Completed Event: Baseball at Omaha on May 22, 2025 , Loss , 6, to, 7 , 10 inn.
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FINAL
Baseball
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(10 inn.)
at Omaha
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South Dakota State University Athletics
2022 Baseball Roster
Barnett, Bret
Jersey Number 7
Bret Barnett
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 200
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Indianola, Iowa
- High School:
- Martensdale-St. Mary’s H.S.
- Major:
- Operations Management
Bio
PRONUNCIATION
HONORS AND AWARDS
2020: Recorded at least one strikeout in all seven of his appearances ... struck out season-high three batters in 2 1/3 innings in season debut at Dallas Baptist (2/15) ... earned save with a scoreless ninth inning in series opener at Pacific (2/21) ... hurled a scoreless inning in each of his appearances versus Minnesota (2/28, 3/4) ... second outing against Minnesota marked his first career start ... tossed 1 1/3 scoreless innings to pick up save at Air Force in final appearance of the season (3/7)
2019: Put together one of the best seasons ever by a Jackrabbit relief pitcher … led team with seven saves and ranked third on the squad with five wins … struck out 47 batters in 34 1/3 innings for an average of 12.32 K’s per nine innings pitched – the third-best ratio in program history … his 1.31 earned run average also ranked as the third-best in a season by a Jackrabbit … shared team lead with 20 appearances and allowed a run in only three of those outings … limited opposing hitters to a .138 batting average … opened season by striking out two in two innings of series finale against UT Martin (2/17) … credited with first collegiate win after tossing two scoreless innings against Florida International (2/23) … recorded first career save by retiring the final batter of the game in series finale at UA Little Rock (3/10) … struck out four batters over 2 2/3 innings to earn win at Oral Roberts (3/23) … combined on shutout in 3-0 win at Omaha by pitching final 2 1/3 innings for save … fanned season-high six batters over 2 2/3 innings to pick up win versus Purdue Fort Wayne (4/4) … five of the six outs he recorded in save of series opener against Oral Roberts were via the strikeout … each of his final five saves covered at least two innings … pitched a total of three scoreless innings over two appearances at Summit League Baseball Championship (5/23-24)
2018: Served as a left-handed specialist out of the bullpen during his first season with the Jackrabbits … made 19 appearances – all in relief – but did not factor into any decisions … did not allow a run in his first six appearances, totaling 4 1/3 innings … struck out season-high two batters in two innings of work at Northern Colorado (3/11) … hurled 1 1/3 scoreless innings with a strikeout at Minnesota (4/25) … matched season high with two innings pitched at Wichita State (5/9) … final appearance of season came in Summit League Baseball Championship against Oral Roberts (5/26)
BEFORE SDSU: Excelled in all phases of the game during a standout prep career at Martensdale-St. Mary’s High School ... earned All-State Super Team honors as an outfielder from the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association during his senior year ... also was a second-team academic all-state honoree ... batted .485 with 57 runs batted in, 16 doubles, four triples and a home run in leading team to 41-5 record and title-game appearance at state tournament ... was 20-of-22 on stolen base tries ... on the mound, went 6-0 and tallied 80 strikeouts against only 17 bases on balls in 40 1/3 innings ... allowed only 10 hits all season, limiting opponents to a .073 batting average ... three-time all-conference and two-time all-district pick ... racked up 96 strikeouts and only 23 walks in 51 innings pitched en route to a 6-2 record as a junior ... also was an all-conference selection in basketballÂ
HONORS AND AWARDS
- All-Summit League First Team (2019)
- Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2019, 2020, 2021)
2020: Recorded at least one strikeout in all seven of his appearances ... struck out season-high three batters in 2 1/3 innings in season debut at Dallas Baptist (2/15) ... earned save with a scoreless ninth inning in series opener at Pacific (2/21) ... hurled a scoreless inning in each of his appearances versus Minnesota (2/28, 3/4) ... second outing against Minnesota marked his first career start ... tossed 1 1/3 scoreless innings to pick up save at Air Force in final appearance of the season (3/7)
2019: Put together one of the best seasons ever by a Jackrabbit relief pitcher … led team with seven saves and ranked third on the squad with five wins … struck out 47 batters in 34 1/3 innings for an average of 12.32 K’s per nine innings pitched – the third-best ratio in program history … his 1.31 earned run average also ranked as the third-best in a season by a Jackrabbit … shared team lead with 20 appearances and allowed a run in only three of those outings … limited opposing hitters to a .138 batting average … opened season by striking out two in two innings of series finale against UT Martin (2/17) … credited with first collegiate win after tossing two scoreless innings against Florida International (2/23) … recorded first career save by retiring the final batter of the game in series finale at UA Little Rock (3/10) … struck out four batters over 2 2/3 innings to earn win at Oral Roberts (3/23) … combined on shutout in 3-0 win at Omaha by pitching final 2 1/3 innings for save … fanned season-high six batters over 2 2/3 innings to pick up win versus Purdue Fort Wayne (4/4) … five of the six outs he recorded in save of series opener against Oral Roberts were via the strikeout … each of his final five saves covered at least two innings … pitched a total of three scoreless innings over two appearances at Summit League Baseball Championship (5/23-24)
2018: Served as a left-handed specialist out of the bullpen during his first season with the Jackrabbits … made 19 appearances – all in relief – but did not factor into any decisions … did not allow a run in his first six appearances, totaling 4 1/3 innings … struck out season-high two batters in two innings of work at Northern Colorado (3/11) … hurled 1 1/3 scoreless innings with a strikeout at Minnesota (4/25) … matched season high with two innings pitched at Wichita State (5/9) … final appearance of season came in Summit League Baseball Championship against Oral Roberts (5/26)
BEFORE SDSU: Excelled in all phases of the game during a standout prep career at Martensdale-St. Mary’s High School ... earned All-State Super Team honors as an outfielder from the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association during his senior year ... also was a second-team academic all-state honoree ... batted .485 with 57 runs batted in, 16 doubles, four triples and a home run in leading team to 41-5 record and title-game appearance at state tournament ... was 20-of-22 on stolen base tries ... on the mound, went 6-0 and tallied 80 strikeouts against only 17 bases on balls in 40 1/3 innings ... allowed only 10 hits all season, limiting opponents to a .073 batting average ... three-time all-conference and two-time all-district pick ... racked up 96 strikeouts and only 23 walks in 51 innings pitched en route to a 6-2 record as a junior ... also was an all-conference selection in basketballÂ
Baseball Highlights vs Omaha (05.22.2025)
Thursday, May 22
Baseball Highlights vs Oral Roberts (05.21.2025)
Wednesday, May 21
Baseball Weekly Update (05.19.2025)
Monday, May 19
Baseball Highlights vs Oral Roberts (05.17.2025)
Saturday, May 17
