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.