Oakland University Athletics

2024 (Junior):

• Made 15 appearances and pitched the second-most innings (75) for the Golden Grizzlies
• Finished the season with a 7.44 ERA and the second-most wins on the team with four
• Struck out 55 batters on the season, with a season-high of six against Youngstown State on March 22nd

2023 (Sophomore):

• Emerging as the Golden Grizzlies' ace and earning Second Team All-Horizon League honors, he went 3-2 with a 4.02 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and a 56/15 K/BB ratio across 71.2 innings over 13 appearances (12 starts)
• ERA was 3rd-best in the Horizon League and also finished top-10 in the conference in batting average against (.245) and innings pitched
• Struck out a career-high 7 over 5 frames against the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles in Evansville on March 10
• Worked at least 5 innings in each of his last 7 regular season outings from April 7-May 18, turning in 4 quality starts over this span

2022 (Freshman):
- Pitched in 20 games, tied for 2nd-most on the team, including a pair of starts
- Went 4-1 with a 5.94 ERA, 1.62 WHIP and a 22/11 K/BB ratio over 33.1 innings
- Four wins were 3rd-best on the club
- Earned his first career win against the Division II Saginaw Valley Cardinals of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) on March 29 by working four scoreless frames in relief
- Picked up his third win of the season and struck out a career-high four, three of which came consecutively with the bases loaded to end the sixth, in a victory over the Wright State Raiders in the second game of a May 6 home doubleheader

High School:
- Member of the Honor Roll all four years
- Selected to 2021 Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association East-West All-Star Game held at Comerica Park
- All-time single-season strikeout record at Troy Athens (115 as a senior in 2021)
- 2021 Troy Athens High School Baseball Hawk of the Year 
- All-League, All-District, All-Region, and All-State selection
- Posted 67 strikeouts in 36 innings pitched for the Michigan Red Sox summer baseball team

Personal:
- Birthdate: July 29, 2003
- Parents: DeAnn and David Pidek
- Siblings: Brother, Holden
- Aunt Gena Nahra played golf at Winthrop College and graduated from Oakland in 2006
- Major: Business
 
Top 3 Reasons for Choosing Oakland:
1 - Great school/campus
2 - Affordable
3 - Close to home