is third ... Ranked second on staff in both saves (2) and games finished (10) ... Also third on staff in strikeouts (5%), tied for fourth on team in strikeouts looking (14), along with third in opposing batting average (.236) ... Additionally, shared team lead in runners picked off (1) ... Earned first save of season in season-opener on Feb. 13 at No. 8 Louisville, coming on in eighth inning with one on and one out, and ending inning with a strikeout, then tallied two more strikeouts in the ninth to secure the save in the 4-3 Victory for MSU and the upset over the eighth-ranked Cardinals ... Earned second save of season on May 12 with three Ks in 1.0 IP vs. Eastern Michigan ... Fired multiple strikeouts in 19 of the 23 outings, including the first 14 appearances, highlighted by season-high five strikeouts on April 14 vs. Oakland in 2.0 IP ... Added four Ks in three other appearances, as part of 10 outings with three or more Ks ... Had six outings without a hit allowed, including four-straight (March 3-21), while registering 11 appearances without a run of any kind and 12 without an earned run, including three separate stretches of three in a row ... Went a season-long 3.0 IP outing, part of 15 outings of over 1.0 IP ... Fielded position with one putout and two assists.
2025 (JUNIOR): Earned Academic All-Big Ten recognition.
2024 (SOPHOMORE): Named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Stopper of the Year Preseason Watch List ... Made 17 appearances with two starts, posting three saves ... Logged 29 strikeouts in 20.1 IP, for a 12.8 K/9 inn. ratio ... Made Spartan debut on Feb. 16 in season-opener vs. Merrimack in Charleston, S.C., firing 1.0 IP striking out the side in 12 pitches ... Earned first save as a Spartan on March 8 vs. Western Michigan at Fluor Field in Greenville, S.C., with 1.0 IP, ringing up two Ks ... Collected two saves in span of three appearances, first on March 17 vs. Evansville with 1.0 IP with a pair of punchouts and added another save less than a week later, at Maryland (March 23) with 1.0 IP and no hits or runs ... Chalked up career-high five strikeouts vs. Evansville (March 16) in career-long 3.1 IP ... Added four Ks in 2.2 IP vs. Notre Dame (April 30), part of nine outings with multiple strikeouts, logging three or more in five of the nine occurrences ... Along with the three Ks in Spartan debut, also added three punchouts in 1.0 IP vs. VCU (March 10) and three Ks in 1.1 IP vs. Michigan (May 5) ... Did not allow a hit in seven outings, while not yielding a run in seven appearances ... Fielded position with one putout and two assists in three chances.
PREVIOUS SCHOOL: Played one season (2023) at Virginia Tech ... Rated No. 122 in Perfect Game’s USA’s Top 500 Incoming Freshman ... Made six appearances with one start, including coming on in relief for two combined shutouts ... Fired 10 strikeouts in 6.0 IP (15.0 K/9 innings), yielding just five hits while holding the opposition to a .217 average against him ... Fired season-high three strikeouts twice, striking out the side in collegiate debut on Feb. 26, 2023 vs. Bryant, then adding three punchouts in 2.0 IP shutout frames vs. Bowling Green on May 6, 2023 ... Logged at least one strikeout in all six outings ... Didn’t yield a hit in three outings, and also didn’t allow a run in three appearances ... Played for the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod League in the summer of 2023
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a three-year letterwinner at Garber High School for coach John Jeczmionka, as a pitcher, first baseman and third baseman ... Led Garber to the Tri-Valley East championship, as well as district and regional titles in senior season ... Named the MLive Bay City Player of the Year as a senior, as well as a two-time MLive Bay City Dream Team honoree, along with a three-time All-District, All-County, All-State, and Tri-Valley Conference honoree ... Also selected to the Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association Dream Team... Selected to play in the MHSBCA All-Star game at Comerica Park ... Finished three-year high school career with 22 wins while logging 285 strikeouts and a 1.33 ERA ... Rang up a strikeout in final pitch in high school ... Logged a 7-1 record with 98 strikeouts in 47.2 innings in senior season ... Was a three-year team captain ... Rated as the No. 2 pitcher and the No. 4 overall player in the state of Michigan by Prep Baseball Report coming out of high school ... Rated as the No. 6 overall player coming out of high school by Perfect Game ... Registered a 1.42 ERA with 105 strikeouts in 49.0 innings as a junior ... Junior season highlights included an 18-strikeout outing ... Played summer league with the Saginaw Bay Riverdawgs ... Also a three-year letterwinner for the Dukes’ football team at quarterback and safety ... Earned two-time County Dream Team, All-State and All-District accolades ... Threw for four TDs and 314 yards v. Carrollton in senior-year season-opener.
PERSONAL: Son of Missy and Tom Szczepanski … Has one younger brother, Tanner … Played for the Essexville-Hampton Little League All-Stars, where he was coached by his father, Tom Szczepanski, playing pitcher, shortstop, and third baseman, helping them win the district and state championships, coming within one game of the Little League World Series, losing to Kentucky in the 2016 Great Lakes Regional final ... Majoring in psychology at MSU ... Chose Michigan State because of the connection with the coaching staff and education ... Chose MSU over several other ACC, SEC and Big Ten schools.
2026 (SENIOR): Collected Academic All-Big Ten accolades ... Made 23 appearances, all in relief, logging two saves, along with 55 strikeouts against 27 walks, in 34.1 IP ... The 23 appearances is tied for third on MSU staff, while the 23 games in relief is third ... Ranked second on staff in both saves (2) and games finished (10) ... Also third on staff in strikeouts (5%), tied for fourth on team in strikeouts looking (14), along with third in opposing batting average (.236) ... Additionally, shared team lead in runners picked off (1) ... Earned first save of season in season-opener on Feb. 13 at No. 8 Louisville, coming on in eighth inning with one on and one out, and ending inning with a strikeout, then tallied two more strikeouts in the ninth to secure the save in the 4-3 Victory for MSU and the upset over the eighth-ranked Cardinals ... Earned second save of season on May 12 with three Ks in 1.0 IP vs. Eastern Michigan ... Fired multiple strikeouts in 19 of the 23 outings, including the first 14 appearances, highlighted by season-high five strikeouts on April 14 vs. Oakland in 2.0 IP ... Added four Ks in three other appearances, as part of 10 outings with three or more Ks ... Had six outings without a hit allowed, including four-straight (March 3-21), while registering 11 appearances without a run of any kind and 12 without an earned run, including three separate stretches of three in a row ... Went a season-long 3.0 IP outing, part of 15 outings of over 1.0 IP ... Fielded position with one putout and two assists.
2025 (JUNIOR): Earned Academic All-Big Ten recognition.
2024 (SOPHOMORE): Named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Stopper of the Year Preseason Watch List ... Made 17 appearances with two starts, posting three saves ... Logged 29 strikeouts in 20.1 IP, for a 12.8 K/9 inn. ratio ... Made Spartan debut on Feb. 16 in season-opener vs. Merrimack in Charleston, S.C., firing 1.0 IP striking out the side in 12 pitches ... Earned first save as a Spartan on March 8 vs. Western Michigan at Fluor Field in Greenville, S.C., with 1.0 IP, ringing up two Ks ... Collected two saves in span of three appearances, first on March 17 vs. Evansville with 1.0 IP with a pair of punchouts and added another save less than a week later, at Maryland (March 23) with 1.0 IP and no hits or runs ... Chalked up career-high five strikeouts vs. Evansville (March 16) in career-long 3.1 IP ... Added four Ks in 2.2 IP vs. Notre Dame (April 30), part of nine outings with multiple strikeouts, logging three or more in five of the nine occurrences ... Along with the three Ks in Spartan debut, also added three punchouts in 1.0 IP vs. VCU (March 10) and three Ks in 1.1 IP vs. Michigan (May 5) ... Did not allow a hit in seven outings, while not yielding a run in seven appearances ... Fielded position with one putout and two assists in three chances.
PREVIOUS SCHOOL: Played one season (2023) at Virginia Tech ... Rated No. 122 in Perfect Game’s USA’s Top 500 Incoming Freshman ... Made six appearances with one start, including coming on in relief for two combined shutouts ... Fired 10 strikeouts in 6.0 IP (15.0 K/9 innings), yielding just five hits while holding the opposition to a .217 average against him ... Fired season-high three strikeouts twice, striking out the side in collegiate debut on Feb. 26, 2023 vs. Bryant, then adding three punchouts in 2.0 IP shutout frames vs. Bowling Green on May 6, 2023 ... Logged at least one strikeout in all six outings ... Didn’t yield a hit in three outings, and also didn’t allow a run in three appearances ... Played for the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod League in the summer of 2023
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a three-year letterwinner at Garber High School for coach John Jeczmionka, as a pitcher, first baseman and third baseman ... Led Garber to the Tri-Valley East championship, as well as district and regional titles in senior season ... Named the MLive Bay City Player of the Year as a senior, as well as a two-time MLive Bay City Dream Team honoree, along with a three-time All-District, All-County, All-State, and Tri-Valley Conference honoree ... Also selected to the Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association Dream Team... Selected to play in the MHSBCA All-Star game at Comerica Park ... Finished three-year high school career with 22 wins while logging 285 strikeouts and a 1.33 ERA ... Rang up a strikeout in final pitch in high school ... Logged a 7-1 record with 98 strikeouts in 47.2 innings in senior season ... Was a three-year team captain ... Rated as the No. 2 pitcher and the No. 4 overall player in the state of Michigan by Prep Baseball Report coming out of high school ... Rated as the No. 6 overall player coming out of high school by Perfect Game ... Registered a 1.42 ERA with 105 strikeouts in 49.0 innings as a junior ... Junior season highlights included an 18-strikeout outing ... Played summer league with the Saginaw Bay Riverdawgs ... Also a three-year letterwinner for the Dukes’ football team at quarterback and safety ... Earned two-time County Dream Team, All-State and All-District accolades ... Threw for four TDs and 314 yards v. Carrollton in senior-year season-opener.
PERSONAL: Son of Missy and Tom Szczepanski … Has one younger brother, Tanner … Played for the Essexville-Hampton Little League All-Stars, where he was coached by his father, Tom Szczepanski, playing pitcher, shortstop, and third baseman, helping them win the district and state championships, coming within one game of the Little League World Series, losing to Kentucky in the 2016 Great Lakes Regional final ... Majoring in psychology at MSU ... Chose Michigan State because of the connection with the coaching staff and education ... Chose MSU over several other ACC, SEC and Big Ten schools.
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