Chase Stanke

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Position:
Catcher
Ht./Wt.:
6-2 / 180
Bats/Throws:
L/R
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Sugar Grove, Ill.
High School:
Marmion Academy

PRONUNCIATION

HONORS & AWARDS
Academic All-Big Ten (2020, 2021)
Big Ten Players to Watch (2022)
Buster Posey Watch List (2021, 2022)
CoSIDA Academic All-District (2021, 2022)
Scholar-Athlete & Excellence in Athletic Performance Award (2022)

2022 | SENIOR Played in 51 of the 52 games as a senior, starting in 50 · slashed .228/.513/.323 with a team-high 13 home runs (most for a Gopher since 2009), 42 RBI and 29 runs scored · walked 22 times, picked up 43 hits in 189 at bats · tallied 439 putouts and 45 assists while posting a team-best .996 fielding percentage. Game Highlights: Hit a home run on opening day in a win at Florida Atlantic (Feb. 18) · hit home runs in the final two games of the series at FAU (Feb. 20-21) · went 2-for-3 with a double against Indiana State (Feb. 26) · hit a career-best two home runs with five RBI and two runs in a win over UST (March 1) · ripped two hits, including a double and a home run, against No. 25 West Virginia (March 4) · broke up a no-hitter and a shutout with a home run against No. 12 Notre Dame (March 6) · registered two doubles vs. NDSU (March 8) · tallied a 1-for-3 outing with a home run and two RBI in a win over Western Illinois (March 27) · had a home run and three RBI vs. No. 23 Maryland April 8) · hit another long ball at Iowa (April 16) · went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI at Michigan State (May 1) · totaled a 2-for-4 outing with two RBI and a home run at Indiana in a win (May 15) · hit a three-run home run against Omaha (May 17) · blasted a three-run home run in his final game as a Gopher on May 21 against Northwestern.

2021 | SUMMER Played in 21 games for the Lincoln Potters of the CCL, hitting .449 with three home runs and 19 RBI · had 35 hits, including seven doubles, while drawing 11 walks · had 10 multi-hit games, including two games with four hits and a pair with three hits.

2021 | JUNIOR Named to Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the Year Watch List ·Played in 36 games, starting in 35 for the Gophers in 2021 · ranked second on the team in hits (34) and third in batting average with a line of .272/355/.352 in a team-high 125 at bats · Hit two home runs and drove in 17 RBI with four doubles and 44 total bases · Game Highlights: Went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a walk in a win over Rutgers (March 7) · Tallied two hits in four at bats in a win over Illinois (March 14) · Totaled four RBI with a 2-for-5 outing against Michigan State (April 3) · Went 2-for-4 with a double and a walk in a win the next day vs. MSU · Closed out the MSU series with a 4-for-5 day, including two runs and two RBI · Hit his first home run in a 2-for-4 afternoon at Maryland (April 30) · Finished the series at Maryland by going 3-for-4 with a run scored · Clubbed his second and final long ball of the year against Purdue (May 21).

2020 | SUMMER Competed for the Willmar Stingers of the Northwoods League · named a 2020 Northwoods League Postseason All-Star · led all Gophers in the Northwoods League with a .310 batting average · slashed .310/.360/.470 across 100 at bats with three home runs, one triple, five doubles, 14 runs, 22 RBI and seven walks · made just one error behind the plate · garnered NWL Player of the Night honors on July 18 after going 2-for-3 with one triple, one double, four RBI and two runs scored · earned a second NWL Player of the Night award on Aug. 5 by going 4-for-5 with one home run, one double, three RBI and two runs.

2020 | SOPHOMORE Played in 18 games including 15 starts · slashed .170/.262/.245 with one triple, two doubles, four runs and five RBI across 53 at bats · paced the Big Ten in putouts (174) and finished tied for first in runners caught stealing (seven) and pickoffs (one). Game Highlights: Went 1-for-3 with one run scored, one RBI and a walk in the season opener against Oregon on Feb. 14 · collected a pair of hits while going 2-for-4 at the plate with a clutch two-run double against Creighton on March 10.

2019 | SUMMER Competed for the Willmar Stingers of the Northwoods League · selected to play in the MLB Dreams Showcase as one of the premier prospects in the Northwoods League · batted .251 across 155 at bats with one home run , one triple, 12 doubles, 25 runs, 26 RBI and 4 steals.

2019 | FRESHMAN Played in 23 games including 13 starts behind the plate · slashed .220/.350/.240 with a one double, 8 RBIs, and five runs scored. Game Highlights: Made his collegiate debut vs. New Mexico on Feb. 16 · collected his first hit, RBI, and run at Long Beach State on March 17 · drove in a pair of runs vs. Augsburg on March 27 · went 2-for-4 with two RBIs vs. St. Scholastica on April 2 · went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI vs. Ohio State on May 5.

BEFORE MINNESOTA A 2018 graduate of Marmion Academy in Aurora, Illinois · started three seasons and served as a two-year team captain for head coach Frank Chapman and the Cadets · 2018 Rawlings-Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American · 2018 Chicago Daily Herald Fox Valley All-Area Team selection · twice named Underclass Honorable Mention All-America · led the team to a third-place finish in the Illinois Class 3A State High School Tournament · earned All-State, All-Area, All-Chicago City, and All-Conference honors during his prep career · played his club baseball for the Cangelosi Sparks and Top Tier Hoffman, where he played alongside Gophers teammate Andrew Wilhite · ranked as the no. 1 catcher in the state of Illinois and the no. 22 backstop nationally by Prep Baseball Report and the no. 3 in-state and no. 79 national catching prospect by Perfect Game.

PERSONAL Born Chase Emery Richard Stanke in Maplewood, Minnesota · son of Stacy and Michael Stanke · has one brother, Gunnar · member of National Honor Society and student council during his prep career · volunteered for the Special Olympics · plans to study finance at Minnesota.

WHY MINNESOTA "I chose Minnesota for the opportunities it offers both on the baseball field and in the classroom. With a rich tradition of winning and developing players on the field as well as a top-ranked business school, it was a no brainer."