2024 Baseball Roster
Roster
Jersey Number 10
Michael Freund
- Position:
- Right-Handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 197
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Bozeman, Mont.
- High School:
- Belgrade HS
- Prev School:
- Umpqua CC
Honors and Awards
2023
Dean’s List (Fall)
2023
Dean’s List (Fall)
2024 SEASON
A key member of the bullpen for the first six weeks of the season before making the move to midweek starter … Season ended after three starts because of an injury … Finished season with a 3-1 record, a 5.92 ERA and one save … Made 11 appearances allowing 18 runs (16 earned) on 32 hits in 24.1 innings with 20 strikeouts and seven walks … at Shriners Children's College Baseball Showdown (Feb. 16-18): Made a pair of appearances in the season-opening tournament ... Picked up first career save in first career appearance in the season opener against Oklahoma ... Did not allow a run or hit in 1.2 innings of work while fanning two ... Struck out one against #18 Texas Tech while allowing two runs (1 earned) in 0.2 innings ... vs. Lafayette (Feb. 24): Picked up first career win while allowing a run on three hits in 2.1 innings with one K and a walk ... vs. UC Santa Barbara (March 1-3): Made a pair of appearances against the Gauchos while not allowing a run in 1.1 innings pitched ... In game two of the series, tossed a scoreless inning while fanning one ... Got the final out in Oregon's win in the series finale tossing 0.1 innings while fanning the final batter to end the game ... at Arizona State (March 10): Picked up the win in a series clinching win while allowing two runs on three hits in 2.1 innings .. vs. California (March 17): Tossed an inning in an Oregon win ... vs. Arizona (March 23): Allowed a run on a hit in 2.1 innings pitched ... vs. Seattle (March 27): Did not allow a run in first career start while allowing just four hits with five Ks in a then career-high five innings pitched ... at Portland (April 2): Made first career quality start allowing three runs (2 earned) on six hits in 6.0 innings of work with a career-high seven strikeouts … vs. Sacramento State (April 9): Suffered a season-ending injury while allowing seven runs on eight hits in two innings of work.
2023 SEASON (at UMPQUA CC)
Earned first-team All-Northwest Athletic Conference honors after leading Umpqua to a NWAC playoff berth … Finished 5-2 with a 1.37 ERA one save while making 12 appearances (5 starts) … Allowed 14 runs (9 earned) on 42 hits in 59.1 innings pitched with 56 strikeouts and just 11 walks … Averaged 8.49 Ks per nine innings … Finished eighth in the NWAC in ERA and ninth in WHIP (.89) … Had a season-high 11 strikeouts while getting credit for the win in a 6-1 victory over Clackamas while not allowing a run or hit in a season-high seven innings pitched out of the bullpen … Fanned seven hitters in three separate outings … Had four quality starts … Picked up lone save tossing three innings while allowing just one run on four hits in a 7-1 win over Clark.
2022 SEASON (at UMPQUA CC)
Finished 3-1 with a 1.59 ERA and three saves while making nine appearances … Allowed five runs (4 earned) on 12 hits in 22.2 innings pitched with 20 strikeouts and just four walks … Fanned 7.94 batters per nine innings while finishing with a .71 (WHIP) … A position player to start the season, batted .208 (5-for-24) with two doubles and two stolen bases … Got the save in career debut on the mound after tossing 3.0 scoreless innings with four Ks in a 9-4 win over Chemeketa on April 7 … Added second save nine days later throwing a scoreless inning vs. Clark on April 16 … Made it three saves in as many appearances (and two in two days) with two scoreless innings in a 4-1 win over Clark on April 17 … Tossed a career-high 9.2 innings of relief with nine Ks in a 3-1 (21-inning) loss to Lower Columbia on May 22.
2021 SEASON (at UMPQUA CC)
Batted .234 (26-for-111) with three home runs, 15 RBI, six doubles, one triple and nine stolen bases in 31 games … Had six multi-hit games, including one 3-hit game … Drove in multiple runs three times including a pair of 3-RBI games … Scored multiple runs in five games … First career home run came in a 4-3 loss to Chemeketa on April 18 … Also homered at Clackamas (April 27) and at Linn Benton (June 2).
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Belgrade High School in Bellgrade, Mont. … Played American Legion Baseball for the Bozeman Bucks (Montana high schools do not offer baseball) … Led Bucks to a state title in 2019 as well as a Northwest Regional runner-up finish … Earned first-team all-state honors in both 2018 and 2019 … American Legion coach was Garrett Schultz.
2024-25 Oregon Baseball Intro Video
Thursday, June 12
Oregon Baseball | Eugene Regional | Postgame vs. Cal Poly
Saturday, May 31
Oregon Baseball | Eugene Regional | Postgame vs. Utah Valley
Saturday, May 31
Grayson Grinsell & Jacob Walsh | NCAA Selection Show
Monday, May 26